Greenhaus Community Weekend Away 2010

Destination: Castlepoint, Wairarapa.

Highlights of Friday:

1. Emma being the most awesome car packer ever!
2. Maria (Master and Commander) going the extra mile to get our food supplies listed, separated (into what needed to be bought and what we had), purchased, listed again on the whiteboard, categorized and ready!
3. Eating quiche and chips (although a little too much potato overall inducing a few gas stops along the way) supplied by team Malcy and the Brettservice in a beautiful park (yes that's right it was actually lovely despite it being located in the Hutt).
4. Arriving at our accommodation to find that there truly was a spa pool!
5. Eating Ambrosia a la Emma.
6. Andy's highlight of the whole weekend was playing Scruples a rather NON-P.C. game from the 80s. (Josh, if you were a Homo...wner...).

Some of Saturday's Highlights:

1. Eating lovely pancakes made by Nic and Fiona
2. Going out to the beach in weather that felt like summer.
3. I'm sure for those that did it climbing Castle Rock would have been up there. Apparently it was rather gusty but there was a great opportunity to take in the "sweet panamarma". You can see that some males chose to scale the side of the hill, adventurer, macho, prove-your-worth style, while most others were happy to either go on the beaten path, sit and watch or sit with a bag on their head.
4. SWIMMING! Even if I had to swim in my clothes and my fellow swimmers were men in ill fitting undies (that should have been replaced ages ago).
5. LAMB CURRY from Chef Chris, a man with a very specific and tasty master plan!
6. Singing, praying, crying, getting over ourselves and being with God together.
7. Being in the Spa until well past the prune-ing hour.

Highlights of Sunday:

1. Eating French toast made by Nicy and Andy.
2. Playing a rather robust game of Mafia (which only took 4 tries to actually start)
3. Sort of playing and sort of learning the rules of touch rugby.
4. BBQ, oh so much food! Thanks McDs (NOT Mac Donalds) McLennan-Deans
5. Sharing our highlights of the weekend each other
6. Not getting car sick over the Rimutaka hills!

If you are wondering what the strange hexagonal light is hovering over Brett's face, it's the Holy Spirit descending on Andy in geometric form.

Thanks everyone for a team effort. I'm sure there are lots of other more stunning photos to post and other peoples highlights to follow.

Love Hannah DC