We've been having lots of fun in New Zealand. First we went to a "Christmas in the Park" celebration in Whangarei. There was a lot of traffic and it took a while to get there. Finally we were at the park. We saw several thousand people there. We brought a blanket and a picnic dinner. There was lots of music and Christmas Carols. Santa arrived in a helicopter! There were fireworks at the end.

The next weekend we went to the Opua Cruising Club`s Christmas party. We drove in our car to Opua from Whangarei. Our friends Jana and Lola from Momo and Jaryd from Tin Soldier were there. Then Santa arrived in a dinghy with a fairy and a pirate. We played games like "Pass the Parcel" and "Pin the Tail on the Donkey".

We had so much FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by Maddie Powers