Thursday, February 12, 2009

Waitangi weekend - Rosemary, triathlon, Beverley and lantern festival!

We celebrated the long Waitangi weekend by heading north (even further north than Waitangi itself) to spend a couple of days catching up with Rosemary. We had a fantastic time relaxing and were treated to blueberry pancakes, lots of rose wine and fish that Rosemary had caught herself!

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Making pancakes on the deck

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Eating pancakes!

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An evening run

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Picking plums

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Stan's anchor

We headed back to Auckland on Saturday evening as Gareth's auntie from Perth (Beverley) was arriving at 5am on Sunday morning and then Hannah had a triathlon at 8am. An early start and it was all over by 9am!!

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Setting up the transition zone

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Hannah and Mags ready for the swim

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At the start line...

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And off we go...

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Action shot!

A cycle and run followed the swim and then it was all over!

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All done!

After a well deserved big breakfast brunch in Mt Eden, we headed up the volcano for views of the city.

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City views

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Auckland harbour and Rangitoto

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Beverley and Gareth

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Good day for photos!

To celebrate Chinese New Year, we visited the Auckland lantern festival in the evening with Beverley, Mags and Y.

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The year of the ox

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Y and her lanterns!

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