Arrival in North America

Hi all. We arrived safely in Ottawa to a great welcome from Earl and Mandy and the girls. It was so great to see them again.

We stopped over in San Fransisco for the night staying with our friends Ross and Heather Morley and their 2 children Calista and Blake. Ross is a Kiwi who works for a Silicon Valley startup company as a software development engineer. They live in San Jose. They took us for a nice walk in the hills above San Jose through the bush to Castle Rocks (see the photo). Very nice after the long trip from Auckland.

It is very hot here in Ottawa, around 34 degrees and humid. We'll keep you posted as to what we get up to.