What a decision for Andrew to have to make. Our first day here, and there is a huge brush fire in Nelson!!! Andrew's been training for volunteer fire fighting here in Nelson for a year and a half - every Sunday evening, and has never had a chance to fight an actual fire. So just before supper, the call came, and Andrew didn't know what to do! Go to the fire hall, and have a chance to fight a fire before he leaves NZ, or have supper with his family whom he hasn't seen in 1 1/2 years!!!! With much encouragement from his family, he went. And he pulled rank, and was taken to the front, and actually got to hold the fire hose - something a volunteer fire fighter never gets to do!!! The fire was brought under control, with the help of 6-7 helicopters with monsoon buckets. This morning Andrew was sore and tired from all the work, but happy he got to go.
Today was drizzly - much needed moisture, as it hasn't rained here since Christmas. So we donned our rain jackets, put Owen into a stroller, and walked the scenic route along the creek into town. Lots of flowers everywhere, and it smells quite tropical. Late afternoon we enjoyed a couple of local wine tours. Windows are wide open, no screens and no bugs!! And it's February!!!
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Glad Andrew got to fight the fire. Fire Fighters are important people when you live in a desert in a drought. What were the wines? Did you try any wine from Oyster Bay?
ReplyDeletenone from Oyster Bay yet. These were Nelson wines, and I can't find the paper with the names on them.
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