Readying to go...

2yr old Samuel

A busy weekend with a wedding (Karl and Laura) most of Saturday in a delightful part of Victoria (Macedon ranges) at the Bringalbit Retreat.  Then a Church Forum this morning and our beloved grandson Samuel's second birthday this afternoon at Yarra Glenn with friends and family.

Nearly finished packing tonight for my October NZ visit to visit(in probably this order) Kalai the Yacht, Barry and Ruby (in-laws), Whangaroa Harbour and perhaps the Poor Knights Islands, Roger and Ryoko in Auckland.

I leave on the early Emirates flight which gets me in to Auckland at 1345 local time, catch the shuttle into the city, visit the bank to activate the new credit/debit cards and then catch the 17:15 Naked Bus to Opua Hill, walk down the hill admiring the sunset and towing my heavy bag... along the marina foreshore and out E pier to E63 (home of Kalai) arriving about 9pm Monday evening.

Hope to get a few maintenance jobs done (yes, I have a list!) and then 'Canny' Caston is arriving Thursday night for a bit of serious coastal exploring over the next 4-5 days.

Must get to bed and get a few hours sleep before the early morning dash to Tullamarine...

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