Kiwis in Kiwi!

So I moved to the other side of the planet, and one of the first shops I see is called “Kiwi”!!! So I walk in, expecting to see nothing but Kiwi paraphernalia, sheep, rugby crap, buzzy bees etc. and what do I find? … groceries. Groceries, groceries and a few more groceries. Why do they call the grocery shop “Kiwi”? No idea. Norwegians are weird.

In semi-related news, the word “Kiwi” in Brazil refers to a homosexual man with excessive body hair, and in many other countries it is used to refer to “Kiwi fruit”.

Kiwis outside a kiwi shop. The delightful Harriet Geohegan on left and me on the right.

Conroys dam

During a skating expedition in July 2011, we stopped in at Conroy’s dam near Alexandra. There was no ice to be seen, but the lake was a beautiful crystal clear mirror.

Dave Patchett gazing out onto the lake. I wonder what he was thinking about?

Getting on thin ice

What do a bunch of skating crazed idiots do when there isn’t enough ice to safely skate on? … they attempt to skate on it anyway …

Dave Young attempting to stand on a stupidly thin sheet of ice on a small pond.

Dave Young utilizing the "hold onto some other idiot" approach to safety.

Edging out onto the ice on a plank of wood.