Wednesday, April 12
Erin writing – Today was a sad day as it was the last full day that I will be in New Zealand. I did laundry, packed a little (because that is never fun!), and spent from lunchtime on with Abe. We decided this would be a seafood day so our first restaurant was at the Ocean Restaurant. This was awesome because it was during the day and you could see the water moving just to the side of you when sitting down at a window table. 
(I would share pics but they are in New Zealand with Abe.) We, once again, had wonderful seafood and were off to do some shopping before I left. This was Abe’s most desired experience since we arrived because he just loves to shop (NOT!). We went into the city and completed the tasks ahead of us before we stopped for an early, and small, dinner. This time we ate at Hede, a local Kiwi’s recommendation for a sushi restaurant. The salmon was to die for!!!!!!!!! Anyway, after this, we went to Strawberry Fare once again, to try their Pavlova, a typical Kiwi dessert. This is a meringue type dessert with Kiwis, passionfruit, and whipped cream. It was very sweet but delicious. As you can see, Abe and I ate a lot during this vacation. What a treat! After this, we went home to get ready for my flight home tomorrow.
Abe posting – while shopping we came across this sculpture that was donated by Weta studios:
it attacked me 
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April 14th, 2006 at 8:59 am
Hey, I just got back from the UK and am catching up … no Internet access there … at least most of the time for me. What a grand adventure! Erin, you’ve done a great job chronicling your and Abe’s journey … I hope he has time to continue in your absence.
Love, Dad