Christmas dinner

Rob and Emma and Virginia.  Great conversations. Lots of good wine. Beautiful weather.

Gemini out at last!

Finally Noel has taken the Gemini out of the trailer. He needed to rotate the wheels and check a few things and then, amazingly, put it back in the trailer.

Jacaranda tree in full bloom

The Jacaranda tree looks brilliant and everyone is happy!

Christmas day.

Very hot day. Perfect for family lazing about.

We started with a big breakfast followed by lovely walk with views. Back for champagne and gin and tonics and finally food: whitebait, ham with accompliments and strawberry deserts all round. Lots of interesting presents. A perfect day!

Ready for Christmas

Lots to do before the family arrived for Christmas: Rob and Emma from Sydney and Virginia from Melbourne.

We all went out for dinner but without Noel who was still working in Palmerston North.  He flew back on Friday.

Pepper in the lake

While Noel stayed behind for another week of hard work, Pepper and I drove back from Palmerston North and stayed overnight at Lake Taupo. Very hot day. He had a great swim in the lake and I had a delicious meal with lake views.

Hard graft!

The demolition crew are working really hard. Electricians, drainlayer, air con people and roofers.