Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary Pookey!
Wow, I can't believe it's been 10 years since we said I do!
And what an amazing 10 years it's been.
Thank you for choosing me and loving me the way you do and for being my adventure buddy.
I look forward to the next 10 years and all the 10's after that too .
Hope you enjoy this whirlwind tour of the last 10 years in pictures!
All my love always
xxx
Our wedding day
24 Oct 2008
The day we met on Clifton 2nd
Thank you Rob for inviting Justin to join us on the beach!!
Oct 2005
Weekend in Langebaan
08 May 2006
Hiking up Lion's Head
16 July 2006
My first trip to Justin's home town of Uvongo
Sept 2006
Justin's Masters Graduation Day
June 2007
James Bond 007 Themed party for Justin's Birthday
07 07 2007
Hiking up Woody Buttress, one of the 12 Apostles in Cape Town
Sept 2007
Picnic in Kirstenbosch, a favourite activity
Nov 2007
Kloofing!
On Allan's farm in Greyton. Thank you to Gus from PRDW for organising both the Woody Buttress hike and the kloofing adventures, good times.
Dec 2007
Carols by Candlelight, Kirstenbosch
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens are a firm favourite throughout the year but Spring there is especially magic as are the Summer concerts.
Dec 2007
Sparkly day: The day Justin proposed
09 Feb 2008
Granny Hilde's 80th Birthday Celebrations!
Feb 2008
Bron's Birthday Surprise
March 2008
Graham and Shell's (aka Twinny) Wedding
19 April 2008
Me-Too-Day
24 Oct 2008
On honeymoon in Knsyna and the Garden Route
Barrack Obama was elected as POTUS while we were on Honeymoon
Nov 2008
Brenainn and Kirsten's Wedding
01 May 2009
River Rafting on the Doring River
Thank you for keeping me safe and in the boat the whole way Pookey!
Sept 2009
Soccer World Cup 2010 in South Africa
This was one of the quarter final games in Port Elizabeth.
Netherlands 2 : 1 Brazil
July 2010
Hanging out with family in Cape Town for Justin's 30th Birthday
July 2010
A very intense game of Monopoly happening in Hermanus
Aug 2010
Welcoming our first niece, Micaela
I'll never forget, I handed in my PhD thesis on the Monday and she was born on the Friday.
Here she is at 3 weeks old.
Oct 2010
Justin's last day at PRDW in Cape Town
Dec 2010
Christmas 2010
The day we left SA to live in Europe
27 Dec 2010
Exploring London with Shell and Graham
Jan 2011
Prague
We travelled around Europe for 3 months before settling in Rotterdam.
Feb 2011
Contiki Ski
Feb 2011
The Dutch Boibs!
We lived and enjoyed life in Rotterdam for 2.5 years.
2011 - 2013
Surprise trip back to SA for Bron's Dad's 70th Birthday
Feb 2012
Twins 30th Birthday!
Shell and Graham made a surprise trip to Rotterdam for our 30th bday.
March 2012
Cycling in the tulip fields in the unseasonably warm Spring weather
March 2012
Joan and Mayira's trip to Europe and the UK
May 2012
Venice
May 2012
With Dad Cross at the UNESCO World Heritage Site Kinderdijk
Aug 2012
Iceland
Aug 2012
Times Square, New York City
Sept 2012
Christmas Market in Aachen with Justin's German cousins
Dec 2012
Ring of Kerry, Ireland
May 2013
Ho Chi Min City, Vietnam
May 2013
Justin came to Vietnam in May 2013 for a work project.
Who would have said 5 years later we would be back together to live in HCMC for a while.
Top of Europe at the Jungfraujoch, Switzerland
July 2013
Praia do Canto, Vitoria, Brazil
Straight after our Swiss getaway Justin left the Netherlands for Vitoria kicking off our two year stint in Brazil.
July 2013
A sneaky two weeks in London with this squishy monkey!
(Between finishing work in NL and moving to Brazil)
Welcome to our first nephew Joshua! (born Feb 2013)
Aug 2013
Feeding Hamish the Highland cow in Scotland!
Aug 2013
Vitoria, our new home for the next two years
Sept 2013
Our 5th Wedding Anniversary celebrated in Lima, Peru
24 Oct 2013
Machu Picchu, Peru
Due to Brazilian visa complications we also spent some time in Peru, the perfect opportunity to squeeze in a few long weekends away.
Nov 2013
Pucon, Chile
Our dear friends Joan and Mayira invited us to join them and their families for Christmas and New Year in Chile. Thanks for having us guys, it was awesome!
Dec 2013/Jan 2014
Hout Bay Beach, Cape Town. One of our favourite beaches to walk on.
Due to continuing visa complications we made an unexpected but lovely trip back to SA.
Feb 2014
Visting Justin's parents in Uvongo
Feb 2014
The very worthwhile coffee date that resulted in missing my connecting flight to Rio, oops!
March 2014
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
April 2014
Hiking in Huaraz, Peru
June 2014
Costa Rica!
Sept 2014
Pedra Azul close to Vitoria with our lovely friends Niels and Vivian
Dec 2014
Hiking in Los Glaciares National Park in El Chalten
Perito Moreno Glacier
Patagonia, Argentina and Chile
Dec 2014
With Joan and Mayira in Papudo, Chile
Jan 2015
Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
April 2015
Florianopolis, our last weekend getaway in Brazil
June 2015
Table Mountain
The Nelson Mandela Capture Site
We left Brazil on 01 July 2015 for 5 weeks of travelling around and visiting family and sorting out some (much simpler) Australian visa paperwork.
July-Aug 2015
Perth, Australia
Our new home for the next 2.5 years.
August 2015
Feeding kangaroos at Caversham Wildlife Park in Perth
Oct 2015
Pura Tirta Empul, the Water Temple, Bali
Lombok
Our first adventure in Asia!
Dec 2015/Jan 2016
Selfie time!
Welcome little Daniella! (Born Sept 2015)
London, Feb 2016
A sneaky week in Sydney
Justin was working and Bron was sightseeing.
April 2016
Swimming with Whalesharks at Ningaloo Reef
July 2016
Our resident photographer doing his favourite thing
Kalbarri Beach at sunset.
July 2016
Snorkelling with a friendly Humphead Wrasse at the Great Barrier Reef
Oct 2016
Hill Inlet Lookout at Whithaven Beach, The Whitsunday Islands
Oct 2016
Christmas in Perth with the whole Finnemore Clan
Dec 2016
A week of R&R at Margaret River
Shout out to the beautiful white sand beaches of WA, we miss you so.
Jan 2017
Halong Bay
Hiking in Sapa
Cooking Class in Hoi An
On holiday in Vietnam.
It was pure coincidence that we moved there 6 months later (true story!)
Sept 2016
Railay Beach
Bathing elephants, Chiang Mai
Thailand, Dec 2017
This little fellow joined us early on in 2011 and became our Mellow Yellow Travel Fellow
Here he is doing one of his favourite things, posting postcards.
Bangkok, Thailand
Jan 2018
Thank you Perth, it's been real!
On 28 Feb 2018 we left Perth for 6 weeks of road tripping through South Africa visiting family and friends along the way (and of course the obligatory trip to home affairs, bleh!).
6 weeks, 7600 km, 8 of the 9 provinces in a 1L Opel Corsa!
Thank you Mzansi, it was fab.
In Jo'Burg with Bron's Brothers
A sneaky few days in the Kruger National Park
In St Francis Bay with Bron's Dad
and Mom!
Table Mountain you beauty
Celebrating Bron's bday with sushi and chardonnay
Meeting Isla for the first time!!
Welcome little Isla! (Born Sept 2015)
And welcome Isla's brother Nathan, our newest nephew! (not pictured, born March 2018)
Clifftop walk in Hermanus
Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens with Justin's parents
A day out with our niece Micaela
South Africa, March-April 2018
View from our new apartment in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
April 2018
In an aeroplane waiting for take off
Where we seem to find ourselves super often these days!
Flying to Phu Quoc for a weekend getaway for Justin's birthday
Celebrating in Style
Phu Quoc, July 2018
Visiting the Finnemore Four in an exceptionally hot London!
July-Aug 2018
Pho!
Beef Noodle Soup, our favourite go to Vietnamese meal.
At HCMC airport on the way to Dalat for a long weekend.
Sept 2018
And that's a wrap!
Can't wait to see what the next 10 years with you brings
xxx
