Puffing Lions

Apologies to those who have been intently reading or anticipating new installments of my most wondrous adventures in New Zealand but I have been some what busy working, exploring as much as I can as well as being completely immersed in a story I've been anticipating for over a year.  The book is called Inheritance concluding a story of Dragon-riders.  If you liked Harry Potter or have every been caught watching one of the films you will all but certainly enjoy this story.  Perhaps you're more familiar with Eragon and its sequels Eldest and Brisingr.  I may be childish in reading a book about dragons but there is a reason J.K. Rowling is a billionaire with her series about wizards and you're not; Chirstopher Paolini  with his "Inheritance Cycle" series is on his way to literary stardom if not already there and it turns out kids are not the ones that buy books.  

Anyway, I've been enjoying the ozone free sky around Auckland lathering myself in SPF70 constantly to avoid looking like a crocodile leather bag when and if I make it another 25 years.  The job is great at TriBeCa and I promise I will have pics of Chef Hayden's modern NZ fare soon.  I'm moving out of the house in Kohimarama and into the extra apartment of the Owner of TriBeCa.  If all goes to plan I will be there for a month before moving into the Chef's house in Orakei for the remainder of the summer.  About to purchase a new Subaru this week which this time has a five star alarm system on it to deter those pesky thieves in and around Auckland from taking my wheels this time around!  More details to come.

Other than that summer has just about hit full on Auckland as my hometown in Utah is hammered with snow before Thanksgiving.  On a side note to those in the ski community:  Condolences to those who knew and loved Jaime Pierre.  He was much more than a great skier who propelled the sport as Shane McConkey once did, may he ski the fluffy pillows of heaven rather than rest in peace.

Off to work early.  Friends from Queenstown just moved up to Auckland a few days ago so some surf, stunt and sun filled days are ahead of me. 

Sunset recently

Kelly Tarlton's

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