• travel

    • Sam Shark Dive

    Rachel gave up her second dive so I could get in a shark dive. The first five minutes were not very comfortable but then it settled down and was fun to be near the sharks. So now we don’t have to dive with them again.

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    • Sam Coral Dive

    First warm water dive, barely needed a wet suit (27C). Saw a reef shark and a cool sunken trawler. On the second dive the boat was not there as the mooring had broken. After 45 min the boat came back and we all had biscuits. Was a reminder to bring the safety sausage and always have the PRB with us.

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  • travel

    • Fiji

    We went to Fiji for a week so we could get in some warm water dives, a conference for Rachel, and a buffet for Oscar.

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  • home

    • Orienteering

    We went to an orienteering event at the Wither Hills where you run around and look for tags in the forest.

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  • travel

    • Campervan South

    We rented a large(r) camper van and took it South for the first week of term break. We stayed in Kaikoura a night, then down to Christchurch for the largest playground on the island, then up to Hanmer Springs for two nights.

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    • Pohara Easter

    For the long Easter weekend we went over to Pohara for a few nights. Oscar’s buddy Arthur and his family stayed for two nights. The kids had fun scrounging for eggs in the back yard of the rental. It was hard to get them out of the cold water when they were playing in the sand.

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    • Fun Dive

    While Rachel took her advanced open water class I got to dive and play around with a camera.

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  • Oscar

    • Oscar's 6th Birthday

    For Oscar’s 6th we rented out a play room at a bowling alley where they have a few huge rooms with toys and bouncy castles. His buddies came and they ate all the cake.

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    • Open Water Dive

    After Rachel had fun with her open water dive class it was my turn. The first day was not awesome, but it got to be more enjoyable after a few more dives.

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