Our December Adventure in New Zealand

It is Great to be home!
Our December Adventure in New Zealand

We arrived back on December 5 which happened to be Ruth’s birthday, it was a milestone day so we celebrated by, having three breakfasts thanks to Emirates, a trip to Wellington where we had a dinner with our three boys and their partners at the James Cook Hotel where Logan works. It was a very long day for us but a good one.

Happy Birthday Ruth!
Another Happy Birthday Ruth!

We also had a delightful get together with family and friends the following weekend in Thames, which was a big surprise for Ruth. It was nice to do this in NZ, on our front lawn where we could watch the sunset and see the Pohutukawa flowers. We drove back down to Wellington to spend Christmas with our three boys. It was good to drive in Dinkie, again, Christmas was so good for us because we were waited ion by our three boys, who did everything on the day. They seem to have grown up in twelve months and they prepare such good food, there must be some advantages to them working in the hospitality industry. This was followed by a trip back to Thames and a quick trip around parents to say good bye for another year before we got on the plane to fly back to Singapore.

Papa Aroha our Paradise!

Another good catch.
When we left Singapore I expected that I would arrive in NZ and head straight to the caravan where I would spend my holiday, catching fish and eating scallops. This was really quite unrealistic of me. We did spend about seven nights up at the caravan and on the beach at Papa Aroha. During this time we managed to get the boat into the water and fish a number of times. Each time we were rewarded with some good fish and feeds of scallops. We still think that home is paradise and loved every minute of being there.

Fish for dinner!

Scallops as well!
A Great Kiwi December.