Ah, Kiwiland!

The mail carrier yesterday brought the most tempting brochure I've seen yet. An invitation from the American Horticultural Society to visit the summer coastal gardens of New Zealand via cruise ship. Oh, mercy, how wonderful that would be! Fourteen days in January. (Well, 12 days when the travel time to and from is subtracted.) The stop at Christchurch is especially enticing - that was the high point of our People-to-People tour in '96. The most beautiful place in a stunningly beautiful land. I will be re-reading this booklet with close attention. The cost? Also breath-taking. But hey, it's only money.