Some of you may have been wondering what I got up to in my last few days in NZ. I mentioned briefly in my last blog a few facts but that doesn't really tell you much. Now if you've visited Will and Kirsten's blog you may be a bit better clued up with what happened that last Monday and Tuesday. If not you're in luck because I'm now in the mood to share a few thoughts on how I came to say goodbye! Originally Kirsten and I, had planned to go to Wahike island by boat on Monday to visit their excellent vineyards but the weather forecast promised showers so we decided to stay more local. We went to Kirsten's favourite vineyard just outside of Auckland for a spot of wine tasting and lunch (pic left shows her enjoying the sticky date and ginger pud).
Afterwards we decided to enjoy the grounds and get creative with our respective cameras - Kirsten had her tripod with her, which meant we could all be in the picture, including Todd! As you can see the weather was sunny and warm - when did the weathermen ever get it right eh? Oh well I'm sure I'll be back in NZ and get to visit Wahike another time.
We then went to the fish market in Auckland and bought some fresh tuna, which Kirsten marinated and made a tasty dinner out of with glass noodles. All washed down with some rose sparkling fizz and I seem to recall a few other bottles of red in an attempt to make me leave with a hangover. This led to some very amusing photos of Todd, Gilbert and Gordon on their final night together. Gordon was misbehaving - see pictures for his antics of ripping to shreds a leaflet on said topic! Thankfully my flight next day wasn't until 11.30pm , so I did recover and had time to reflect on my holiday.
I had a brilliant time explaining authenticity, spiral dynamics, etc to Kirsten and showing her various TED videos - some of which I'd shared with her earlier in the holiday because I knew she'd be fascinated by it e.g Jill Bolte Taylor: my stroke of insight - what happens when your right hand side brain takes over from the left hand side that is logical, she's an amazing woman, well worth a view - some others worth watching our on creativity "do schools kills creativity?" (very entertaining case put forward) by Sir Ken Robinson and sustainability thinking on new climate change by Al Gore.
A more recent TED video not shared (yet) with Kirsten, although I think we did discuss briefly mushrooms because this is Kylin's husband's passion and how they could save the earth is discussed by micrologist Paul Stamets. No he's not talking about magic mushrooms, although I have to admit though that the video is a bit difficult to follow because of the science - not necessarily my stongest subject.
So who is TED? Once upon a time if you asked me this I would have answered Ted Theodore Logan (Keanu Reeve's character) from Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. Now of course I can tell you that TED is about ideas worth spreading!
1 comment:
I NEVER got you drunk on purpose. It just so happened that a marathon chatting session (ending at about 3am, I think) needs to be lubricated with a little good wine in order to be enjoyed at it's best.
I'll have another look at TED when I'm no longer at the beck and call of recruiters - I'm on about 20 calls a day at the moment!
When you come back we can spend a weekend on Waiheke and do some more tastings and lunch.
Kxx
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