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1969	Hawaii - Party in the Ookala school. Details in Peace Corps Journal.
1990	Jeff Griffin picked up the ref I did for him. Great Halloween episode on Roseann. We had no callers this year.
1991	Collins came for cards. We looked at slides of our trip to NZ in 1985.
2002	Auckland at 5:30AM and Gail arrived just as I made it through customs etc... We had to wait for the tent to be cleaned. Stephanie gave us vouchers for a meal at Waiuku's Japanese Restaurant, Sapporo. Chardy remembered me. Shown the garage loft, now cleared out and painted. Met Susi in her new uniform and missing a tooth at New World where she now works days. Ian called. Carved a squash for the kids who came before darkness set in.
2008	Kathy S visited Gail. Joan and Elaine went in after school. Atmores arrived at 5PM, went for a "swim" and we had Jim Beam while chatting until Ian and Susi came at 7PM with roasts to go with Colleen's kumera and bacon dish. We basically ate the supper and carried on reminiscing for 4 hours while going through a Pelican Point 2007 Shiraz and a Mission 2007 Cab Sav. Loved their stories of Father Waqa - the hard drinking man of God. Susi's uncle removed from priesthood for stealing a duck.
2013	Th - Scrabble at Anna's (she had a 156 word score online) but I was able to win today's game with Gail close behind. Gail and I had a lovely meal at La Barca with an average 2011 Basiciano Chianti. I had gamberi fritti (tiger prawns and scampi) served in their shells and made a mess getting my fill. Checked out the liqueurs and talked to the owner, Mark, about grappa. I decided to try Toschi Nocello (walnuts) with my affagato.
2016	M - Drove to Mamaku to buy some blueberry wine, juice and candy bars. Stopped at Ngongotana to put Hayson's photos into the mail. Heasley on news again (owners of the school have fled the country).
2018	W - After supper I walked to 34OC and came across pathetically costumed trick or treaters. The photo is along Grenada - there are no lakes and also showing how construction requires scaffolding and plastic covering.	see 2022
2022	M - 40 minute walk to Girven PO to get stamps.	Pacific Lakes
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