Yes, St Patty's Day is celebrated in NZ. There were lots of radio advertisements for stuff going on around town and there was also a parade the other day. John left town yesterday for work and is not yet home so we won't be partaking in any of the green brew this year. We are actually missing out on the Guinness bus tour to the Irish bars!
Over the weekend, we met up with our friend that is here from the States. We drug him along for a couple hour bush walk up a mountain. You don't go for a hike in NZ, you go for a 'bush walk". A bush walk basically means going someplace undeveloped. Wikiepedia says "In New Zealand, the term has a more specific connotation — that of isolated, heavily forested countryside, as opposed to the open coastal plains and tussock-covered High country (New Zealand)high country. Bush always refers to areas of native trees rather than exotic forests." Sounds like the Kiwi's are pretty specific about what is classified as bush area!
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
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