We just finished another grading as a family. This time the boys and Kim graded to their first brown belts and I graded to my third brown belt.
We were supposed to have graded about a month ago, but because of Kims dad's funeral we had to postpone it for a month.
It therefore turned out to be just a mini grading with just the four of us as a family.
Now it will be quite a while before any of us are grading again. The boys need to get a fair bit stronger before grading for the next belt based on the feedback. I will need to start working towards the black, so Kim will probably be the next one grading towards the end of the year.
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Driving back towards Queenstown we had to go through Wanaka. Boy, has it changed! It used to be a small place with maybe fifty houses, but now it is a proper town with lots of cars and traffic.
It is very scenic approaching Lake Wanaka, and the lake itself has this tree growing in the water that photographers from all around the world come here to take photos of.
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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A place that I have always found really magical is driving through the Lindis Pass.
Kim doesn't think much of it, but since I visited it the first time, I've alwas found the rolling hills and the colours absolutely stunning.
23. August 2023 19:08
by Rene Pallesen
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Kims highlight on the trip was to go up on a real glacier.
She had booked a helicopter tour that would take up up on a section of the glacier between the two major ice falls.
This is a section of the glacier that Andy and I dreaded having to walk through 20 years ago when we were climbing higher up on the glacier. Mind you, back then there was probably another 100 metres of ice on top of where we landed on this day.
At karate Aiden is sometimes asked to teach the newbies. It is great to see how it gives him confidence.
Aiden went to a birthday party with a Virtual Reality experience...a bit scary for him.
The local corner shop was refitted for a TV show.
Easter egg loot.
What do the boys get up to in their room sometimes???
Family photo at QVB
Having desserts in the city
A seal resting on the rocks at the opera house.
20. April 2022 14:04
by Rene Pallesen
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While at Warilla Beach we one day did a walk at the Macquarie Pass National park. This was an easy walk with the reward of a waterfall at the end of the walk.
20. April 2022 13:04
by Rene Pallesen
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One one of our trips down south we visited the Nan Tien temple south of Sydney.
It is a Chinese Buddhist temple that is worth a relaxing visit for anyone with some time.