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Ben hugging the Wendy statue
at the Dunedin Botanical Gardens |
We had a wonderful time with our family in Dunedin. Especially meeting Clare's great-nephews, Ben and Jack, for the first time.
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| Ben and Jack with Grandma Janet and Mum, Clare |
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| Feeding the ducks with Grandma |
We had lots of family outings to the Botanical Gardens, Museum and last but by no means least, in Ben's estimation anyway, the farm where Aunty Amy works.
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| Ben riding Baby |
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| Clare at Saint Clair |
But most of all, it was just fun to spend time together with some of our favourite people.
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| James and Keith |
All good times must come to an end and we were soon headed off to a one week sit in Blenheim before we were to catch the ferry for the North Island. This was another of our favoured rural sits. Just farm animals this time, no pets ..... which was a bit weird!
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| The sheep were hand-reared and quite friendly |
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| Absolutely love a good goat cuddle |
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We made some wonderful fresh apple juice with
the windfall apples from the orchard |
James got a nasty chest infection from Ben, who got it from daycare and passed it on to everyone except the two Clares. After sleeping upright in a chair for four nights James mercifully got better in time to catch the ferry. If there is one thing you can't do in public these post-covid days, it is cough!!!
