Mike and Judy prepared a wonderful brunch and we slowly packed up and said a very sad goodbye to our fantastic Kiwi hosts. The Bearman’s once again invited me into their home and we all parted great friends. I can only hope that they will visit us soon in Canada so that we may reciprocate in some small way to show our appreciation. We piled in to the car and made our way toward Auckland by driving over the Coromandel Range and seeing breath-taking scenery while winding up and down and around! We found one section of road that was straight for about 500 meters, what a gift. We crossed the Huraki Plains in record time, as the roads are actually straight for kilometers! We found the turnoff to Pukekohe and Grace James Rd. where Mark & Margaret Tregidga live. We drove down the long driveway and parked the car and were immediately greeted by Shadow their Golden Retriever. Mark and Margaret came through the front door and we all reintroduced ourselves and entered into their home. We had a quick tour and then walked around the property. I was amazed how much the plantings had grown since my previous visit in 2005. They have planted more than 3000 trees and shrubs and it looks beautiful. It was now about 4:30 and the guests to the BBQ were arriving. I was so happy to see John and Annie Rennie and Gratton & Verna O’Connell. Both these couples hosted my on my previous visit and it was wonderful meeting them again. The others that were able to join us for the gathering were Beryl & Colin Robinson, Colin & Louise Mathieson and Merv & Quita Ah Chee. It was so nice that Mary was able to meet all these very special people and can now call them friends. After a very long day we dad a quite cup of tea and then retired to our bedroom for another full nights sleep
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