Yesterday we went to Piha where the movie The Piano was filmed. It was so amazing! It seems as though every place in New Zealand is amazing. Piha has black sand, rock cliffs standing straight off the beach, and majestic crashing waves. I went into the ocean for the first time in 12 years. I nearly fully submerged myself and didn't feel very cold at all. It was so refreshing I didn't want to leave. We went crab hunting and shoe hunting... hehe. Susan lost her sandal in a pool that was filled with the most amazing foam. At one point I thought I stepped on her sandal, until I got pinched by the crab. I feel as though I'm in paradise. The world here is nourishing me. Last night we played cards and I wound
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