Longest Place Name in the World

Central Hawke's Bay is the home of the longest place name in the world. I got to visit this place on the way to John's uncle's farm. The name is so long that it was almost impossible to fit it all in the pictures. The name is:

Taumatawhakatangihanakoauauotamateaturipakakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu

It simpley means: "The Brow of a Hill where Tamatea, the Man with the Big Knees, Who Slid, Climbed and Swallowed Mountains, Known as Land Eater, Played his Flute to His Brother."

John's uncle owns a sheep farm in Whimbleton. John and Kylie invited Jeff and I to spend the long weekend there. It was a beautiful drive there and the rest of the weekend was spent sheep mustering, curled up next to the fire, tramping over lush green hills, visiting the saw mill, and meeting the colorful locals at the pub.

Lemon Day

'Lemon Day' is an annual event in the lifes of both young and old of all who live in the seaside village of Haumoana. Everybody who is anybody is there for this momentous occasion. Even the mayor himself attends, and can be seen mingling with the village folk. Yellow is the colour of the day and lemons are the main attraction. After registering my lemon in the lemon race, I sipped on cold lemonade while watching the children compete in lemon bobbing, and lemon tossing. Despite all the excitement, I left early and will never know if my lemon won the race down the Tuki Tuki River.