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On returning to the wharf the next morning we all drove off for a day 's sightseeing - - the wind was too fresh for Ian to sail back alone as planned . Off again to Germany , this time to stay with friends in Karlsruhe and a wonderful day in Heidelberg . On arrival on a Saturday afternoon , he was whisked off the plane and taken straight to a bar where the band that he joins on trips to Christchurch was playing . So off she went to hospital to have a much larger piece taken out . Pam has started piano lessons , partly for fun but also with a view to being better able to accompany her students . - - particularly when we stopped for a late lunch at the first hostel after a heavy day 's walk , knowing that we were only halfway whereas the four-day walkers could take off their hiking boots and head for the beach . Ian took Nikki and Jake for a lazy long weekend , stopping at Oneroa on Waiheke island for a civilized drink in a trendy cafe , then on to a quiet bay for a couple of nights . However , apart from increased airport security and long delays ( Ian unthinkingly packed his washbag in his carry-on for a quick trip from San Francisco to Seattle and had his nail-clippers confiscated ) we were unaffected . On Dec 22 's Weblife page ( p.21 ) , under Links worth a visit , get this : " As the post-food lull kicks in , try a Queen-style Christmas message with New Zealand 's Witten family , who round up their year , every year , at www.cs.waikato.ac.nz / ~ ihw / xmas / xmas.99.html . Just a 10-stack player for his jazz CD 's . Off to Heathrow to stay with Harold Thimbleby and family for a couple of weeks in the peaceful Hertfordshire countryside , along with distinctly not-so-peaceful travel to work at Middlesex University in North London . You need one hand to hold on ( otherwise you're thrown immediately onto the floor ) , one to hold the cup ( it 's quite impossible to put it down ) , and a third for the kettle , a dangerous bomb full of evil boiling water and the nearest doctor eight days away . ) Whereas Ian 's musical activities slowed down when he came to Calgary - - unfortunately rehearsals of the University Symphonic Band , in which he played before , clashed with the course he was teaching , and all he had going were a few very enjoyable jazz sessions with an ex-student who plays wonderful piano - - Pam 's accelerated .