No jet lag? And HAPPY BIRTHDAY CATHIE!!

Cathie sent an email update yesterday. I am thrilled to hear they all slept on the plane and there is no jet lag. We had many discussions at the curling club regarding the best way to sleep on the plane, what "sleep aid" would work best, and should you take Ambien for the first time on an airplane. Here is what Cathie had to say:

The flight was not bad at all. I don't even think we had jet lag. We all slept on the plane and stayed up the whole next day and were right on schedule after that.

We stayed the first night at the Southern Cross in NZ. We were met at the
airport by a curling rep and the shuttle bus. The hotel was super nice. We
explored the city that day. The hotel is right down town so we are right in the
midst of all the shops and eateries.

The next day we headed for Queenstown. It was about a 5 or so hour drive through very beautiful countryside. Lots & lots of white sheep dotting the hillsides. The weather has been GREAT. Yesterday was warm and sunny. We took the gondola to the top of the hill and could look out over the entire beautiful bay.

We went to a small town called Arrowtown which was having their fall festival. It's an old gold-mining town. From there we went on to Te An au. This is where we celebrated my birthday. We went out for the most fabulous meal. Everyone had lamb. It was so good! The girls even arranged for a cake.

Today we are driving to Milford Sound where we are catching the boat for the overnight cruise. After that we're heading south towards Invercargill.

We have met the icemakers who are also at the southern cross hotel. I don't think I need to tell you that we are having a wonderful time and the people are absolutely wonderful and the country itself is so clean and beautiful.

Sounds like they are having a great time! I can't wait to hear more...