it was dad and marjorie’s last day today.
pearl was distraught.
after the girls were dispatched to their schools the four of us went in to auckland town and looked at the cathedral
old and new
funky stained glass windows
there were plenty more photos to be taken with dad finding a cunning way to avoid me taking photos of him
then we had a spot of lunch
before heading up one tree hill
dad spotted these items which is the kind of thing i normally photo
jane went off to take/fetch the girls from swimming/tennis whilst the rest of us went for a walk round a local field in the heat (it was 27 degrees today)
marjorie explained to pearl why she had to go home
pearl explained why she wanted her to stay. but it was no good. their tickets were booked
so then it was loading the car and off to the airport
on the way up the road we saw jane and the girls so they did some final waving goodbyes
checkin at the airport was all good and straight forward.
it’s been great having them here.
if you want you can track their voyage home here: http://flightaware.com/live/flight/ANZ2 (their flight leaves Auckland on 11/03/2013)
one last photo (probably isn’t the last)
goodbye
Comments
3 responses to “Monday – goodbyes”
Hi Dave and jane,
Thanks for letting us access your family log over the last few weeks while Mum and your dad have been visiting. it had been great to see what they have been up to during their stay. New Zealand looks wonderful. We hope we get the chance to visit one day when our boys are older and/or we have saved enough money.
Best wishes,
Rebecca and ian
Hi Dave and Jane,
My lovely sister has beaten me to it in thanking you for keeping us updated with Mum and Les’s time with you in NZ! We look forward to having them home safe and sound and to hear about all their adventures – I’m not sure they are going to like the weather here – feels like -6 C with snow flurries today!!
Take care
Rachel and Paul
Rebecca and Rachel (and families)
It was no trouble at all. they were great guests and it was really lovely to meet marjorie! I hope the shock of going back to cold weather isn’t too bad. they’ve got plenty of photos to remind them of the warm weather here anyway!
you guys are very welcome to continue to pop by our family blog and see how we’re getting on. and let us know if you ever come over to NZ!