Safely home.
Sara, so sorry to hear of your sadness. It's always tragic when a young person dies, especially at this time of the year. How very sad for your daughter and for the adoptive parents. My heart goes out to you all.Thank you for your concern re. the earthquakes in Christchurch on Dec 23rd. We watched the news unfolding on TV. from our daughters home in Auckland. We were in total disbelief. We thought it was an old news item running. The last few weeks had been comparatively quiet, we had really allowed ourselves to believe that they were over. We were wrong. The after shocks are continuing. We returned home today , we are not in the worst hit area here but the quakes have certainly left their mark. Lots of photos, ornaments and Christmas decorations down. Nothing broken and no real damage that we can see. Once again, we have been fortunate. There will be those who will be feeling very discouraged ,it's over a year since the first quake in Sept'10 and nearly a year since the one which took 189 lives in Feb'11. We'll be hoping for a more settled year in 2012.
Our time with the family was fun. The weather was great and we had two days out on their newly acquired boat. The grandsons enjoyed the fishing and we all enjoyed a BBQ on a remote and deserted beach. It's a boaties paradise up there. So much water to play on. Lots of boats out and about, but plenty of room for all. The next time we go up it will be to greet the Volvo Ocean Racers. They are due in March. The boat that my nephew is on (Telefonica) has just won the second leg. All very exciting. The Auckland family will be amazed when they see how small these boats are and how many men live on them for weeks at a time, in very difficult conditions ! Not my idea of fun. I just hope that they all get around the world safely. I also hope that my nephew will make this his last round the world race. I think this is the 4th or 5th time that he has done it...
The unpacking is done and the washing is out, so I think I'll take myself off for an early night. We've got the New Year to deal with next and then we can all settle back down to "normal life" again . I like January. It's usually a quiet, sunny month with time to spend with friends. Here's hoping !
Keep safe.
Marion.
posted by Marion in NZ. @ 3:26 AM
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