Canterbury

Time for an update! Longish one this time!
We begin this post with Josh and Sam's School Formal. They looked absolutely fabulous. So handsome and dressed to the nines of course. It was entertaining to watch the males in the house tying a tie! We loved the banter and fun of the evening! Josh and McKenzie traveled, in style, in a gorgeous old, gold Holden that Kate and B had used as a wedding car while Sam and his mate arrived in a great big Kenworth truck driven by Daniel. Just a bit different from my mode of transport back in the day! As soon as we'd watched the boys enter the venue we high tailed it for Edendale where we stayed overnight at the Rugby Club. The following morning we had a lovely catch up with Dorothy and Ernest, they're both looking wonderful, before heading to Invercargill for Maureen's surprise 70th birthday party and what a surprise it was! We had a really lovely time celebrating this special long time friend with her family and friends; how fabulous to catch up with so many people we hadn't seen for. ages.... including lots of David's old girlfriends! There should have been a photo! Thankyou Elaine for the pics you gave David... they're fabulous! I'll attach them to this post.
Once the celebrations were concluded we drove to Balclutha where we caught up with Mary. She is certainly living her best life and loves the Rest Home. It's so good to see her active and happy.
We spent the next night at Harington Point, Portabello where we explored the Albatross Colony site and of course the beaches. It's a gorgeous area.
We had a very special time with Doug and Judy before we drove up country, via our special place, Waikouwaiti, where we were nearly blown off our feet, and spent the night at Weedons NZMCA Park. We had the following few days around Chch, Rangiora and Kaiapoi catching up with family and friends, thanks Christine and Allan, walking, cycling and seeing a medical specialist who confirmed I get migraines and attending the NZMCA show. We loved spending time with Julia, our Brazilian daughter, and her partner Brad, before the MH show, and also Bev and Russell at West Melton. We've changed our nonplans and have been exploring South of Chch which we'll continue to do for a wee while as we wend our way anywhere we want to. It's a wonderful life! Enjoy the photos! The older ones are dated 1973. Take more of Davey fashion!Читать далее