Fiji and NZ, 2013

Because he was king for such a short time--abdicating in favor of marrying Wallis Simpson within a year--there are very few public buildings dedicated to King Edward VIII, but one of them is the PO in Cambridge, NZ!

My brother and his wife live in a cute little cottage at the end of a street, where folks often ride by on their horses. The area is famous for its thoroughbred stables and trainers who regularly produce winners of the Melbourne Cup.

It happened that I was visiting at the time of a joint birthday party for two of my sister-in-law's family, which was held at an old church that had been relocated and turned into an event venue on family land.

We visited the Christmas Fair in the Cambridge Town Hall and caught up with my Ashhurst hosts' son for coffee the next day. He lives not far from Cambridge.Les mer