Camillaaaaaaaa

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Had this special lady come stay with us this weekend, Camillaaaaa – so nice to see her again!!

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Frankendael Park return

30_puurAnother sunny, warm day took us to frankendael park for ‘Puur’ market. Lot’s of cute garden houses with people getting their flower beds in order and then a large array of eateries and handmade goods. Sad that this was the last Sunday with Laura (left) for a while as she returns to Paris – excellent reason to get back to Paris though!

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To the island…

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Went to an ‘ísland’ in Amsterdam to have a picnic with Matt and Tracey who came to stay for the weekend. It was a literal island, but I think the word island imparts more significance than warranted here, still great to bike to a new area though and see some new sights – including an adult baby.

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Ah the serenity

14_atown-hikingQuite enjoy this unexpected snap of Cam and dad on the ‘Chums Gully’ walk behind Arrowtown on our last day in NZ before Amsterdam departure.

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Mates on mountain bikes

12_cluthaDay 2 of the mateymoon involved mountain biking the Dean Bank track. This is a photo of the post bike swim in the Clutha river, a much needed refreshment – particularly for Emma – who noted that the past few months of eating too many buffet lunches was not a good mix with outdoor pursuits.

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The Mateymoon begins

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So…on the drive over to Wanaka we realised that we were beginning the ‘mateymoon’. Day one of two: pretty much Lake Wanaka to ourselves.

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Wanaka!

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Early morning drive took us over to Wanaka, the perfect place to rest up. Especially as it was super warm and the lake is RIGHT there to go swimming in!

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Beach bon voyage

09_finaleAll over too quickly, glorious days catching up with everyone, here with a finale dinns at Esplanade on St Clair’s beach – joy!

King wedding!

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Cam and I with my mum and dad before the Kings a-wed in Dunedin.

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