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" Then ( after sobering up ) it was off to Wellington for culture , art , museums , before returning home . Finally they caught the ferry back to Wellington and drove home . In September Pam went to Wellington for the New Zealand Recorder Festival week . She 'd just like to point out that as the full-time worker in this family , she has n't had the chance to go anywhere exotic this year . In the evenings we huddled around the little electric fire , opened a bottle of wine , and read companionably . You have to admire them : in fact , on every visit home he finds his folks always have more to teach him , in terms of how they cope with life and inevitable infirmity . In September she drove to Wellington with a friend for the biennial Recorder Week there and had a terrific time , immersed in musical activities morning , afternoon , and evening . In other family news , we managed to get to Toronto for a day on the way to Havana , and spent Canadian Thanksgiving in a glorious reunion with our very long-term friends Joan and much of her family . They flew to Wellington , crossed by ferry , and picked up a rental car in Pickton .