Christmas 2014
Another year comes to a close. How quickly time flies, ever faster it seems!
We have had a wonderful year, all in all. We started out the year in New Zealand. There, we had lots of fun working and relaxing on Nigel’s sister’s orchard and travelling to the Eastern Cape as well as the Abel Tasman National Park together.
In February, Nigel travelled with Thelma to Indonesia, where they enjoyed Bali and Lombok, such different cultures in neighbouring islands! Then they spent two weeks in the Philippines, mostly in the Visayas, where the highlight for Nigel was diving in very warm waters with a whale shark!
We enjoyed the longest and most perfect summer we have ever seen on the West Coast. Day after day we awoke to perfect blue skies and pleasant temperatures. In June, Thelma visited us here and was able to catch Geoff run a half marathon in Vancouver. He has taken up the sport and is becoming a contender! How did he get to be 38?! Taryn is enjoying her job as a school secretary and has become a confident, creative potter.
In October, we travelled east to Ontario and Quebec, visiting Nigel’s brother in Capreol and viewing the gorgeous Eastern fall colours for the first time. We also went to Philadelphia to confer again with the world expert on ocular melanoma. Nigel’s health news is unbelievably good really and you can catch up on the details by checking out his blog. On December 5 he flies to meet Thelma in Hawaii and then on to New Zealand where Louise will join them on the last day of the year.
We consider ourselves very lucky to arrive with joy and hope at the end of another year. We wish friends and family a lovely holiday season and best wishes for a healthy and happy 2015.
Peace and love to all,
Nigel & Louise
