Home Day 1 - Arrival Day 2 - Raglan to Urenui Day 3 - The Long Road to Levin Day 4 - A Day with Granny Day 5 - A Wellington Wander Day 6 - The Tour to Taupo Day 7 - Rolling to Rotarua Day 8 - The Redolence of Rotorua Day 9 - The Beach at Bowentown Day 10 - Outtrip to Ohope Day 11 - Meander over McLaren Falls Day 12 - Mission to Mt. Manganui Day 13 - Shopping the Strand Day 14 - Wistful in Whangamata Day 15 - Cruising to Coromandel Day 16 - On the Road to Orere Point Day 17 - Departure
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Sunday, March 24
The morning brought another sunny day, and a quick trip down the Judy and
Ray's place. Today we'd go visit their son Malcolm and his wife Anna and
daughter Alyssa. They live out in Katikati, about a 45 minute drive from
Tauranga.
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At Judy and Ray's place, we visit Bob the goat. Bob keeps the front of the
yard clear of shrubs and grass (by eating them). |
At the corner of the yard is Bob's house. Bob likes to stand on his house,
so Ray painted "Hi! I'm Bob!" on the side of the house. |
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At Mal & Anna's place, Alyssa shows off the rocking horse her grandpa Ray
made for her. |
Alyssa has a big smile for her grandpa and Granny. |
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Alyssa climbs on dad and visits with grandpa at the same time. |
See any relationship? |
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Alyssa checks out Alex. |
Caitlin and Alyssa hang out on the rocking horse. |
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Caitlin helps Alyssa walk around the living room. |
Alyssa looks up at Caitlin. |
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Richard comes out of the back room, looking for lunch. |
Ray is ready to eat too! |
Everyone was hungry, so we decided to head for Bowentown beach for a picnic.
Malcolm and Anna would pick up lunch from the deli on the way. Joining us were
Anna's brother Eron, his wife and daughter.
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Alex gets a picture of Richard, ready to head out to the beach. |
Caitlin expresses her joy at having her picture taken. |
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Richard and Judy, waiting for the food. |
Stacy decides she'd like to check out the water. |
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Stacy and Judy walk down to the water. |
At the beach, the girls get to enjoy white sand for a change. |
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The water is warm, the sun is hot, we should go swimming! |
Let's go get our bathing suits on! |
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C'mon mom, let's go! |
Before they can get a chance to change, the food arrives and everyone has
a bit of lunch. |
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After lunch, the girls get changed and play in the water. |
The little girls do too! |
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On the way home from Bowentown, we spotted this House Trucks Bazaar and
had to take a look. |
Inside were some huge pseudo-RV house trucks and booths of crystals,
knick-knacks and palm readers. |
Back at Graham and Jeanette's we ate dinner and relaxed before going to bed.
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Richard gets a cuddle with Zanada. |
Later, Zanada moves into bed with the girls. |
The next morning we'd head out on another trip with
Judy, Ray, Malcolm and Anna - this time in the other direction, to Whakatane and
Ohope.
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