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The
flight to Christchurch, New Zealand took almost 24 hours traveling time flying
by way of Hawaii, Sydney, Australia and finally Christchurch. The flight
was quite uneventful, only long and tiring. I was met at the Christchurch
Airport by long time friends, my "Kiwi Mom" and Ernie. My
friends were kind enough to get a motel room for my first night in New Zealand
knowing that I would probably be tired as well as giving them a good night of
rest before driving to Waimate. On our trip heading south to Waimate we
stopped in Ashburton to visit another long time friend of mine (Kiwi mom's
granddaughter Claire and great granddaughter Madeleine.) It was like
coming home again. I last visited New Zealand about thirteen years ago so
it was wonderful to see my friends (extended family) again. We shed a few
tears and swapped many stories. |
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Nearing Christchurch, New Zealand |
Small towns and farmland, Canterbury,
South Island, New Zealand |
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"Kiwi Mom" |
Ernie & "Kiwi Mom" ready to
take me home to Waimate |
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Longtime friend Claire & her daughter
Madeleine |
Claire, Todd (Claire's husband),
Madeleine & Marilyn |
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Home on Harris Street in Waimate |
The "white horse" on the hill behind Waimate
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Kiwi Mom making scones
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Ernie at his computer collecting emails
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After a week of reminiscing of days gone by, the time
came for me to say farewell to my wonderful friends and continue making my way
to Whangarei on the North Island of New Zealand where Barbara and Jerry were
waiting for me. Barbara was there to pick me up from the Whangarei
Airport. Jerry was at the boat seeing to the work that needed to be
completed before we set sail. The boat was lifted out of the water only a
couple of hours before I arrived in Whangarei. The boat had been tied up
to pilings at the Whangarei Town Basin for the past year while Barbara returned to
Canada for an extended time at home. The Rosa Nutkana was in desperate need
of some TLC. After being unattended for such a long time she needed a
thorough cleaning from stem to stern, inside and outside.
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