most eventful weekend ever!

ok so cassy and rich took us out to indian friday night and it was the spiciest but bestest - yeah i said bestest- indian food! yum.
then i passed out and aaron and rich went out with rich's friend danny.
Satuday morning we got up and went to the backpacker car lot to find a car and low and behold we did! it is a 1992 honda accord station wagon! we think it will fit the larger party during christmas with a little squeeze and be perfect for our adventure!
we then went to the little farmers market and tried all the localy made olive oil and bread before going to get BURRITOS, yeah Kodi i said Burritos, for lunch beofre heading to the beach.
The beach was amazing! its called Piha and it is a vast black sand beach with cliffs and 2 caves, one that goes through to the other side with water crashing through it. we went around the side at low tide and there was a tidepool that was like its own little swimming pool heating up in the sun, much warmer than the ocean. We walked around on the sand burining our feet for a little bit trying to get a look at the more inland area and then explored the rocks looking at all the 11 legged star fish and clusters of tiny muscles. the beach stand had these crazy good fries too that were thick cut and dipped in vinegar, yum.
after the beach and the beautiful hour drive back we headed to Cassy's work friends house to meet up with some people for a roller derby game. Before we left we had a snack of french fries wrapped in buttered wonderbread and dipped in a sweet catchup just called tomato sauce.
the roller derby was really cool, the local league is called the pirate city rollers and we watched the semi final match between the Mascara Masacre and the Blackheart Bruisers. The Bruisers won by a large margin - their jammer was by far the most skilled player out there and their bashers much more agressive and agile on their skates.
today we are doing more trip planning and prep. while Rich and Cassy prepare for their trip home.