Lunch out and supper out

We left at about 11.30 to quickly pop on at the Longwood Store to buy a present for Charlotte as I had forgotten to get something yesterday, and then drove to Millenium Forest where we ate our chicken burgers and some white chocolate. Aaron took forever to eat as he can’t bite with his front teeth which are still very wobbly…the roots, which have almost disappeared, are starting to show through. He just can’t get them out though, not for lack of wiggling! Once all the food was eaten or discarded, we took a short walk through some bits of the forest, talking about the forest and why it was that way and how cool it would be if we came back to visit the island in ten years and saw how big the Gumwood trees have grown. We can already see growth in the few years that we’ve been on the island. They are still miniature, but on the whole the reforestation of that area has been a success. We were home again for about two hours before going to the birthday party at Ann’s Place. I wasn’t so keen on going on my own but it was okay. There were loads of people, as it was also partially a going-away party for Miles and Sharon, Charlotte’s parents, who leave in two weeks. Miles was contracted to the island for the airport development, but since there is presently no airport development, his job has fallen away. They should have been here for four years; instead, they are leaving after less than a year (Charlotte was a newborn when they arrived). Directly after the party (where we had had a finger supper) we went to church; Nick Williams was the preacher. He delivered a fine message on the Ten Commandments.