Squid

On Saturday we were hoping to watch the final races of the Louis Vuitton Pacific Series on the boat of two partners that Jeremy works with at PwC. Unfortunately the weather didn’t pan out the way we had hoped and there was lots of rain, so our trip was cancelled. We spent the day at home avoiding the rain but our afternoon was interrupted with lots of boat horns blasting in the harbor. We ran outside to see what the commotion was (the rain had finally cleared) and found out that New Zealand had won the race! There was a celebration right around the corner from our house where the race boats were being stored, so we joined in the cheering for a little while.

That evening we got dressed in our Valentine’s red and pink for a farewell party for our friends Gareth and Claire. They are leaving Auckland this week to return home to the UK. Their trip home will take them through the US for several weeks of travelling. We started at their house before heading to a couple of bars in the city. It was a late but very fun night for us.

We topped off our weekend with a delicious lunch today at Squid Row, a seafood restaurant that we’ve been talking about going to. We both filled our bellies with the salt and pepper squid, which was fantastic. We really will miss all of the good restaurants around Auckland!