Thursday 31 January 2019

Wednesday 30th leaving NZ

What a sad day; we leave NZ and have to return the camper van. Firstly a stop at the Dixon residence to say our farewells and to see Dave after his short stint in A&E at Christchurch (the result of a junior doctors strike - now why does that sound familiar). In typical Dixon fashion Dave stayed overnight (well for about 3 1/2 hours) in a Pod at Christchurch and returned to the airport using a Lime electric scooter.

Oli is still enjoying showing off his workman's safety hat, much preferring the back to front orientation favoured by so many baseball cap wearers.



Isla loves to demonstrate her climbing ability and occasional stops to pose for photos.


She also kept Rosemary and Oli entertained with her theatre show. Also in the audience were various selected cuddly toys.

Just time for a group photo and then we were off to Maui at the airport stopping to fill up the tank with Diesel at the BP station.

 We have a busy time in Sydney and as quick as we can after landing we head off to Geoff and Genevieve Norman's home in Vaucluse (near Watsons Bay) for dinner. Geoff is Chairman of Rosemary's client Stafford Capital Partners.

At the airport, Ray almost fell off his chair when he discovered that Newcastle United had beaten Manchester City 2-1. As they often say about football it's a funny game.

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