Sunday, August 07, 2005
DAYS OFF
After 5 days of continuous building, we were able to take the weekend off for some well deserved rest. This gave our team an opportunity to see some other parts of New Zealand and to get immersed in some of its cultural aspects. Thanks to Shirley Bennett from the local Habitat affiliate who arranged all our activities!
MAORI VILLAGE AND GEOTHERMAL OCCURENCES
The Maori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, also known as New Zealand. They are a people rich of history and relics. Our visit to one of the Maori villages gave us a glimpse of this culture, as we were given a small presentation of Maori song and dance. This particular village is located on an active geothermal occurences and all around us, sulphur smelling mists were rising out of holes in the ground. The villagers use this natural heat source for their cooking, cleaning and bathing. Although I was thrilled to have been given some exposure to this significant people group, I was saddened that they had to "perform" for us.
CHURCH AT EASTSIDE'S
No, it wasn't a church set in a popular American Italian restaurant! Eastside Apostolic Church is located about 10 minutes from where our motel is. Not really knowing what to expect, I was absolutely thrilled to have sat in on a fairly contemporary service, where there was lots of worship, various media presentations and a brief sermon about "Trusting In God". The people were quite friendly and it is a regular practice for the church to recognize those in the congregation who were celebrating birthdays and anniversaries!
CLIMBING THE UNKNOWN MOUNTAIN
Today we had the chance to scale a mountain for which I forgot to note the name of. It is located on the north east side of New Zealand, where one side of the inlet borders a bay, and the other side borders the Pacific Ocean. It was amazing! It was about 45 minutes of steep climbing before we got to the summit and we were met with hurricane like winds and rains. But it was well worth it as the view was just stunning!
SWIMMING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN!
I wish! With temperatures here hovering around 5 degrees, one can imagine how cold the waters would be. Plus, they were quite choppy. So, I had to settle for an outdoor hot pool! Very refreshing on the sore muscles from a week's worth of construction.
This sign is meant for the visiting tourists. But I wonder if it could also be meant for keeping the Maori out of their rightful land...
All the water in this village is heated by the natural geothermal pockets. On a cold day like the one when we visited, mist is perpetually rising.
Michael, our Maori guide during the tour of his village. He is explaining to us the gysers that we are looking at.
MAORI VILLAGE AND GEOTHERMAL OCCURENCES
The Maori are the indigenous people of Aotearoa, the land of the long white cloud, also known as New Zealand. They are a people rich of history and relics. Our visit to one of the Maori villages gave us a glimpse of this culture, as we were given a small presentation of Maori song and dance. This particular village is located on an active geothermal occurences and all around us, sulphur smelling mists were rising out of holes in the ground. The villagers use this natural heat source for their cooking, cleaning and bathing. Although I was thrilled to have been given some exposure to this significant people group, I was saddened that they had to "perform" for us.
CHURCH AT EASTSIDE'S
No, it wasn't a church set in a popular American Italian restaurant! Eastside Apostolic Church is located about 10 minutes from where our motel is. Not really knowing what to expect, I was absolutely thrilled to have sat in on a fairly contemporary service, where there was lots of worship, various media presentations and a brief sermon about "Trusting In God". The people were quite friendly and it is a regular practice for the church to recognize those in the congregation who were celebrating birthdays and anniversaries!
CLIMBING THE UNKNOWN MOUNTAIN
Today we had the chance to scale a mountain for which I forgot to note the name of. It is located on the north east side of New Zealand, where one side of the inlet borders a bay, and the other side borders the Pacific Ocean. It was amazing! It was about 45 minutes of steep climbing before we got to the summit and we were met with hurricane like winds and rains. But it was well worth it as the view was just stunning!
SWIMMING IN THE PACIFIC OCEAN!
I wish! With temperatures here hovering around 5 degrees, one can imagine how cold the waters would be. Plus, they were quite choppy. So, I had to settle for an outdoor hot pool! Very refreshing on the sore muscles from a week's worth of construction.
This sign is meant for the visiting tourists. But I wonder if it could also be meant for keeping the Maori out of their rightful land...
All the water in this village is heated by the natural geothermal pockets. On a cold day like the one when we visited, mist is perpetually rising.
Michael, our Maori guide during the tour of his village. He is explaining to us the gysers that we are looking at.
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