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March 4th 2008
Published: March 4th 2008
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Australia It is a lie - Australia is not a hot , dry dust bowl edged with sun baked golden beaches adorned by bronzed, muscle bound lifeguards - well not what we saw anyway. The beaches were akin to Bognor in the rain (Bridlington for our Northern readers!!) but with bigger waves, the Hinterland was green, lush and in flood from the constant rains that fell non-stop from Boxing Day until we lef... Read Full Entry



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It's the searchersIt's the searchers
It's the searchers

Doing a free concert in Auckland City
Waiheke ferry terminalkWaiheke ferry terminalk
Waiheke ferry terminalk

A cliff walk with Paul and Wenol
MistakeMistake
Mistake

Should have gone the short route and got back before the storm
Welcome but not welcomeWelcome but not welcome
Welcome but not welcome

We needed water because there is no mains supply on the island but we didn't need it to come whilst we walked.
Best cinema in the worldBest cinema in the world
Best cinema in the world

On Waiheke - the only cinema is a community volunteer affair and its fab.
This is our sofaThis is our sofa
This is our sofa

A great and comfortable evening watching 'Death at a funeral'
Leaving on the ferryLeaving on the ferry
Leaving on the ferry

Sue and Celia going home on the ferry
me in the flatme in the flat
me in the flat

Just to prove i was there



4th March 2008

We're home
We got home yesterday after 2 weeks in USA and Canada so will do a quick short (oh the relief) blog entry for Canada just so I can show off my skiiing photos and then - shock horror - some of you will actually have to talk to us now unless you are nimble enough to dodge into doorways when you spot our tanned , very tanned and youthless faces on teh horizon!!!!!
4th March 2008

dressed for the occasion!
Dear Rosie, I was so pleased to see that you were keeping up the Memshib standards in the colonies!! good to see Tony as madly positive as ever and the whole gang of people together. canĀ“t think what is happening with the weathre as Ecuador has been washed out and in a national state of emmergency all February. Even Galapagos was extra wet for the season! I think from this that you must be back in the Uk, very brave. I am not ready for the cold yet. Will climb a few glaciers in Chile to get in the mood, Love Penny
5th March 2008

Great pics and commentary! Thank you!
I saw your Mum last week at Madley Park and she seemed very happy indeed. When I said I lived in Blenheim Lane, she chuckled and said she would never want to live there as it was too much like hard work looking after and babysitting all the children... she claerly felt sorry for me living there, and smiled sympathetically at me, shaking her head, and repeating "oh no, I'd never want to live there!" :o) She looked very happy Rosie without any anxiety.

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