John Key and Me!

Kia Ora - so this post is a bit late... but I've been simply enjoying my holiday and taking a break from cycling as well.

A week ago I had the pleasure of meeting the Prime Minister of New Zealand. You see... every year he chooses a park to visit and then meet the kiwi public and their visitors. I guess it was a matter of being in the right place at the right time. He shook my hand, asked me why I was in the country and for how long - similar to the Customs agent at the airport (except less scary).

I explained that I was cycling around New Zealand prior to cycling across Canada - that seemed to impress him a fair amount. He spoke about how he and Stephen Harper are good friends... that is when I lost interest. Anyway, although the picture isn't posted on the blog... it is on my facebook page.

BTW - the stuff about him choosing a park to visit each year wasn't true - you'll have to ask me directly to find out where I was and why the PM was also there.