thursday–boxing day

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boxing day started with lots of skyping in to family christmas days which was lovely

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then we drove to huia which is across the water (on our side) from the lighthouse we visited last saturday

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it’s nice to see the same bit of water from a different angle i always think (i don’t, but that’s the kind of thing people say isn’t it)

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peal came on our walk which started alongside a dam.  you can just about make it out above the grassy area in the middle bottom of the photo below

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we dodged rain showers and pearl did marvellously despite the very hot weather and constant up and down hills of our two hour walk

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this evening there’s been some pool playing

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and pearl keep trying to be as cool as pearl.  i’m not convinced she’s got it yet

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