Part I of the Faulkner/Blunt visit to New Zealand! Christmas Day 2008 - 6pm we pick up Michele, Lindsey, Lisa, Mikey Faulkner and Stephen Blunt from airport in Christchurch. Their flight arrived early and they were outside waiting for us! Stephen and Sydney had a happy reunion, as did the rest of us. We took a little drive through Christchurch and a walk along the Avon before heading to the hotel - The LivingSpace. It was a great place with several common rooms for watching movies, cooking, reading, or in our case just catching up. We cooked a ham dinner with several side salads and new pototoes and pavlova for dessert. It was a really relaxing and casual Christmas dinner. Boxing Day, Dec 27 and 28 - Everyone got a good night's sleep and we headed
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