Eastbourne Dunes - Night 56

Today’s project took us to the east coast

of Wellington Bay to the town of Eastbourne. Much like West Seattle, Eastbourne offers stunning views of the city skyline from across the water. The work itself, however, was less than stunning. Hours of weeding the sand dunes was quite boring – though it did hold a certain therapeutic quality to it. Our lunch was taken at a spectacular ultra-modern house over looking the bay. Designed by some famous architect, whose name escapes me, the place fit perfectly into the rock wall and was composed primarily of a glass and steel exterior, with all wood interiors. A nice place to say the least.

Ray's House

On the way home we stopped at our Team Leader Ray’s house so she could change for the beach. Not to be outdone, the place she rents is every bit as spectacular as the home we dined at for lunch, only in a much more peculiar way. It looks like something a witch might live in. Once at the beach, Jake and I fulfilled our GVN rite of passage by diving off of the Eastbourne Pier into the freezing cold bay. Althouth not quite as cold as the Puget Sound, the bay still gave you quite a shock once you hit the water.
Tonight was mine and Nikos’s turn to cook. He delivered some pork and tofu schnitzels, while I offered up some of dad’s potatoes along with a large toss salad.

Diving off the Eastbourne Pier

What I Learned Today: Do not try to cook Dan Krause’s famous Parmesan Potatoes in a Chinese Wok.

Sunset in New Zealand

Eastbourne Dunes - Night 56

Wellington, New Zealand