Friday

Have been with Rosemary and Graham in Wanganui (wong a new ee); seeing the sights, eating great food. see http://www.whanganui.com
Am learning lots about Maori culture - If I understand correctly the Maori believed they were descended from mountains, and that there is no separation between humans and the earth. This is not like our Canadian First Nation beliefs, where the interdependence of nature and human is the foundational belief. Rather, it is that the earth/sky/people are one - so when one enters a Maori home with ancestoral carvings on the wall, it is the ancestors themselves who are seen to be there, not a representation of them. Sure makes you think about what "we" do to the environment, doesn't it?
Off to Omori today, and a few day of just sitting. Margaret and I are hoping for warmer weather - it has been between 10 and 12 degrees celsius, which I know is warm for Ottawa and Northern Minnesota at this time of year, but seems chilly in this place.
Don't know what the internet options are in Omori. That will determine how frequently I post from now on.
Bye for now