Thursday, February 5, 2009
Sherry and Ro finally made it to "The Mount" (Maunganui) today. Ro was excited at the prospect of climbing a volcano, but was a little disappointed at the lack of hot lava at the top, apparently thinking it was going to look like Mustafar from Episode III...lol. The little guy hiked all the way up and down by himself, much to Sherry's relief. They discovered a flock of sheep on the hillside on the way up, and Ro started chasing them, trying to pet them. An older Kiwi man with a walking stick on his way down kidded Sherry loud enough for Ronan to hear, "Does he realize those are man-eating sheep?"
See the Wiki article at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Maunganui
Sherry & Ro on top of Mount Maunganui
Ro on Mount Maunganui. Moturiki and Motuotau Islands in background
After work, we all went to a new (to us) park called the Wharepai Reserve, near City Centre in Tauranga. There were HUGE, exotic-looking trees, a Lawn Tennis Club, a Croquet Club, a running track, and a field where a local rugby team was running wind sprints. There were even a few bagpipers practicing. Ro enjoyed himself on the jungle gym, and we chased each other around playing tag, then retreated to The Strand a few blocks away. We got Ro an ice cream cone, then treated ourselves at De Bier Haus.
Ro & Mark climbing trees in Wharepai Reserve
Sherry in Wharepai Reserve. Tauranga Harbor and Mount Maunganui in background
We thought this tree looked like something out of Middle Earth
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