Another Farewell

We went to a Farewell BBQ for Bryce's workmate and his partner who are moving back to Perth. I felt bad for B that one of his favourite kiwi mates was moving away.

An American couple hosted the BBQ. They've lived in Wellington for a couple years; we had a great time sharing tips and kiwi-isms. They even have a tortilla press from an American couple who started the company "Tio Pablo," where our corn maize comes from. (We have to make our own corn tortillas, they're not usually offered at the supermarket.) I found out that there's no lemonade, really, in NZ. I hadn't realized that, although I have noticed that you can't buy frozen juice concentrate. In NZ and in the UK, 'lemonade' is a lemon flavoured fizzy pop. So "Sprite," is called "lemonade." It's even called lemonade on the can. Apparently, what we gringos know as "lemonade" is also called "lemonade" in the UK/NZ. hmmm

We left to redeem our free tickets to the observatory at the botanical gardens, but it had closed early. It wasn't a wasted trip though; we had a gorgeous misty sunset view of the city and got to hear a lonely sounding tui bird.