Album: Before...

I was lucky enough to have the hospitality (and pickup from the airport) of my friend Thomas (and Erin) while I was up in Wellington... an additional bonus was to see Thomas' friend Hanno, whom I haven't seen since 1997 in Goettingen, and his wife Sabrin

Album: Tour Two - Rainy Saturday

Saturday started rainy and ended that way, too... My team, Ethos (Christchurch 2nd team) competed with 8 other NZ teams for the second of 3 national "tour events" to decide the best regional team in the nation... Ethos, as the name implies, ha

Album: Tour Two - Saturday Night, Wellington Carnivale

After hosing down and drying off, and a lovely dinner cooked by Hanno and Sabrina, Buddha and Thomas and I headed out on the town to hook up with other players who were also out and about. On the way, we also caught some of the Wellingon Carnivale parade

Album: Tour Two - Ominous Sunday (with unexpected sun burn...)

After not winning a game (0 for 4) on Saturday, Ethos did markedly better the next day, winning all 4 of its games (albeit, one game involved beating a team we'd already beaten to dodge the "wooden spoon" for the tournament). Christchurch's 1st

Album: Tour Two - After...

The end of the S.P.Y v. Credo final was followed by the prize giving, and an impromptu but totally heartfelt thanks and good-bye for one of our dearly beloved NZ ultimate legends, Charles "Chuckie" Shoemaker, who was retiring from competitive ul