  1 Oct 5 - Jon Atherton & Bea fly in from Malaysia. |
 2 So Asako and the other Athertons drop in |
 3 The gals gather |
 4 Oct 8th - young Ella Dunlop has her 2nd birthday |
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 7 Little pals aplenty turn up |
 8 As does a barnyard of tasty animals |
 9 .. but not for long |
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 11 Niece Shari & Great-nieces Jess and Claudia regroup |
 12 Back at Chateau AthoTurnbull, Olivia patiently waits for dinner |
 13 Also waiting for a feed is this chap... but first |
 14 .. a stern talking to |
 15 "No more flying at your relfection in the window!" |
 16 Publicly shamed, Kookie agrees... |
 17 ... and is suitably rewarded |
 18 12th - Talking rewards, in Oxford Keno and James celebrate 2 years together with one of Stephen's favourite drops |
 19 Junior here was in the kitchen at 3 am and woke the team by breaking a glass. |
 20 Keen to return to the kitchen comfort in the daylight, Stephen ended up picking him up and taking to the empty yard next door. |
 21 A pedal to the city for Stephen & Paulie... |
 22 A late breakfast for a possum caught in the turkey trap |
 23 15th - The physio team are feeling all Bavarian. Study can wait... it's Octoberfest time. |
 24 This Schöne Frauen is ready |
 25 As are the team. |
 26 Let the show begin |
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 28 Just in from Italy! Nick & Elena drop in (they are staying with Elizabeth) |
 29 19th - Stephen is in Adelaide for some work and stays with pals David Barker and Jane Andrews. A feed after delivering a talk and before a pedal |
 30 The King of the Mountain jersey is deserved for once |
 31 Pleased lads made it up Mt Lofty |
 32 And met some locals on the way down |
 33 A short video |
 34 Adelaide Hills vineyard |
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 36 The pot of gold (rose gold) at the end of the rainbow |
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 38 A few rosés whilst weeding... perfect balance |
 39 The next day before a meeting, another 2 hour pedal. A flat ride to Henley this time. |
 40 23rd - Producer Claudie keeps a close eys on things as Chateau AthoTurnbull is used as a film set |
 41 The Director directs... |
 42 ... as the Producer calls home - more black curtins to darken the set are needed |
 43 Skylights and windows covered. Day becomes night. |
 44 Beatrice flies back to Singaore and Malaysia in the wee hours, so time to chill. Jon left in the morning for a last minute gig request in Mongolia! |
 45 25th - Paulie and Stephen go for a walk up Mt Cootha |
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 47 Followed by a cycle to town |
 48 Where Paulie races the CityCat |
 49 Before heading home via a bush track |
 50 Also taking his own bush track, Big Daddy python ambles past (all 2.4 metres of him) |
 51 Stephen blocks his way so up he goes |
 52 and checks out the camera lens from 30cm away |
 53 "Glad he didn't decide to make breakfast in the kitchen like his smaller Bro" |
 54 Brisbane 5pm is a civilised time to check in with socially exhausted Michael en France |
 55 30th - It's Stephen's birthday on the 31st so a wee celebration is in order. Akim and Anäis are always up for a party. |
 56 As is Owen, although short lived this time with a plane to catch to Melbourne |
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 58 Louise, Lottie and Chris Atherton break bread (and salmon- for Lottie). |
 59 Pal John Webb brought a super-sized Aix Provence rosé |
 60 Which the lads enjoy whilst talking golf |
 61 whilst Paulie & Denise talk geopolitics |
 62 Mr Ted (Stephen's pal since chldhood in NYC) looks a bit worried. Rightly so... he was later kidnapped. |
 63 Watching Anäis in action |
 64 Which gets a litte too close for comfort |
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 66 Jack Webb delivers sweet revenge |
 67 Isabelle preps before being dropped to dance |
 68 Stephen starts to see things through rosé coloured glasses |
 69 Lunch is served |
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 71 Followed by un festival du fromage |
 72 ... which pleases all |
 73 Akim works off some of the lunch |
 74 Which he clearly enjoyed |
 75 ... and it's time for the Webbs to exit. |
 76 As the sun sets, the house becomes a set again care of Producer & great neice, Claudie Blanch |
