Flying about

Aaron started flying lessons (paragliding) after our christmas break and is now qualified to fly without his instructor

I have been keeping busy riding my Bike and went in a local club race with T man and Tim.
Tim behind tagging in Tony( T man) for his lap. They were about 8-10 mins faster a lap than I was but it was a fun day



I have also been riding skyline gondola up and riding my bike down





I have also been working on The ford side family history. Got right back to early 1700's on some branches. The highlights are a convict great, great grandmother called Mary hurst. And a scandal of a  great grandmother running off with a married man two days after her 16th birthday.....  More as I uncover it.

Family /Gold Coast

We went over to the Gold coast to visit Aaron's Nanny
Aaron went on the Monday and I joined him for the weekend.
We had a surfing lesson, swam, shopped on the Saturday.
Surfing is exhausting! Aaron was quite good
On Sunday we had a big Family Meal out at Dean and Helens at Boysland( near Cunundrah , Mt Tamborine) Aarons sister Xander, her man neil and their 4 boys Cahn, codi connor and Charlie came out. Us, nanny and aunty cheryl, dean and Helen, Uncle michael on the Hillenaar side, with Kylie, Evan and Clay( Morgan was working!)

Codi- Cheeky grin, and cuddles

Cahn- big and strong

Shy boy Connor with a special smile

Aaron and Xander

 Little charlie on the right

Evan in the middle

Cahn and Codi eating

Same crew- Kylie with Evan

All the ladies

Hellen,Xander,Kylie,Cheryl ,Nanny

Cousin Evan and nephew Codi

All of us

Dean, Cahn, Me, Connor, Xander, Neil and Charlie, Helen and Molly Cheryl, Kylie and Clay, Mick (Michael) and Evan, Aaron, Nanny

We had a really great time

our love to you all x x x x x x x x x x x 

For Millsy

Stop sulking that I haven't mentioned you on my blog
http://sallyandaaron.blogspot.com/2009/06/aaron-millsy-and-me-biking-at-wynyard-q.html
Also Naked man is in my birthday pics at Jardines!
http://sallyandaaron.blogspot.com/2009/06/sallys-birthday.html
X X Sally

Whakaari

Whakaari is a new DOC area near Glenorchy where you can hike, horse ride, and bike ride the old sheelite mining trails. Ther are several loops you can do, we did the main one (Judah track) as the other (McIntosh) you need to do a crossing of the Buckler burn and the rivers are High as we have had so much rain.

 Heading on out

 Going up the Judah rd

 The road got steeper and steeper first we pushed and for bits near bonnie jean we carried

 My old man at Bonnie jean hut. 

 Doc have left it like someone just moved out. A cool place to find a museum!

 Our bikes

 The tractor is still in the shed!

Onwards and upwards to Heather Jock hut. This is a doc hut you can sleep in( 3 beds?) and has a great veiw. Quite a romantic spot!

Aaron in Heather Jock

We whizzed down the Bulldozed switch backs to Jean hut. It may be easier to go up this way?

3hrs up and 1 down. We did a wee detour to check out the buckler burn but It was a torrent.

Good work Doc. A fun place to visit

Happy new year!

Happy New Year everyone!

We dropped the olds off at the airport and headed straight for a night in the South Wye Hilton.

 Sally putting a bolt on the new route in progress

Nothing like a nice cool bottle of chapmpagne after a hard days work

 Aaron drillingon lead on the second pitch( hard and scary!)

Back at the top of pitch 1 

Merry christmas

We had the Carters down for Chrissie and Predictably we did loads of hikes and Richard got out to fish as much as possible

Our mighty Hunter( didn't catch a thing) Setting off.

We walked Lake hayes and the Moke Lake as a warm up, for the big trip

Dad at Moke lake

The next day mum and Dad headed off to the Greenstone. The following day we got a call from DOC to go pick them up

Mum had a week fall put her arm out and it's dislocated and broken

Back to gentle trips

Skippers was fun we did a walk to a hut and mine site. Explored the ruins

 Aaron trying out the river crossing old style!

 Skippers bridge

A walk up Ben lomond and back for mums next doctors visit

 John and Steph arrived with their little man
Family fun a wee walk for some John boy rode bikes with aaron and I and we all met up at the beach after

 family relaxing as Vinnie and I throw sticks

 Rich fishing again

 John getting in on the fishing action

 Reading a story to my Darling boy!

 Remarks walk with dad and Rich. COLD!!!!! 3 deg and a bitter wind

Vinnie found something that he can read!

we love you all and are so glad that you came all this way to spend time with us
XXXXXXX( one for each including the Bump)
Sally and Aaron

Found camera

Found at Wye creek

Do you recognise the camera or climber?