I just wnated to touch base and thank you for the great feedback on you website.

It looks like you had a fantastic time.

Just amazing to see what you have managed to do and nobody can take away from you.

It was great to have you as our guests and we do hope to see you again in the future.

Best regards

Heiko and Team

Happy Thanksgiving! Laura and I did a similar flight - JFK to Hong Kong to Auckland - which was quite long. Certainly you are giving thanks for not being on an airplane anymore.

New Zealand is one of our favorite places in the world. If you see a vineyard that needs running, let us know. Laura and I will quickly become vinters and sheep herders. Also, one of the best experiences that Laura and I had was swimming with the dolphins in the K—– Sound. Bizarre as it sounds, you don a 3/4 in. wetsuit, dive into the frigid New Zealand waters, make dolphin sounds and wait patiently for the animals to arrive (which they did for us). Truly unforgetable.

I read your blogs with great entertainment. Going long Red Sox hats prior to the World Series Championship, traveling with the Dali Lama. The foresight is really astonishing. Just the currency gain you will have reconverting into dollars when you get back to Seattle will buy 20-30% more house. What is the next move?

I am sure the kids are having an opportunity of a lifetime. What a learning experience.

See you when you get back.

Will & Laura