North Island Skiing

We had a gorgeous sunny day on Mt. Ruapehu today. It was probably the best day skiing I had at Turoa (which isn't saying much honestly, as the conditions are usually so bad). Besides the blue skies, the weather wasn't too cold and the wind wasn't all that bad. There was actually about 2 inches of fresh snow to ski on too. That was over ice but we'll take what we can get.

Here's a view of some gnarly clouds rolling in-- you could see them boiling and swirling as they moved in. About a 1/2 hour later, the clouds would cover the whole sky, and then another 1/2 hour later, totally clear up.

We're staying at a bach in Ohakune with 7 friends-- there's an electric keyboard in house which is sorta odd but also sorta cool-- great for wake up calls! Bryce took an evening nap to get ready for watching the OZ vs. NZ rugby game at 10 pm-- Emma and I tried to bring the keyboard into his room to wake him up but were silently giggling so much we woke him up.

Bryce's new desk

Bryce's office had a reorganization and he was told to take someone else's old desk. So, move he did, to a desk with an amazing view of the City Art Gallery and Wellington Harbour. People have told him that they don't have such a good view, even after working for the Council for 20 years.

Here's his actual view; please note the coffee plunger that I had to get for him so that he could make use of the free office coffee (a common perk here in NZ-- tea, coffee, and Milo (a chocolate mix).