InterPacific Exchange Report 3
April 30, 2001

We caught the ferry from Picton to Wellington on the 24th. It was much rougher than any other ferry ride I had ever been on on that was a "quiet" day... I wouldn't like to be on that boat on a rough day! That afternoon we visited Te Papa museum which is a new museum right near the water. It was amazing inside with a lot of different exhibits.

The next night we dressed up for the first time in our formal attire for dinner - we were told we looked like Canadian Airline stewardesses, but they are classy, right? :) From there we traveled up to Hawera for the scrambled teams event.

The night before, we went to a rugby match and we cheered on the Hurricanes who won. The competition was well organized and each team of 5 had a group of 6 horses to choose from. For the most part everyone had good mounts had had a good time. My own horse was a refreshing change from the one I ride at home which was nice.

Now we are working our way up through the North Island on the desert road towards Cambridge for the Nations cup. Yesterday we had a lot of fun four wheeling on a 1800 acre farm. Today we went to Taupo and bathed in the Hot Springs after a nice BBQ put on by local Pony Clubs. Tomorrow I think we do luge riding so we're having some fun filled days and we are kept really busy.

That's it for now,

Faye Merrett
Canadian Inter Pacific Exchange Team member 2001