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| Aidan & Heather arrive in Hobart |
Several years ago, Penny and I promised my mum that as soon as we retired we would join her in Tasmania for an extended visit. That long-promised visit began December 4. A few weeks before our departure for Tasmania, Aidan and Heather announced that they would like to join us in celebrating Christmas with Nannie. We were all delighted at their news, and on December 22 we greeted them at Hobart airport. In a whirlwind week after they departed Vancouver they managed to cram in multiple visits with Aussie family members in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne. Nannie was of course thrilled that they had travelled all this way to spend their Christmas holiday with her. The last time they had seen each other was summer 2011 for Josh and Laura's wedding.
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| Josh & Laura arrive in Hobart |
On the day Aidan and Heather arrived in Tasmania, Josh and Laura Skyped us from Borneo offering to treat us to the crayfish for our Tasmanian Christmas Dinner. They'd considered trying to join us for a family Christmas in Tasmania but the cost of flights from Borneo to Tasmania were prohibitive. At breakfast time on Christmas Eve, Mum's friend Rina arrived at the patio door. "Joan did you know there's a large box at your front door?" asked Rina. Nannie walked around to her front door and opened the box. Crammed inside was the best possible Christmas gift. Josh and Laura had flown all night from Borneo and arranged with Rina to meet them in Hobart with a refrigerator-sized box. Thus began our first Christmas together since 2008!
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| Christmas Morning Breakfast |
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