I had a bit of a lie in this morning, getting up at 9.30am and out the door and on the road by 10am, after getting some breakfast at the local supermarket. This morning's stint was only around 180km so i comfortably did it in 2hrs arriving at Craig's house around lunchtime! Craig Hartwig is my 4th cousin once removed, so my Dad's 4th cousin, as his Great Great Great Grandfather is the same as Dad's. He comes from a John Heayns who emirgrated to New Zealand in the 1860s with his family but ended up face down in the Hutt river a few years later after a drinking session! His wife Sandra was working night shifts so was in bed but i received a very warm welcome from their labradoodle Ruby! We then headed off
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