RUGBY AND RUNNING

We had a beautiful weekend Sept 10/11, 2016.  On Friday evening we went to Robin and Rae Ann Erickson's in Devonport for supper.  Robin is doing a Dialysis Fellowship for a year, so great to connect with a fellow Saskie family.  We went to the beach and hiked Northhead, checking out some of the old barracks and batteries from the War.  Naysa enjoyed the jellyfish and star fish on the beach.

Saturday morning we met up for brunch with another Canadian connection: Chris Denny, his wife Jennifer and their daughters.  Chris is a UofT EM grad, and was Damjan's boss last year while he did his Helicopter EMS Fellowship.  He was very helpful for Rob navigating the ER Doctor job market last year.  We had a great meal at Jam Organic Cafe, the kids got their faces painted, and we walked Takapuna Beach and kicked the soccer ball around.

That afternoon we took in a Mitre 10 Cup Rugby match.  Mitre 10 would be equivalent to the WHL in Canada.  Those are some big strong men!  Our team North Harbour defeated Manawatu 29-25. It came right down to wire, so a very enjoyable match to watch.

This morning (Sunday) Rob, Jonah and Naysa all ran in the North Shore Marathon.  Rob (10km), Jonah (5km) and Naysa (2km) all had great performances, but the star of the day was Naysa, winning the girls 2km race!  She won a pink water bottle and a pink athletic shirt, so she was pretty happy! Erin is saving her knees for her older years and is working towards a road cycling race.

 We are so lucky to get to live where we live.  The race was literally steps away from our apartment.  Coming in the summer, they have Summer Series every Tuesday evening from November to March at Takapuna Beach.  Check out the link...looks super fun!  We need to buy paddle boards...TradeMe be good to us!