Hi All,
It has been quite a while since our last blog and we apologize for that. Between the limited internet and the movements of the past week it has been almost impossible to find the time..
But here goes a brief update of the past week as I write from a wifi spot we created on the over night bus ride to the Snowy mountains...
Last Monday the snow finally stoped...It was the heaviest snowfall in Queenstwon proper in 16 years and we had a absolute dream ski day in Coronet Peak. Fresh powder , unbeleiveable views and crisp weather made for a perfect ski day. The bus had a hard time making it up the hill due to the snow but we did make it and had a great day.
Monday night we had a special shiur discussion based on an episode of Everyone Loves Raymond. Although comical, in the episode Raymond is trying to explain to explain why "we are here" (created by G-d ) to his daughter. What is the purpose of creation? We used that as a springboard for some intense discussions on the topic. Tuesday we again tried to get to Milford Sound and the road ended up being closed on the way down there. A bit frustrating!
Some of us ended up making an alternate boat trip to see the Glow Worm caves which was really fascinating.
Thank G-d Wednesday, our final day in New Zealand was just a dream come true. We travelled to "Treble Cone", the highest , coolest, steepest ski mountain in New Zealand based outside the beautiful town of Wanaka. It was quite the journey to get there but once there we witnessed the most beautiful views possibly in all of New Zealand and another perfect powder day. Rabbi Scheinfeld mentioned that in 18 years of visiting New Zealand he cannot recall a more perfect ski day. It was a great day to end our New Zealand trip on and a relief after the difficulty in travelling the past few days.
Wednesday night we spent packing as preparing for our flight early Thursday morning to Melbourne Australia. We heard an orientation about our upcoming experience in Melbourne and said goodbye to our special New Zealand busdrivers Robin and Larry.and off we were to ..
Australia!!!!
 Tonight we will publish a New Zealand photo album and begin to describe our Melbourne experiences.