My original plan was to go with David to Nelson when he went to work, but given that I hadn't felt well enough to pack any of my things last night, I didn't end up doing that as I knew Hamish had a doctor's appointment at 4, so I could always go in with Heather then. However, Hamish had been complaining about his wrist recently, and Heather thought it'd be best to get it X-Rayed, and also get Mitch, their dog whose been limping, put down. She wasn't too happy wit...

It was quite good timing as to when we arrived in Nelson, as there's a Saturday market on, so Jacquie took us to that on her bikes (Alice had her own, and I was getting a backie). She first took us to her favourite coffee stall, where the man talked us into getting one of his wholemeal flour, apple, and cinnamon deep fried balls, which we ate at the table next to it (I was sat on the cushion I had from sitting on the back of Jacquie's bike). I didn't think much o...

was difficult getting up to be ready for the bus to pick us up at 7.15 (since 3 course breakfasts seem to take a while, especially when you talk as much as when your with Pat and Alan, and it's about half an hour drive away) but we were there with 10 minutes or so to spare. After a bit more sleep, I spent the bus journey trying to think of all the catchphrases from the past couple of days: · (Alan when we eat breakfast): Breakfast is the most important ...