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It had been three years since Pam last saw most of the UK contingent , so she found quite a lot of change , and apart from a couple of quick forays to visit friends spent the time catching up with family . How can we cram it into just a letter ? Ian was working at a conference , of course , but Pam loved the Georgian architecture , the warm colour of the stone , the stone angels climbing up outside the cathedral , and The ( famous ) Crescent , with a house that had been faithfully recreated in Georgian style . It was glassy smooth at first , but the weather duly rose against us and we were fairly exhausted by the time we reached Russell , just across the channel from the kayak 's home at Paihia . And Anna has no car , which makes life there rather difficult . No problem sailing alone round the Pacific , he explained : he had US Navy charts that showed where and when the wind would be under 35 knots 99 % of the time , and he stuck to those . It had been a difficult time , but the difficult parts were pretty well over by the time Ian arrived . By the time she returned Pam was saturated with music , but nevertheless glad to leave behind the night-time coughs , snores and wheezes of dormitory accommodation . Sometimes they rise at 6 AM to skate before work , when the skate ramp is empty - - that certainly does n't sound like our daughter !