On Wednesday Bedlam held their monthly meal. This started years ago when the hall we used for practice was booked by the Mountain Safety Council on the first Wednesday of every month. So we went for a meal instead. The MSC stopped their meetings at least 15 years ago but we still go for our meal. Generally it’s a low cost Asian restaurant of some description. We do like Indian and the last meal of the year doubles as a Christmas party and has been getting more popular. For the past couple of years we have been going to Natraj in Paremata. This year we decided the theme was Hawaiian shirts. Hence Sam dressed up like this – 
(If you look carefully you can see he is about to drop Noreen's pager into a glass of water - although he didn't actually do this!).So Jenny doesn’t feel left out here she is in the garden last weekend.
We have had a number of visitors from the South Island (the Mainland if you are being parochial). Here are Bryony, Elwin and Polly at the meal.
And lastly, Movember has ended and I can revert to normal facial fungus. The final incarnation of Mowbray was mini-Mowbray – seen here with Nico, also at the meal. 
I realise I have no pictures of Noreen here. I will make up for it next week when she is participating in another run and swim event.
