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Gisborne Holiday 2010 – 2011 Part Three

There are few things in life that beat a summer evening walk on one of Gisborne’s beaches.

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Six Months of Isabella

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Gisborne Holiday 2010 – 2011: Part Two

Mel and Ben having been staying across the fence from us in Gisborne. Their house has a pool that is a good depth for the children. We’ve had lots of fun in and around the pool.

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Photography

Cora has been taking quite an interest in photography lately. She had a fun photo shoot with friends shortly before school finished for the year, and has spent much of our holiday photographing flowers. We might have to see if … Continue reading

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Gisborne Holiday 2010 – 2011

After spending a week in Auckland, we set off (in our new car) for Gisborne. On the way, we stopped off in Rotorua (Louise’s old home town) for lunch and a walk around. In Gisborne, we quickly hit the beach. … Continue reading

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Auckland Holiday

We headed up to Auckland mid-December for Matt and Jo’s wedding. Cora and Amy were very happy to receive an invitation to the wedding reception. We stayed at Michelle and Dan’s place for the first few days, and then with … Continue reading

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Brunner Mine

On our way back from Greymouth, we visited the old Brunner Mine. The children had a great time exploring around the mine site. It was fascinating to read about the history of the mine.  Louise wanted to spend the whole … Continue reading

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Guy Fawkes in Greymouth

We spent Guy Fawkes weekend with Kris’ mum and dad in Greymouth. We didn’t have any particular Guy Fawkes celebration, but the children had fun twirling sparklers around. We went for a nice walk to the Coal Stream waterfall. And … Continue reading

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Dunedin Road Trip, Part Three

While we were in Dunedin, we visited Otago Peninsula and went up Signal Hill for a view out over the city. Miriam came along for the ride. We had fantastic weather for most of the trip. We also visited Baldwin … Continue reading

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Dunedin Road Trip, Part Two

While we were in Dunedin we stayed in a house at CYC Waihola, about half an hour south of the city. It was very peaceful and relaxing.  The camp is in the hills above Lake Waihola. It is surrounded on … Continue reading

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