
Saying goodbye to the family in the Coromandel was hard as we knew we wouldn't see them again till we are home next year. It was great to see the parents but also made us realise that they aren't getting any younger or fitter. We caught a plane down to wellington and and spent the night at Logan's hotel and then an early start to get the ferry across the sounds to meet up with Lloyd and Anna.

We rode all the way over inside as it was a bit rolly outside. We left Bradley in Wellington and picked up Logan. Logan slept all the way across, guess he must have had a good night at his works Christmas party! We had a small wait in Picton. We whiled the time away at a local cafe enjoying the seen and the view.


One of the highlights was to cycle our way to Renwick from Lloyd and Anna's house and visit a few wineries. Loogn was very keen to show us which ones we should visit and it was a lot of fun even though I was very tired at the end...think I had biked over 40 km's that day. My amazing packhorse had his backpack so we were able to purchase some quality wines.

Lloyd was very proud of his garden that he and Anna are growing. It did produce quite a variety of goodies for us to eat. We were most impressed with this.

I took time to take a photo of each or our boys in setting on their own without their knowledge. The photos show us exactly what they are like and it also shows them that we are very proud of them. Logan had picked this book up to read and didn't put it down until he had finished it.

Bradley was forever writing in his little notebook. He has a great talent for making words come alive.

Lloyd has finally found a passion that interests him and he is making the most of his studies to ensure he has a great career ahead of himself. it was wonderful to spend some quality time with both him and Anna and we are very proud that she wants to be part of our family.

Christmas day started with a champagne breakfast and then a walk down to the local river for the boys to have a swim in the water. It was a matter of the other two picking on the baby (although he is the biggest). It was fun to watch and see how these boys interact as adults considering how much they fought against each other as little guys.

Zena is still a well behaved dog and still delights in taking herself for a walk. We managed to take her a few times for one and were impressed that she had lost none of the training she had had as a puppy.

Anna is developing her skills of the fire poi and I even had a go. Was amazed at how hot it was while doing the twirling but also impressed that when the poi did hit you that you didn't actually get burnt, it just left a black mark on you.

Then it was back onto the ferry to Wellington where we spent our last few days before flying back to Singapore. No stop in Wellington is complete until you have been to visit Te Papa. This time round we saw the giant squid and were suitably impressed with it and the process that went into preserving it,

Our final photos were of the tui that were singing so beautifully in the trees on our walk back down Wadestown hill after visiting my uncle Dave.

Our trip home was not long enough but it did give us a good taste of home and some great quality time with the boys, and our extended family. it did make us realise that one day we will be back to live in New Zealand but also know that we are not quite ready to do it yet.
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