January 15-30 Family! Kelsey and Grammy came to town! Kelsey jumped right into the sea, literally, by joining us in the Thursday night sea swim, then went to Rabbit Island two days later (15 minutes from our house) and did a triathlon... We had loads of fun walking the gardens, exploring The Brook Bird Sanctuary, going to Abel Tasman National Park, Ruby Beach, eating at Nahm restaurant, walking to the top of the Centre of New Zealand, drinking good beer at the Golden Bear Brewery at Mapua Wharf, and just having a good time around Richmond being with them and our new friends. Kelsey did the next Thursday sea swim with us again! Kathy overlapped with them the last weekend, and we spent a long weekend at The Portage in Kenepuru Sound by the Queen Charlotte Track. This was a nice getaway accessible by boat where we sea swam, kayaked, and walked the Queen Charlotte Track.