Bonnie and Family Arrive

Finally it was Saturday morning and Bonnie, Lawrence, Amelia and Domenic arrived.  Kylie, Chris and Malcolm went to the air port, but as the arrival was at 6:00am we opted to stay at home and prepare breakfast instead!

Bonnie and Papa M hugging with Kylie smootching Amelia and Dom.  Lawrence looking on...

Bonnie and Papa M hugging with Kylie smootching Amelia and Dom. Lawrence looking on…

It was so lovely seeing them all again and we realised that Lawrence hadn’t seen the children for quite a few years as Bonnie has been coming over to NZ without him a few times as he had to work.
Bonnie brought Christmas presents for the children and a bread maker for Papa M…

Nick and Ben were well pleased with their Lego, one can't have enough Lego after all, and Tessa always enjoys a book, in particular with as much time as we had in Raro to read it!

Nick and Ben were well pleased with their Lego, one can’t have enough Lego after all, and Tessa always enjoys a book, in particular with as much time as we had in Raro to read it!

Amelia being at least as excited as Papa M. with the present being opened.

Amelia being at least as excited as Papa M. with the present being opened.

The house had this great covers porch, on which we seemed to spent most of our time.  The eating table was out there, too.

The house had this great covered porch, on which we seemed to spent most of our time. The eating table was out there, too.

What a great present.  Bonnie and Malcolm went to try it out soon afterwards …

Bonnie and Malcolm you did well, the bread tastes very good.

Bonnie and Malcolm you did well, the bread tastes very good.

and so we had our first loaf of bread the very same day.  From then onwards the bread maker was kept busy, making two to three loafs a day.  As there were 12 of us, we ate rather a lot of food.  The bread maker even made cinnamon raisin bread which was very popular for morning or afternoon tea.

Bonnie, Chris and Lawrence having breakfast after their early start.

Bonnie, Chris and Lawrence having breakfast after their early start.

Amelia and Nick enjoying toast and cereal.

Amelia and Nick enjoying toast and cereal.

Amelia eating fresh coconut.

Amelia eating fresh coconut.

After breakfast we went to the Saturday markets.  The markets sell a bit of everything, local clothes, fruit and vegies, and most other things in between.  There is also a small stage on which a different dancers performs each weekend as a fund raiser for their group.  The day we were there a very good singer performed with some children and after the little once had finished a group of teenagers danced.  It started raining quite heavily at some point which didn’t deter anyone from enjoying the show.  Here are some images of our time at the market…

Nick and Ben with Chris, Kylie and Andrew.

Nick and Ben with Chris, Kylie and Andrew.

Ben had pizza bread and Nick had a potato 'tornado', which was baked, salted and then somehow cut into this odd shape.

Ben had pizza bread and Nick had a potato ‘tornado’, which was baked, salted and then somehow cut into this odd shape.

The young girls dancing.

The young girls dancing.

The singer and one of the lovely girls.

The singer and one of the lovely girls.

Lawrence, Dom, Nick and Andrew watching the show.

Lawrence, Dom, Nick and Andrew watching the show.

Tessa and Amelia waiting for the show to begin.

Tessa and Amelia waiting for the show to begin.

Amelia eventually succumbed to her tiredness, having got up in the middle in the night to catch the plane from Sydney.

Amelia eventually succumbed to her tiredness, having got up in the middle in the night to catch the plane from Sydney.

 

Tessa and I looking at some of the 'pareos'.

Tessa and I looking at some of the ‘pareos’.

The markets are colourful, full of beautiful sounds and good smells.

That’s it for today.

Tanja

 

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