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President of the Hamilton Recorder Society , having failed , by popular acclaim , to resign this position , despite a desperate attempt brought on by pressure of other activities . When we first bought this place we looked at the horrible orange-yellow carpet fitted throughout the living and dining area , and said that it would be the first thing to go . The positive part was that Pam , stuck in London , was able to spend more time with her Mum and Nikki , who was visiting friends there - - but more of that later . We've enjoyed , with friends and a bottle or two of wine , a magnificent marine firework display , based on three barges in Auckland Harbour , and , when it finished , joined a long , ghostly procession of other boats sailing out through the night to island anchorages . He has been getting too many invitations to give talks , which he is flattered into accepting , but is now realizing that he will have to start turning things down to preserve sanity . On reaching The Pigeons , four stark pieces of rock sticking up from the ocean floor , we tacked up through the beautiful Broken Islands into Port Fitzroy , a secure , almost land-locked , haven .