Doubtful Sound and Manapouri Lake

We decided to see the fiordlands yesterday and took out all the stops. Besides 1000's of waterfalls, steep green mountains straight up into the mist from the ocean, rainbows everywhere, we saw penguins, seals, dolphins, birds of all kinds, and alas, no whales...but there's always next time. So here's a taste until you finally get around to buying that ticket and coming to visit us here in heaven on earth!

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Honeymoon in the Cook Islands

First on Aitutaki, one of the smaller Cook Islands, now on Rarotonga, the main island...the Cook Island adventure/honeymoon has been full of fun!

Check out our first stopping point on Aitutaki, Etu Moana (means blue starfish...which they have a lot of here). Tons of great snorkelling and a trip around the lagoon for more...snorkelling!

Then on Rarotonga, rented a yamaha motorbike and cruised around the entire island and found an awesome indian restaurant "Raviz". Then looked at some waves that actually looked surfable (though dangerous!). The next day we took the bike to the end of the road and hopped off for a jungle hike through the thickest vegetation i've ever seen. At the top of the mountain we could see the ocean on both sides of the island. The huge rock face is called "Needle Point".

Besides all the fantastic fishes and sea life, kimball also found two octopi! here's a picture of one of them swimming for his life.

More from the Wedding...

Our Beach Wedding!

Driving down to Malibu in the rain was a bad start, but then the sun and dolphins came out for a perfect day for a beach wedding.

Off to See the Animals!

Next we head to Yankari where we hope to see lots of elephants and lions and not so many mango-stealing baboons. We'll have a few relaxing days doing day trip safaris out into the jungle. Then relax in the afternoon or evening at the warm springs.

So far time has flown by. At the hospital we've had some amazing stories of patients and weird spells and voodoo causing unconsciousness and illness. Yesterday one of the residents pulled a stone on a string out of one patient's mouth and he instantly regained consciousness. Strange stuff!

We've been eating our fill of mangos, pineapples and bananas. Lots of fun animals to play with.

We'll be in London next and then back to SoCal.

Nigerian Happenings

"Baba" waiting for us to pick him up for church on Sabbath.

Village lady with food on her head, baby on back, picking up machete to hop in our pickup for a ride.




Here's some pictures of the proposal site if you haven't seen them yet. Yes, it's true, i'm engaged! Kimball suprised me in front of the most beautiful waterfall we had ever seen. OK, maybe we were just really hot from the jungle trek to get there.

Hope all is well where ever you are. I will be back in the States June 6. The wedding will be July 30 if possible. (I know, we're crazy...but who can make it to a New Zealand wedding?)