It takes 3 hours to drive to Whitianga if one doesn't dawdle for birds. We went there and back on the 2nd, to exchange our sculpture for a painting by Geoff Tune, a piece in the Mt. Eden series. It will be hanging on our wall in SLC in February, with any luck. More great food at the tapas bar, but we were moving too fast in our lawnmower engine Toyota to see any new birds. The difference between the days before Christmas and the high holiday weekend made me glad we went when we did. Note to self-nail down accommodations for the two weeks around Chrismtas and New Years, rest of the year the Kiwis are resting up from their holidays.
