Ann, an old friend of mine from my Japanese language course days in Osaka in fall 1982, came over from Australia for a week.<\/p>\n
She could experience living on MaRe while she is on hard and I’m trying to get work organized, writing plenty of emails etc.<\/p>\n
However, we had long conversations about many things and definitely also what happened to us and other friends from the old days in Osaka.<\/p>\n
We also had good dinners. To mention a special one, she made an excellent chicken curry. I also learned how to make roasted potatoes, something I never did myself. And, we had Bialetti made mokas and chocolate!<\/p>\n
As Marsden Cove Marina is really in the middle of nowhere, we had a few walks to and inside the part of the marina where the boats are in the water and to the seaside of the housing area between the marina and the sea.<\/p>\n
On Friday, we were lucky, because John, the diesel engine specialist who works on MaRe, took us with him to Whangarei. His wife needed to see a doctor at the hospital, thus we got the chance to see the Hundertwasser Art Center.
\nhttps:\/\/www.hundertwasserartcentre.co.nz\/
\nFriedensreich Hundertwasser is an Austrian artist and architect who is famous for his non-straight lines, spirals, can color full buildings<\/p>\n
I’ve seen his buildings in Vienna and now saw also one here.<\/p>\n
I got the idea to change the “boring” front side of our house with Hundertwasser like patterns. Wonder how my wife will think about my idea. Maybe while sailing I’ll draft some patterns and colors.<\/p>\n
Today Ann will need to fly back to Australia. Most likely we will meet again in Japan where she flies more often to see other friends of us from the Japanese language course days back in 1982.<\/p>\n
Thanks Ann for coming over from Australia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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