Jill's Heading Home

This last week has flown by for us. We have been busy visiting with everyone and saying goodbye to Jill. Tuesday we cooked dinner at Barnaby and Miranda's house and stayed up late into the night having a good ol' time. Dave and I were the chefs, since Barnaby is on crutches from his wakeboarding experience with us last week. We grilled steaks, had a yummy dinner, drank a few beverages, spent a bit of time in the hot tub, and let loose. It was a great night, but we were certainly hurting the next day. On Wednesday night we had dinner upstairs with our landlords. Gill cooked a wonderful meal of lancashire hotpot, with additional sides of green beans and cauliflower covered in cheese sauce. It was a super delicious english meal which consists of lamb covered in sliced potatoes with veggies all in one pot cooked slowly over several hours. Then for desert we had a wonderful pavlova which Gill also made. Thursday we spent the day cleaning, packing, and running errands. Then we went out to dinner, just the two of us, at PureTastes. It was a very nice final dinner for us together. We did their tasting menu, which is multiple courses of small portions. Yum! Now, it is Friday morning and in just a few short hours we will be driving to Auckland to the airport. We are both going to miss each other terribly for the next month, but Dave will be so busy fishing and Jill will be so busy visiting family and getting settled back into life, that time should fly by. Dave has a very busy fishing schedule, with several multi day trips, which he is very excited about. He leaves first thing Saturday morning to head to The Three Kings for 5 days on the water. Bon Voyage Jill!