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We hiked along canyons , through high alpine meadows filled with wild flowers ( and the occasional ptarmigan ) , by azure lakes , past lofty waterfalls , up to crystal glaciers riven by huge crevasses , and over many passes . In March , Pam and a couple of friends ( Dorothy Cleary and Sheila Robinson ) spent a long weekend in Wellington during the Reader 's and Writer 's week of the annual Festival of the Arts . They know their stock by heart - - no catalogs or computers - - and we chatted for an hour . After a couple of weeks it was back to Britain , this time to Northern Ireland to stay with Ian 's parents and see Pippa and John and family . One lasting impression was a small garage advertising " horn repairs " : obviously a flourishing business in India . And she obviously did well , for she received an excellent reference at the end of the period . Anyway , in June Ian flew to Northern Ireland to spend a week with his parents .