A wagon ride.

The plane ride was not very fun.  It was due to leave at nine thirty pm. but was delayed untill eleven forty five. pm.  On the plane I did not get any sleep.  We got to New Zealand at 8:30 am.  As soon as we landed in Auckland we grabbed our luggage, got in our rental car and went north to Kerikeri.  Dad rented us a cottage on a farm.  The owners of the farm (the Garretts) raise a rare kind of horse called a Gray Shire.  They raise them because Mr. Garrett's hobby is to drive carriages.  He owns about ten carriages, and most of them are antiques.  This morning he took us on a ride into town on a carriage that he made himself.  The horses are amazingly strong because they had to pull us up hills.  He drives a carriage into town three times a week, and changes the pairs of horses up, so they get exercise.  It was very fun!  Then when we got back we did schoolwork.  I had a really fun time!