We left Mt Maunganui on Wednesday afternoon and drove to our daughter and son-in-law's home where we stayed for a couple of nights. Thursday was an important day in the Lumsden household as it was Zoe's birthday. We all enjoyed dinner at a restaurant in Hamilton and then it was time for us to say goodbye to the children before they went to bed. This is always a sad time as they grow up and change so much in six months. Coffee, chatting and last minute packing and...

For those of you who have been interested in tracking some of our travels we have spot turned on to track some of the trips. The link to Spot is:- http://share.findmespot.com/shared/face s/viewspots.jsp?glId=0OO2gsaR1vhc41lUV3 nXGu2otoSgkEuLJ Please note Spot only keeps the last few days

To those of you who have read our other blogs you will know that there is nothing that we like more than to travel. Well when we say nothing, that's after the grandchildren and extended family. Over the years we have been involved with AFS or as you may know it American Field Scholarship. AFS is an international, voluntary, non governmental organisation that provides opportunities for intercultural learning. During our period with AFS we have hosted a number of s...