At roughly 18.00 on 17th November the full Walton clan were finally reunited. Liz, Jim & Ray had come in from a couple of days in Sydney. Caroline, Davy & Éamha had been in Christchurch for a few days already. Ma, Pa, Ash and myself arrived back from the bus tour. So we had no choice but to crack open the champagne and celebrate. Dad was the only one to have seen Liz & Jim since their engagement, so the rest pf us got our first chance to congratulate them.