dinner time! dinner time!
tuck in!
thats Aika, Eun Sook (Korean) & me!

that noeline, e "teacher in charge" of this trip.
she is so motherly to us
while she was cutting the chicken, she was saying that she has 21 hungry children to feed... hehe.

dinner time!
something for a change, the guys were e ones in the kitchen preparing dinner.
where have all e girls gone?
well in e hall, warming themselves up infront of the fireplace... or playing pictionary... hmmmm
haha
orh, Yo made those sushi. its yummy!

its sunset!
its amazing!
thats Eri, me & Aika
followed by me & Yo. he's a cool guy!

more of my precious!!!

this is the structure thingie that i think was previously used to "store" guns, canons etc.
well esp when this island is located at otago habour.
and e direction this structure is facing n located... hmmm

more spectacular view from the island.

one of e donkey started rolling on the ground.
soooo adorable!
e other followed along too.
and yea! sun setting... its time to head home, donkey!
such a lovely sight

2 donkeys on e island. they are sisters. so everywhere they go and do, they will b in pair...
soooo cute!
i almost can just give them a big hug!
if only i can bring them home... if only!

this is the picture of e trip!
sooooooo cute!!!!

see what we encounted all over the ground!
chocolate eggs!
*hehe

walking inwards into the island.
my precious!!!

that white sharp building used to be, n still is a chapel.
not too sure what this brown building is though.
and yea! playful boys playing swing inside the building. not sure if it will eventually cause the building to crumble... well, it didnt...

upon arrival on the relatively small island, we saw the place we were going to live in.
our 1st thot: looks like a haunted house *hehe
its old though.

we have reached!
see that huge ship like structure. those used to be ships that the settlers travelled in.

360 degree view from the boat as we travelled.

the boat journey was simple breathtaking.
although its windy and cold outside

time to board our boat to bring us over the sea to the st martin island.

26th-27th may
*Trip to St Martin Island*

this is the base to St Martin Island from mainland.
and the many little boats.

St Martin Island, also commonly known as Quarantine Island.
its located at Otago Habour.
this was the island, e 1st explorer of NZ stepped foot on hundreds of years ago when NZ was founded.
many years later, when more europeans, aka Pakeha, came into NZ, this became a quarantine island for immigrants with illness or suspect to be infected with contagious disease.
apart from being a quarantine island, there was a period in history, then this island was where prisoners were "kept"
so on this island, there r traces of the prison, hospital and structure for guns n weapons.






25th may
*dinner at Nova Resturant*

met up with Aika, Lydia & Miki for dinner at Nova.
the strawberry & chocolate cheese cake is simply yummy.
it doesnt tast like typical cheese cake. isnt too cheesy, yet isnt like those sponge cheese cake. it just taste different. and nice! i shared a piece with Aika. e portion was just right.