We arrived in Napier this morning and met up with some good friends Dave and Jill. I’ll not to bother to tag them as Dave is still holding on to win the Last Man on Earth to Join Facebook Contest. We last visited Dave and Jill as we both were starting on the parenting chapter of our lives. Grant was about 4 months old and Katie had been about 3 days before our last visit in Feb 2006. A sign of true fiends – you can pick up exactly where you left off 7+ years ago and nothing much has changed! It had definitely been far too long though this time. If only we were all closer geographically.
Dave, Misty and Jill with Hawkes Bay backdrop and Jill + the kids mountain top:
Since then we’ve of course added a little Henry and they’ve added a George to their brood. It was so good to see them all again. They took us back to show us their new house and the kids got to know each other and have some swimming time in their pool. Imagine my surprise when Katie pulled out her ukulele and started playing for us! Her school teacher is a Uke player and has included it in part of their curriculum as well as learning to play in music class. Apparently the program has become so popular that even the 5 year olds are now having lessons at their school
Kids and parents under the orange tree that grows in your backyard if you live in Napier!
We went to a winery for a really nice lunch (many thanks again, Dave & Jill!) and then went back to their house to catch up some more. The weather was predicted to be cold-ish and rainy but the rain held off all day and it was actually pretty sunny most of the day. Great day with great friends, can’t beat it!
Time in port is always too short and just like in Akaroa this was one of those times – before we knew it it was time to head back to the ship again….
On the way back onboard the boys had the chance to jump in an old car!
1 comment:
Hi P, M, G & H,
What a way to go! You must be having a fabulous time. You've had more time than us teachers - now it's us to be jealous. Your blog is amazing and has been great to follow you around the world, especially as it's dark, cold and rainy here. We love our postcards too. Carry on enjoying. Much love, J and Sue x
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