This past week was the Heineken Professional Men's tennis tournament. We spent most of this week either going to that, or watching it on TV. We saw some really good players and an American, Sam Querry, made the final. It has just whet the appetite for the Aussie Open next week.
On Friday, Mark and I took the kids to the Auckland War Memorial Museum. It has some excellent exhibits on Polynesian culture and Maori (native New Zealanders) culture. They migrated here from Tahiti about 700-800 years ago. I am including a picture of a Maori with traditional facial tattooing. They also have a war dance, called a haka. The national rugby team, the All Blacks, have adopted the haka as a little pre-game pick-me-up. See for yourself. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRiOmg3ZhJU&feature=related .
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Thanks for the update. Been wondering what you guys are up to. We love reading about you and seeing all the pictures. Hope to talk to you on skype this week!
Holly
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