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Saturday 7.35am. About to drive on to the Lynx in Wellington harbour. We'd had to set the alarm clock for 6am.
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Energetic seals north of Kaikoura. |
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View from the road north of Kaikoura. |
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'Whalebones' at our lunch stop in Kaikoura. |
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Sunday afternoon. About to set out on a bike ride through the Bottle Lake Plantation to Spencer Park. Brent, Michael, Kate, Malcolm, Nicola, Rebecca. |
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Becca leading the pack (in this shot anyway!). |
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Wednesday morning. Punting on the Avon (not us), with the town hall behind. |
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The Avon flowing placidly alongside Victoria Square. |
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Wednesday afternoon. Woodend beach where we met up with Joc & Paul (and kids). |
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Anna, Daniel, Nicola. |
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Wednesday evening (New Year's Eve). Michael, Rebecca, Nicola, Kate. |
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Getting stuck into a scrumptious dessert. |
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Friday morning (almost midday). About to set out on the cycle way from Papanui to lower Riccarton. |
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The ride is adjacent to the railway line all the way. |
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Friday afternoon. Mini golf at 'Wild West Adventure Mini Golf' on a rather warm day. |
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The expert about to sink a putt. |
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Friday evening. Barbecue at Phil & Bronwyn's. Here we have Phil making a point to Grant. |
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Grub time. |
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Saturday morning. Rebecca & Nicola with (great) Aunty Lesley in Ashburton. |
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Malcolm with his aunt. |
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Midday dinner in Temuka. The kids with their cousins Andrew & Robert at right. |
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The grown-ups' table. |
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Cooling off at the nearby river later afternoon. |
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It was another rather warm day. The temperature recorded by the car thermometer early evening was 33 degrees (about 90 fahrenheit). |
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"Shall we gather at (or in) the river?" |
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Ganging up on Andrew. |
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Homeward bound. A quick stop for a shot of the trout at Rakaia. |
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And, nearing Christchurch, a shot of a rather distinctive mail box at the side of the main highway. |