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Aug11

Cool Christchurch

Canterbury view. Photo: N.Tanner

Despite all my travels around this little blue-green planet, I have to confess that I’ve never been to the South Island of New Zealand.

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Aug31

Saying goodbye to my 30′s

Chocolate Birthday Cake

Well…my 40th birthday is not too far away now.

I have to say I’m a little ambivalent about it all; On one hand I’m aware of passing another of life’s milestones and that naturally gives me pause for thought. On the other hand, the first 4 years of the new millennium were (for me at least) largely crap and I’m not sorry to see the back of them.

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Jul27

Rave: Live Jive 2006

Gavin plays the Djembe

Just been along to Kev and Carrie’s annual BBQ. As always it was superb!

A full account is now on the Bandanna Club website, including a photo gallery.

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Sep09

Life-changing moments

Sunset Beach Get Together

It’s been an eventful week here…a week that has seen an emotional rollar-coaster ride of worry and relief, of sleepless nights and stress for all of us…

It’s all been related to a nasty health scare that one of our number found themselves subjected to…put simply, the words of a certain Mr. McGraw:-

“I spent most of the next days, looking at the x-rays, talking ’bout the options and talking ’bout sweet time.”

…were certainly ringing in my ears.

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Aug16

Thinking about Going Ape

A mate of ours has just booked us on what sounds like a bit of a larf…a place called “Going Ape” in the nearby Moors Valley park.

The Moors Valley website describes it as:

“an extreme high wire forest adventure, not for the faint hearted. Strapped into a harness, participants traverse from tree to tree just below the canopy and negotiate rope bridges, scramble nets, tarzan swings and zip slides. Go Ape! and enjoy 2+hours of adrenaline-fuelled fun, laughter and adventure.”

Well, I sure as hell could use the exercise and it looks like fun…watch this space.

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