Our First Visitors!

Aside from work, we had our very first visitors last month! Stan, a mining engineering exchange student from the Netherlands and his lovely girlfriend Diana came to visit whilst on a big tour of the country in early March. They came during the week that Aaron had some time off and so he took them out and about to show them the sights! First up was Karangahake Gorge, an old gold mine where you are able to see the old workings. Next was over to Mount Maunganui for a climb up the mount. The views are spectacular as it is on the coast and you can almost see Waihi Beach from the summit. The three tourists had an interesting stroll up there and were met but a strange man prophesising the end of the world… never the less, they had a great many stories to tell me over dinner than night. The next day was a bit of a mine tour of Favona underground and then an afternoon trip out to Rotorua. It’s only an hour and a half away and so they decided to go Zorbing. It’s when you sit in a big plastic ball, filled with a bit of water and then you’re pushed down the hill… fantastic stuff! I made Aaron take me back one weekend just so I could try it, having heard about all the fun they had had. Unfortunately, Stan and Dia’s visit drew too quickly to an end, but not before Trivia Night at the Flat White Cafe! It’s a bit of an event each week in the social calendar for the graduates so we brought our guests along to have a go. Split up into girls vs boys the boys unfortunately prevailed but we came second and got a bottle of wine, so there were definitely no sad faces! Stan and Dia left the next morning to head over to Auckland and then back to Europe. It was fantastic having them over and look forward to visiting them in return!