09.03.06
Day 23 Returns, Rainbows and Birthdays
Marg and Richard returned from their voyage 
They had flown back via the States (had a few cool days in Las Vegas 
) but their experiences at LA X were not good! 
the first thing that hit them was the complete difference in temperature 
It was good to see them again …
Murray 
, his Mum and me took a trip to Auntie Margaret’s on the coast … or as I have now christened it ‘Paradise’ – a beautiful house in a beautiful setting (the garden goes down to the beach!) and even the rain didn’t spoil it because there were some fabulous rainbows for me to photograph 
Then it was back up to Auckland to get ready to go out for Cindy’s birthday – complete with big surprise 
as Craig had been flown up to Auckland before going out to East Timore with the NZ army so he was able to come out with us too 
We went to a restaurant called Monsoon Poon which serves a selection of Oriental and Asian dishes – and you can watch them garnish the dishes through a mirror over the serving hatch and guess what they are using … (ok I conceed it was a carrot – but it did look like a fish fillet the way it was sliced (or a piece of fern!!! You know I’m not Masterchef!! 
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I like the restaurants slogan Love You long Time Have a look… 