It was a beautiful day so we made a picnic to have on the way.
We stopped at Karapiro Dam to enjoy our sammies and coffee.
It was a really beautiful time of the year to travel The autumn colours were magnificent.
We eventually arrived at David and Ruth's and not long after our David arrived from Wellington.
Saturday dawned bleak and cold.
The Afternoon Tea
Most of us arrived at The Brantry around 2 o'clock. Miriam had no idea what was in store for her. We were all in an upstairs room, waiting for her to arrive. Her face was a picture when she got to the top of the stairs!
The projector was waiting for the right moment to screen the DVD that Ken had made of highlights of Miriam's life - cameras were poised ready to record today.
The children really enjoyed the wonderful butterfly cakes and were served their drinks in the same 'collectable' cups and saucers as the adults. It as funny watching them trying to sup their drinks like 'little ladies', pinkies extended.
Steve couldn't resist sharing the kid's cakes - he thought it was far more fun than being with the 60 year olds! Meanwhile 3 week old Frances caught up on her beauty sleep.
It was good to catch up with the Smith family. Peter and Deanna were there, as well as Andrew and Simon, and of course Graeme and Susan,Trinity and Grace who were the instigators of this lovely afternoon.
Ken had put together a really neat DVD of Miriam's life so far - very amusing and quite romantic in places! What a lovely tribute.
Finally we came to the cutting of the cake which rounded the afternoon off nicely. We managed to take a photo of the Alexander siblings before leaving. We've all changed at bit!
We rounded off the day at Ken and Miriam's where we opened that special bottle of red wine that Graeme had brought to the last family gathering. (Ali was expecting Frances so we decided to keep it until she could share it too.)
Sunday 3rd May
Another brilliant day. After checking up on the Vespa's restoration progress, we set off back home to Auckland.
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