Bach it Up

Mark and I love hosting people in our home. We always have. So we hoped we would find a nice place in Mount Maunganui which our friends would want to come and visit. And we did! They have affectionately named our home the "family bach" - which is not a contradictory term meaning a bachelor with a family - it's what the Kiwi's call a cabin/cottage.

We have had a number of visits from Brandon and Kristen, Brenno and Mel and Dale and Amber. Mark is building a repertoire of tasty meals that he loves to make for people, including fajitas and anything like brunch. He also does a great job of offering drinks and making sure folks have all they need. I do the shopping, the cleaning, the activity planning, and help out in the kitchen. I personally think we should run a bed and breakfast some day, but I haven't come up with a good name yet. And we all know a good name is crucial for a b&b.

This past weekend, we had a great time with Amber, Dale, Mel and Brenno. Activities included a walk around the mount, strolling along downtown Mount Maunganui, the farmer's market, the beach, Burger Fuel (yum), a somewhat tense two games of Pictionary with the addition of Jamie and Laura (hopefully they still want to hang out after experiencing that....us Canadian immigrants have a bit of a girls vs. boys rivalry going on) and even a sunrise hike up the mount. I usually find the hike up a bit hard on my lungs - I found it particularly difficult at 6am. I had to wake up in the fives. That's never a good thing, but....it was worth it.

We love our friends and our town!