The kiwi life: drinking, rugby, tramping, in that order

The past two weekends have been notable for a number of events. On Friday March 6, we held a barbecue at 7 Jura Street and invited folks from the three neighboring flats that share our address as well as a couple other friends. Our compound is quite international, begin composed of Koreans, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Kiwis, Maori, and Americans. If significant others are included, our ranks swell to include an Afghani. We cooked up loads of sausages, steaks, burgers, other pieces of mystery meat, kumara, and corn on the cob in the husk.

The following day, Saturday, I attended the Otago Highlanders vs. Canterbury Crusaders rugby match at Carisbrook Stadium, the House of Pain. The Highlanders won 6-0 in the lowest scoring game in the history of the Super 14, the rugby league that includes teams from New Zealand, Australia, and South Africa. Here is a video from the fight song that was played before the game.

From 090316 rugby and hike at sigurd's

This past weekend my friend Henry had his 21st birthday party in the same cave at the beach that we camped in earlier this summer. It was a pretty wild affair, with a massive generator to power dance music and lights. Several attendees attempted to down the approximately 2.5 liters of booze contained in a "yardie" or yard glass. The human stomach is not designed to hold that volume, we soon discovered.

Yesterday I rode my bike out to Sigurd's house for a hike up Harbour Cone, one of the highest hills on the Otago Peninsula, and a dinner party. I brought some banana bread, which ended up a little gooey due to excess banana, but was tasty nonetheless. Below are pictures from the rugby and hike which tell the story better than me rambling on.