Boating on Tauranga Harbour - 28 & 29 January 2006

Our friends Paola and Francesco launched their newly re-christened boat, the "Frapetta", on the Tauranga harbour, and we went along to enjoy the experience. On the second day, we were treated to some excursions. Here, Camilla, Louisa and Gill are on board for the leg from the Harbour Bridge Marina to Pilot Bay.

... and there's me, running to tie up before the boat crashes into the jetty, back in their berth at the Harbour Bridge Marina after the second leg, with myself, Lesley & Hannah on board.

Camping at Anaura Bay, East Coast (3) - January 2006

Gill, Tolaga Bay, East Coast - 11 January 2006

Hannah, Poverty Bay view - 11 January 2006

Brett and a friend of the girls (Ruby), with kayak & crayfish, Anaura Bay - 12 January 2006

A walk on the beach with Ruby and her family, Anaura Bay - 13 January 2006

Hannah, Anaura Bay - 13 January 2006

Gill, Lesley & Hannah inspecting bull kelp, Anaura Bay - 17 January 2006

Lesley & Gill, Anaura Bay - 17 January 2006

Louise on her boogie board, Anaura Bay - 18 January 2006

Picnicking on the way home through the Waioeka Gorge, between Gisborne & Opotiki - 18 January 2006

Camping at Anaura Bay, East Coast (2) - January 2006

Francesco & Paola, Anaura Bay - 8 January 2006

Francesco & Camilla, Forest walk, Anaura Bay - 8 January 2006

Hannah & cabbage tree, Forest walk, Anaura Bay - 8 January 2006

View from the top, Anaura Bay - 8 January 2006

Hannah, Camilla & Louise, evening walk on the beach, Anaura Bay - 9 January 2006

Camping at Anaura Bay, East Coast (1) - January 2006

Camilla on the beach, taking a rest from a game of cricket - 5 January 2006

Lesley on the beach - 5 January 2006

Louise, Hannah & Camilla playing petanque on the beach - 5 January 2006

With friends Francesco & Paola at our campsite at Anaura Bay - 6 January 2006

Louise, Hannah, Lesley & Camilla, with Paola in the background, about to play cards outside Paola & Francesco's motorhome - 7 January 2006

Francesco de Sanctis, Anaura Bay - 7 January 2006

With the Virgos and McCartneys in Auckland at New Year

Chloe Virgo, Lauren & Sian McCartney, Leanne Virgo, Louise & Lesley, on the top deck of the Devonport Ferry, Auckland Harbour - New Year's Eve 2005

Virgo, McCartney & Payne girls swimming at Long Bay, Auckland - New Year's Day 2006

All ten "Binnie" cousins outside the McCartney's House in Auckland: Sarah & Kevin McCartney, Lesley Payne, Lauren & Sian McCartney, Leanne Virgo, Louise & Camilla Payne, Chloe Virgo & Hannah Payne - 2 January 2006

Lauren (or Sian? sorry), Hannah, Sarah & Kevin, Auckland - 2 January 2006

more of the girls

Kite flying on the beach - 27 December 2005

Louise, Camilla & Gill flying a kite on Mount Maunganui main beach - 27 December 2005

McLaren Falls Park - Boxing Day 2005

Camilla, McLaren Falls Park - Boxing Day 2005

Gill, McLaren Falls Park - Boxing Day 2005

Camilla, Lesley, Gill, Louise and Hannah, McLaren Falls Park - Boxing Day 2005

Christmas Day 2005

Christmas Day in the Payne family household, Gluepot Road, Oropi

More photos from the Virgo visit

Hannah with ex-teacher Pat Wheeldon at Oropi School Prize-giving night - 19 December 2005

Leanne Virgo, Mount Maunganui beach - 20 December 2005

David Virgo, Mount Maunganui beach - 20 December 2005

Camilla, Mount Maunganui beach - 20 December 2005

Louise, Mount Maunganui beach - 20 December 2005

Gill with her sister Clare Virgo, at the Mount Maunganui salt water hot pools - 21 December 2005

Visit by our Virgo cousins to Tauranga - December 2005

The Payne & Virgo families, taking a rest on the Mauao base track, Mount Maunganui: Lesley, Chloe, Clare, David & Leanne Virgo, and me - 19 December 2005

Lesley and me, Mauao base track

Chloe Virgo, Mauao base track - 19 December 2005

Leanne & Clare Virgo, Gill and Chloe Virgo (Lesley in foreground), Mauao base track