Day light saving time today so we moved our clocks forward. I think that puts us at the 12 hour difference now, rather than the 13. I had coffee with Anne and her husband Guy (John's parents) and then came home and tried to make it looked as if we have packed. But there still is so much stuff not in a bag or a box, I wonder if we can squeeze it all into Spooks new abode.
Finn stayed at Sam's and Meg and I walked down to the lakeside to meet Cathie and Tim, Meg's boss and husband. They whizzed us off to Mow hau (I think) Island on Lake Wanaka, along with Cathie's colleague Pip, her husband Ross and daughter Sarah. Cathie and Tim in the red hats and Ross looking grumpy which was certainly not his nature. We had a great picnic and Cathie proposed a toast to Meg as this trip was in honour of her. She had a bagful of gifts and an amazingly good reference. She made a great impression on them. We all got on very well and there seemed to be a strong Kiwi/Scot connection.
There is a wee lake on the top of the island which would be a lochan in Scotland. With weather closing in, it all looked a bit more like Scotland.
Finn has been hauled back from Sam's because Max has organised an xbox party for him. I think it will be a break to get on the plane. After being the focus of attention for the last 3 weeks, we will wonder what has happened!!!!
grateful for:
still having 3 sleeps left with us all together.
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