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| We celebrated the third night of Chanukah with the Hamilton Jewish Association |
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| Marjie and Michael Kaplan, our friends from Maryland, invited us to the Chanukah celebration. He is a doctor at the hospital with Izzy |
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| Festival of Lights - everyone lit their own Menorah |
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| On Christmas Eve, we drove to Tauranga which is about 1.5 hours north. We visited with our friend, Julie. Julie moved back to New Zealand three years ago after living in the US for over 30 years. Julie and Jo worked together at Pacific Southwest Airlines. |
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| Jo and Julie |
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| One of the many spectacular waterfalls that Julie took us to. |
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| We "tramped" through this old railway tunnel. |
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| One of the many wildflowers on our hikes around Tauranga |
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| Hike near Waihi Beach. |
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| A deserted beach on Christmas Day. |
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| Waihi Beach |
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| Jo's new friend in Katikati |
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| Another waterfall we hiked to |
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| Hike up Mount Maunganui, near where Julie lives. |
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| View from the top of The Mount on Boxing Day |
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| Little bird on The Mount |
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| Julie's family on Boxing Day. Her parents invited us for a traditional Boxing Day dinner. The youngest great grandson is named Zoltan. |
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| Julie's dad, George, shows off his amazing vegetable garden. He is 90 years young! |
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| Gwen, Julie and George in front of their home. |
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