The day was arranged by our local church youth group. They left here at 8 AM, drove the 2 hours or so to the mountain base, used their Colorado ski passes (!) to get a free lift ticket (thank you very much, Rocky Mtn Super Pass), and then spent an hour or so hiking around at the base area - they only had an hour or so at the mountain base due to some poor planning, and so...didn't actually ski : ( The mountain was very different than what they were used to - all of the ski area is above tree line, is on an active volcano (last major eruption was 1974) and most of the time is shrouded in clouds at the top.
And here are the two goofballs, trying to be cool...and succeeding where I would fail.
After visiting the ski area, they spent the day at the thermal hot springs also in the area.
This local church has been a huge blessing to us all. The worship services have been great - very alive and energetic. They have active and well attended youth programs, and Kendra has made a number of friends through this group. And we have already had tea (lunch, really) with one other family we met there.
While Kendra and Lauryn were visiting a LOTR site, Lindsay contented herself with a day of soccer for the local area ("Reps") team, playing against Palmerston North and New Plymouth's area teams (the two other sizable towns in our vicinity), I wore many layers to stay warm in the wind, and Jen had her first weekend shift of call at the hospital.
Peter, Jen, Kendra, Lauryn and Lindsay
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