Last week we began our interviews on the south island for this July in Queenstown. We then left to drive to Invercargill and began our trip around the island stopping along the way to visit our missionaries.It was -4 degrees in Queenstown. Along the way we had a very Kiwi experience of seeing a herd of beef cattle being moved from one paddock (field) to another. They do this by driving them along the road. As you can see from the pictures they are literally all around us. It was amazing!
The water was so calm it was like glass. We enjoyed the quiet journey and getting to know the Baxters better. We saw dolphins jumping and playing in the wake of the boat along with blue penguins which are too tiny to see in my pictures. It was a fine day.
Here we are with the Baxters in Doubtful Sound. We have just arrived. This is in June, the beginning of the winter months. It is cold but not freezing.
The scenery was incredible! We had a quiet lovely day cruising around the sound. 
Grandpa with Shea.
Grandpa with Brynn.
Ella loved to play in the shower stall. Usually she would have all her plastic animals and sit and play. I think she liked it because it was all glass.
Grandma's favorite activity-reading to her girls.
Grandpa and four of his seven girls.
Each of the older girls got to hold a Blue Penguin. This one is fully grown and so as you can see they aren't very big.
The stand approximately 10 inches high. They are really cute! I don't believe our grand daughters would have been able to have such a 'hands on' experience any where else in the world.
