My spelling!

Weened??? Should be "weaned" -- just in too much of a hurry.

Thought I would try to upload a couple of pictures -- NOT the vanished video, though...(we are pursuing the lost and found at Korean Air, though).

 At the Auckland Museum -- after the Maori culture show...note the tongue -- a gesture of defiance...are you all afraid???

 Students learning their heritage...interestingly the Maoris own all the land in NZ, and must pass on every "lease" by outsiders (whites) before they can be built on ...or so someone told me...couldn't verify it, but it makes a good story.

 Isn't this a funky washbasin?  Straight black marble only slightly slanted to the back so the water runs down...it fascinated me.

 Inside a McDonald's in Auckland...note beautiful white tables to sit at...

 A few of the skyline of Auckland on our last day -- a beautiful town with lots of "Florida" kinds of plants -- including grapefruit trees and palm trees.

 The view out our window at the bnb in Te Anau.  Every day we thanked our lucky stars for this sight.

 Am I having fun, or what????? (And do I look like Mom, or what?)

 This chapel was beautiful -- it looked out on Lake Te Anau and all four sides were glass. Seats were covered in white slipcovers, and the "altar" had its back to the lake, so worshippers could see the beauty.  We loved it. Unfortunately it was not the Presbyterian church we attended.

Vaughn in the center of the Holiday Inn in Auckland where we spent the last two nights. Again, the plants were wonderful -- and the chef had his own herb garden planted, too.

Will try to be "literary" about the lessons of NZ later...and there were many...