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New Years Day

From John Eva

JANUARY 1 2019; arrived in Nelson to visit family. It has been a long time since we’d been to Nelson. Probably would have been Nelson Rod & Custom Club’s 10th Anniversary, circa 1982. So I pulled into Gourdie Motors in Waimea Road to purchase a road map. A nice big unfolding one which you have to study. Much nicer than an annoying voice

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