Yesterday was essentially the climax of the trip for Mike when we went to his father's house (now Sherry's) for a Robinson Family get together.  We were picked up by his cousin Bently who drove us over in his much adored white BMW!  Bently wound up Peggy and Sherry by calling ahead to say that he had not found us and had decided to come without us.  Not sure that they found it all that funny!
When we arrived Mike met his sister Peggy for the very first time and brother Owen for the second.  We were joined by his niece and nephew Toni and James and James son Christian who was highly excited about his 12th Birthday the following day!  This was only the start and as the day progressed more and more members of the enormous Robinson clan arrived until it was quite overwhelming.  His cousin Trevor gave us a copy of the family tree and it says it all when I say that there are 9 pages of it!  It appears that his Grandfather and Grandmother between them had around 10 children which has created multiple complex branches of the family.  Another twist in the tale is that Peggy's close friend is also Mike's cousin on his mothers side!  It was a great party full of noise and laughter, dancing and eating, family photos and a great sense of love and warmth towards Mike from his new found family.  At times it was overwhelming and emotional given that for most of his life it was just Mike and his Mum.............Trevor made a toast to the family, those who were there and those who were not and Cecil made a little speech about passing on the mantle of responsibility to Trevor and the next generation including Mike and Mike himself got the opportunity to thank them all for making us both feel so welcome.