New
Zealand 06 (4-21Apr06)
..we head off to NZd for Jan's Sister's wedding.
Flight details:
Brisbane to Auckland PacificBlue Flt 186
Depart Tuesday 4Apr06 0935hrs, arrive Auckland Tuesday 4Apr06 1440hrs
Auckland to Brisbane PacificBlue Flt 186
Depart Friday 21Apr06 0730hrs, arrive Brisbane Friday 21Apr06 0915hrs
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The Wedding...Apr06
April 2006 saw us flying out to NZd for Carolyn & Glenn's wedding. We picked up an el cheapo hire car from the airport and headed straight up to Whangarei which is about a 2hr drive North. As there were quite a few people flying in from Oz we made sure that we arrived at Caro's first. Why you might ask? Well you see when there are a dozen people all staying at Carolyn's you want to make sure you get in early to get the spare bedroom. Like they say, first in best dressed.
Arrangements
were already in place for a "Hen's Party" shortly after arrival and from
the photo you can tell that the girls had a good night out. I was silly
enough to volunteer to go into town late that night to bring some of
them home. What a mistake. I got the call about 1am to come and get
them. Hmmmmm ..... 3 hours later they were actually ready and I think
only then because the last bar in town was closing. I spent 3 long
hours listening to jibberish from a dozen drunk girls. We almost made it
all the way home without having to make a "pit stop" on the side of the
road but that's another story.
Hen's night down and what should pop up on the calendar....Jan's birthday, and what an ideal time with all that duty free on hand. In true Janette fashion though we had not one, not two but three birthday parties for her. The last one being when we returned to Oz to celebrate with all her friends. I must remember this trick for when my turn comes around.
What
was going to be a small gathering for a wedding naturally grew into a
grand affair and along with that came a few logistical matters that
needed to be resolved. First and foremost how were we going to keep the
beer cold!!! Now normally that wouldn't be a problem but with the
wedding being planned for Easter and a coinciding with a big fishing
tournament all cold rooms were booked out....not just in Whangarei but
the whole North Island. Not one for liking warm beers, and I guess all
the food had to be kept somewhere as well Glenn called in a few favours
and the hunt began for several fridges and "chilly bins".
The next few days were spent setting up for the wedding and erecting a marque big enough that it could have housed a 3 ring circus. Now normally erecting a marque is something that you only want to do once but we got plenty of practice...bloody wind. Thankfully everything came together in time.
The wedding day saw the clouds start to close in and in typical
Whangarei fashion a serious threat of rain looked promising. As it
turned out the sun shone down on the wedding couple all day. Great
food, thanks to the many chefs, great music from the band, oh and lots
of drinks made for a very merry afternoon wedding set in the gardens of
Glenn & Caro's abode.
New
Zealand 06 ( 10-18Jul06)
...we head back to NZd a few months later for a birthday party.
Flight details:
Gold Coast to Auckland FreedomAir Flt SJ908
Depart Monday 10Jul06 0905hrs, arrive Auckland Monday 10Jul06 14050hrs
Auckland to Gold Coast FreedomAir Flt SJ909
Depart Tuesday 18Jul06 1540hrs, arrive Gold Coast Tuesday 18Jul06 1720hrs
The Party... Jul 06
July
'06 saw us heading back to NZ'd for Sandra's 40th birthday. This time
we went with Jan's girlfriend Jacqui and her bubs Abbie. As you can
tell from Abbie's picture she was in good hands with us during the
flight.
I'm not sure what it is with the KIWIs but for some reason they all seem to be party animals. Either that or they are hell bent on proving to the Ozzies that they can party better than us. Well this party was certainly no exception.
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