Tuesday, 25 November
 Tattoo day! These photos were actually taken later, though--I was on my own |
 Tom, the wonderful man who did my tattoo, is a cousin of Lawrence Makaore |
 6 days to go |
 Banners are appearing all over town |
 Display in a formalwear store window |
 View from the Eastbourne Ferry, spoken of fondly by Sir Ian |
 Somes Island, now a wildlife sanctuary |
 Coming into Days Bay |
 The duckpond |
 on the way into Eastbourne |
 House in Eastbourne |
 Eastbourne |
 Chocolate Dayz Cafe |
 View from the cafe |
 Little Frodo at the Bucket Fountain |
| The night of the 25th,
there was a big VIP "do" at the Embassy. They had some shots of the
restoration on the walls, which I tried to capture It was my last free night in Wellington and I didn't want to leave.... ever! |
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 A bit of the interior of the lobby |