1 Dec 1 - Harsukaichi, Hiroshima
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6 Meanwhile at Oxford City Hall, James has something to say about the post Dutch/Indonesian colonial mess that is Papua.
7 Maryann Long is in town for the first time in a few years. Her first Uni Midwife class is graduatiing.
8 Dec 4th - After a tennis outing with Rebecca and Akim, Bea and Jon offer up a lovely fish to BBQ Thai style
9 Anaïs (now residing next door) makes a crocodile bite Stephen
10 .. but is given a special wine to make it better
11 Also on the 4th Dec, the gals party at Shibuya, Tokyo
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17 7th - A Bunny Cafe in Minato, Tokyo.
18 And dinner in the whacky "Robot Restaurant" in Shinjuku, Tokyo
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20 Dec 12... Stephen has Melbourne work. Owen Traynor shares his funky Flinders Lane apartment
21 To RMIT
22 UMelb - a catch up with Joe Cox and Chris Feil
23 En route to RMIT it's graduation time down Swanston Street
24 Many a proud (mostly Asian) parent
25 Meanwhile, Olivia and Maddie are off to the snow in Kutchan, Hokkaido
26 Dec 14th - after some issues with a snowed in flight in Tokyo, the gals train up to the north
27 ... and have some wonerful powder to enjoy
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31 No snow to cool off in at Indooroopilly... the locals need a drink
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33 Dec 17th - At the Annerley Dunlop's.
34 20th - The Japanese team return home
35 Christmas Eve at Indooroopilly. Elena and Nick whip up a super tiramisu
36 and Olivia makes a pesto pastry Christmas tree
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39 Jon and Bea create their culinary magic next
40 Uncle Jon and Nick catch up for the first time in some years. Jon and Bea are now residing in Oz
41 The St Lucia Athertons arrive and meet Elena
42 And catch up with family
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46 The Dunlop-Blanch girls and Akim & Rebecca
47 Toni Dunlop preps for sailing in the Sydney - Hobart yacht race on Boxing Day
48 BBQ time - Ronnie gives moral support
49 Mary Garson arrives...
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52 .. and the party continues into the wee hours
53 The brave gals who took on the Atherton lads
54 Ela and Anaïs become best pals for the evening
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56 These two have always been besties
57 Christmas morning
58 Ooops- multi-shoot mode accidentally kicks in.
59 After lunch, Olivia, Paulie and Stephen head to the Dunlops at Doonan
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61 Present time for the Dunlop lads
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63 As the grandparents look on
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67 26th- proud father, mother, brother, sister and clan watching the kick off of the Sydney-Hobart yacht race. Toni is crewing on...
68 ...the 46" Dekadence
69 27th Dec - Christmas meals dictate daily workouts! Father and Daughter do a quick 25+ km cycle
70 Whilst this trio have a walk
71 Energised, the gals head to shops
72 Chilling for 3 nights whilst Elena and Nick mind Indooroopilly
73 28th Dec a walk through Tewantin Forest
74 Looking out to Noosa
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76 And then braving the crowds there
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79 29 December - The Oxford lads arrive!
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82 Coffee break & then the lads head to Elizabeth's for 5 nights
83 But up early the next day, care of jet lag, a quick first meeting with Bea & catch up with Uncle Jon (the first for 9 years)
84 It's hot so Akim and Anaïs paddle
85 Dec 31 - It seems this chap also needed to cool down. A surprise when Stephen went to empty the leaves.
86 Time for Cyril Snake to head off
87 Kookie Kookaburra is unimpressed and indeed swoops Cyril (who could swallow him in one go)
88 Not yet cooled down, Cyril goes for a swim
89 And agrees to move on
90 Olivia is at the Falls Festival at Byron Bay to see in the New Year
91 That night... New Year's Eve Haggis. Hogmanay heaven!
92 The best yet! And so 2016 comes to an end.
