Can’t believe he is already 3 !
Jake celebrated his third birthday three times.
Once in Brisbane with the Tia’s and cousin’s – another in Hong Kong with family and friends at the Peak and another with all his mates at school. Lucky boy !
Thanks so much for all the presents and effort. Tia made him an awesome Mickey Mouse birthday cake.
Here’s a few phodies :
Anne and Jake went to Brisbane to catch-up with the Chalker familty and the 2 Tia’s. There was a trip to the Gold Coast and Jake had his first trip to the Australian Zoo where he fed some kangaroos.
It was great to have some many of the family in one place – something that does not happen often.
Post Brisbane and NZ we had a week in Sydney to spend with all the usual suspects – we really enjoyed seing everyone and all the old haunts. Rib and Rumps, Henry Africas .. we had a ball – thanks so much for all the effort – especially Paul and Flick that made us so comfortable in their home during our time in Oz.
What can I say – I’m a lucky man !!
Thanks to Werner for organising this more than a year in advance I had the opportunity to join a few mates on trip of a life time.
It was perfectly timed with our plans to travel to Oz after our first 6 months in Hong Kong. A quick trip to NZ – We landed on the Wednesday in Sydney and I flew out to NZ on the Friday morning only to return back to Oz on the following Monday. We new it would be a short trip and made a conscious effort to make up for it by not to stop for a moment the entire time we where there.
Hats off to Wellington for putting up the best world cup I have ever experienced ! The city has the charm of a small country town and it’s evident in the hospitality and spirit. We had a ball. I think I had close to 1000 beers :-)
The food was amazing – might be because I could eat steak for the first time in months. Great to see the Lynch’s for the first time in years.
For the rest – What happens on tour stays on tour – here are some phodies :
We had the pleasure of 2 Tia’s visiting at the same time. Tia ( aunt in Portuguese ) for those that don’t know.
Such is the family bond within the close Portuguese culture. When Annie’s fam heard the news of the accident 2 aunts made their way from Johannesburg to the crazy busy streets of Hong Kong to come and support one of their own in a time of need.
Hats off, and thank you so much for your support through a tough time – We only hope you had as much fun as we did. Here’s a few phodies.
