tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18714619991025877352024-03-20T02:10:59.824-07:00kiwigirladventuresIn New Zealand, at lastkiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06211880240699553827noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-50757237975543328372009-12-01T14:44:00.000-08:002009-12-01T14:47:33.929-08:00Summer Begins....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-qWXT89pz6JHBMShjmwOxgoYKVr75PdLRP8nv4IOZuWBbI-BfMCTSQyfMTWGxxc-jHU1GHjPlZ46NQnMRmeGHY2O0W04PWi5g6Q-qfESDdU_XobM3xuYM4d-FhRn7vYwub7vQgOLFlHg/s1600/PC010090.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-qWXT89pz6JHBMShjmwOxgoYKVr75PdLRP8nv4IOZuWBbI-BfMCTSQyfMTWGxxc-jHU1GHjPlZ46NQnMRmeGHY2O0W04PWi5g6Q-qfESDdU_XobM3xuYM4d-FhRn7vYwub7vQgOLFlHg/s320/PC010090.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410402931886052178" border="0" /></a>Yesterday was the first day of Summer....<br />Really?<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFW59j_rWyDqpudwFwZQksc-dYQq1eoNh4gtKjaOuVIWVat0Js61CccWKZtrZZWgw21qi3_Xp_XoX9dXTQf7WZIzYLTLQagqVOD3p1IfIKSYg2ryRXkpipqTgVJvHdo0CNDyM0qfIKNyW/s1600/PC010089.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFW59j_rWyDqpudwFwZQksc-dYQq1eoNh4gtKjaOuVIWVat0Js61CccWKZtrZZWgw21qi3_Xp_XoX9dXTQf7WZIzYLTLQagqVOD3p1IfIKSYg2ryRXkpipqTgVJvHdo0CNDyM0qfIKNyW/s320/PC010089.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410402925268529554" border="0" /></a>Same type of weather today too.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-69434541635586933332009-11-25T19:30:00.000-08:002009-11-25T19:33:16.081-08:00Hey, it's not been that long since my last post here.<br /><br />Since Sept, I have learnt to make some cute creatures out of paper. (I need to be careful otherwise the house will be taken over by cicadas, butterflies, cranes and swans).<br /><br />I'm sort of avoiding Aidy and Sarah's blog. They haven't seen Wellington in all its glory yet! Just wait until it's Christmas day and 28 degrees!!!<br /><br />Well, that's it. Masterchef Australia is on soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-32417525419894342972009-09-29T19:44:00.000-07:002009-09-29T19:55:34.170-07:00Tsunami Hits SamoaAn 8.3 Earthquake hit Samoa this morning, followed by a <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news">tsunami</a>. My mom called me about 8 times and finally I woke up enough to answer my phone. We weren't sure how bad this would be and if it would hit New Zealand. She wanted me with her at her work. (This is the first time we've been through any act of God - other than same Earthquakes).<br /><br />I got ready as quickly as I could. And since I might have been stuck there for a while, I took my laptop and camera, and of course a coffee. I was absolutely soaked when I finally got there!!! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIE8OLMd9Nhl7d0yTdLDI3T4cuPRiDcKVKvX57iugnVDEVQvroBCGo3syLxlhCxYVt_tChyphenhyphenltOe-ibFxrAgZUszr8c4zmgG0f3UrLbpcD0jkfb89wXRyw-FL2GfbP86J_3r2Fovo3Dz54/s1600-h/1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 231px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikIE8OLMd9Nhl7d0yTdLDI3T4cuPRiDcKVKvX57iugnVDEVQvroBCGo3syLxlhCxYVt_tChyphenhyphenltOe-ibFxrAgZUszr8c4zmgG0f3UrLbpcD0jkfb89wXRyw-FL2GfbP86J_3r2Fovo3Dz54/s320/1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387086134589364402" border="0" /></a>At about 11am my Mom's boss got a phone call. Gisbourne had been hit with a 40cm wave.... not that big. So Mommy let me come home. I'm still checking the news reports but it seems to have ended. My clothes are still drying as I got even more soaked on the way home.<br /><br />We just got back from the grocery shop, and it just seems eerily quiet. I wanted to get this post up in case any family members happen upon this. We are all fine! (Sorry)<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8KuHDwyoPDwNJsM6GXUM4lqlbidhmEnTOPu2b4Ea_RLuQsz-F1z0hDc74ZbllBPoZLBEzwQ8_n9m7ie0Y7X1nKZCT194Y3FXLHz65KHtW-dGefmZWurco552u8lIfCrV1yMIaH4IPkpU/s1600-h/2.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo8KuHDwyoPDwNJsM6GXUM4lqlbidhmEnTOPu2b4Ea_RLuQsz-F1z0hDc74ZbllBPoZLBEzwQ8_n9m7ie0Y7X1nKZCT194Y3FXLHz65KHtW-dGefmZWurco552u8lIfCrV1yMIaH4IPkpU/s320/2.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387086127922578754" border="0" /></a>Samoa is circled. In relation to the world.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-24895580416070960532009-08-07T17:00:00.000-07:002009-08-07T17:02:17.281-07:00I guess I should update this blog more often.<br />Since May, we have been to Hamilton.<br />Met A and S (who started they're world wide travels)<br />Gone to Doctors and Dentists.<br />Went to Auckland for SENZ<br />And loving that the sun is coming out more and more....kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06211880240699553827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-72181951407217232332009-04-30T14:55:00.000-07:002009-04-30T14:57:05.881-07:00One Year...<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:180%;">We have been living in Wellington<br /><br />ONE<br />WHOLE<br />YEAR<br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">Flight from Auckland to Wellington<br />May 1st 2008<br />Arrived 2pm</span><br /></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-47354066067272748732009-04-25T18:06:00.000-07:002009-04-25T18:11:17.293-07:00One Year AgoWe left Guernsey for the last time.<br />The 25th was our leaving good-bye party, and on the 26th we flew away.... to Jersey for a few days.<br /><br />25th April 2008<br />We were packing up the last of the house to go into the container. Checked into a hotel and had a good bye party.<br /><br />25th April 2009<br />Celebrated our first Anzac Day in NZ. And did some shopping - which seems to be normal for a Saturday.kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06211880240699553827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-22645467203058363072009-04-13T15:17:00.000-07:002009-04-13T15:50:32.286-07:00A Journey to the Center of The Earth - In ReviewFriday 10th April<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdM6zds6CaBZLYz8TisFRsfPeecqVhQ5NzMWEpM4VKMrksbHY6rZWf37asYL0i3kNel710WOc_0GLGXziUwHxCz5UO90FGcTa212r4Sh5iVY7SlrpsCCt6CfBCcZUuuBKyLQIEYf3CBZ6/s1600-h/101.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSdM6zds6CaBZLYz8TisFRsfPeecqVhQ5NzMWEpM4VKMrksbHY6rZWf37asYL0i3kNel710WOc_0GLGXziUwHxCz5UO90FGcTa212r4Sh5iVY7SlrpsCCt6CfBCcZUuuBKyLQIEYf3CBZ6/s400/101.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324307593669108834" border="0" /></a>We left Thorndon, Wellington at about 10am and drove up the middle of the country to Taupo, arriving at about 4pm.<br /><br /><br /><br />Saturday 11th<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOPAerUDpgzEI55qTyeEV6Kw4oxKhFBaFftMg9KZGKNNlHpcwyhR6YZsqNZYOePzeaqqGsKfMpISSV3_LZ5YWIZfU3eH7x4HaRBGW7Mui_lHLCb4bcwGbx3X3-rHC5ew5MwUsdLsbqiGi/s1600-h/111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggOPAerUDpgzEI55qTyeEV6Kw4oxKhFBaFftMg9KZGKNNlHpcwyhR6YZsqNZYOePzeaqqGsKfMpISSV3_LZ5YWIZfU3eH7x4HaRBGW7Mui_lHLCb4bcwGbx3X3-rHC5ew5MwUsdLsbqiGi/s400/111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324306151776656946" border="0" /></a> We left Taupo to head up to Rotorua. On the way we stopped at this <a href="http://www.orakeikorako.co.nz/">Hidden Valley Thermal Park</a>. This was very cool to see. You could feel the heat coming from the water.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq1hTJcWMSk1Gpaax81KbitvAaODLiaYwlJM2JiQ0TVjdq9zxNT7kT_tAXLMoTCN-_w6S0dqxuY55Gdh61g8zPsGqycRUFqSRnj0_pL-sUqdCRZOXuTA-gLl-HS9Ie3VkCYynFNNX-5UG/s1600-h/112.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHq1hTJcWMSk1Gpaax81KbitvAaODLiaYwlJM2JiQ0TVjdq9zxNT7kT_tAXLMoTCN-_w6S0dqxuY55Gdh61g8zPsGqycRUFqSRnj0_pL-sUqdCRZOXuTA-gLl-HS9Ie3VkCYynFNNX-5UG/s400/112.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324306150936792274" border="0" /></a>But sulphur smells! And it was a hot day! The mud pools were really amazing to see. Just lots of blob...blob...blob....<br /><br />Tonight, for dinner I was given pine nuts in my pasta! Yuck! Nothing in the menu suggested pine nuts! So I took a dozen pills and got some soy milk and ginger beer when we got back to the hotel. In case you didn't know, I am allergic to nuts and seeds. My throat/tongue swells a little and my stomach starts trying to kill me!! I only had half my meal before I noticed the pine nut. So I wasn't that ill this time.<br /><br /><br />Sunday 12th<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrax5jv0FZzLB4QkNTuc6DDznS7rgH-GQl2-k2BI2au0nfZMoUqLcUV3YMItOv_uGqkrIbujGGEQekEzyapoh_yNwPrpkg9d0i7Fd1JcWaIUP5wKAaRIwF_fmsKawa073iRxGH-4Jm12L5/s1600-h/121.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrax5jv0FZzLB4QkNTuc6DDznS7rgH-GQl2-k2BI2au0nfZMoUqLcUV3YMItOv_uGqkrIbujGGEQekEzyapoh_yNwPrpkg9d0i7Fd1JcWaIUP5wKAaRIwF_fmsKawa073iRxGH-4Jm12L5/s400/121.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324306143634905666" border="0" /></a>Happy Easter! I went outside for some fresh air while everyone was getting dressed and all these little kids and their parents were walking back to the hotel. Of course, it was an Easter Egg hunt. (I've never hunted for Easter Eggs). One of the hotel workers coming back with the little unfound eggs gave one to all the adults.<br /><br />After breakfast we went to....<br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 204, 0);font-size:130%;" ><br />STARBUCKS</span><br /><br />Heaven in a venti cup!<br /><br />And walked back to the hotel via the Free Access Thermal Park. Lots of steam and a few mud pools.<br /><br />We headed to the market near the lake, then back to the hotel for lunch.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-DPzlfyIhgZYZ7yyvnqgBeaEJrhnmkNgBKXh603l_6PCfYFOmgZS6tWUmye1z6kYG-bYAmg0jAu19xdvxGh_zOXCbBnjehb9RACYTl5tQjdD8ZVpQdQCmYmGCXEPZFEWmC3kNIH9JMsp/s1600-h/120.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD-DPzlfyIhgZYZ7yyvnqgBeaEJrhnmkNgBKXh603l_6PCfYFOmgZS6tWUmye1z6kYG-bYAmg0jAu19xdvxGh_zOXCbBnjehb9RACYTl5tQjdD8ZVpQdQCmYmGCXEPZFEWmC3kNIH9JMsp/s400/120.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324306137122351554" border="0" /></a>Our hunt for the Buried Village begins! <a href="http://www.buriedvillage.co.nz/">The Buried Village</a> was buried after a Volcanic Eruption in 1886.<span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br />Monday 13th<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy1GwagZej-My44iu5d9rb0liBn9ZH6Mr0Dk7GMFGJrJmfTWcdHTQ94tgAby9qYIOwvc3Wg6td5qzlaXkDG3xNadeN0qgbajRXxp8BTfTnPHzynFZmnBgo4Y_wDFXqqLU7pyK8j-KmzWX/s1600-h/131.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRy1GwagZej-My44iu5d9rb0liBn9ZH6Mr0Dk7GMFGJrJmfTWcdHTQ94tgAby9qYIOwvc3Wg6td5qzlaXkDG3xNadeN0qgbajRXxp8BTfTnPHzynFZmnBgo4Y_wDFXqqLU7pyK8j-KmzWX/s400/131.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5324306129545960226" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The long drive home.<br />And not missing the smell of sulphur!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-13379485999784115882009-04-07T03:07:00.000-07:002009-04-07T03:07:25.384-07:00The Eclectic Artisans Team: Celebrate MOM with EART!!!<a href="http://theeclecticartisansteam.blogspot.com/2009/04/celebrate-mom-with-eart.html#links">The Eclectic Artisans Team: Celebrate MOM with EART!!!</a>kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06211880240699553827noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-18886473639576524152009-02-24T13:44:00.000-08:002009-02-24T13:47:45.472-08:00One Week Ago<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4NY4MZpyI7EPN9KSLj6awboKSFpjWeTqYkJ6X_zl4zVTQi1o30X3NMJv5FEmMDWeXLIoDHaQJntW5A0FeIqJbWsgvmtg9mNic2Mtk5zaVnilF_e_WBC9BJ3dhIOgueb44dT1hBaay_m0/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR4NY4MZpyI7EPN9KSLj6awboKSFpjWeTqYkJ6X_zl4zVTQi1o30X3NMJv5FEmMDWeXLIoDHaQJntW5A0FeIqJbWsgvmtg9mNic2Mtk5zaVnilF_e_WBC9BJ3dhIOgueb44dT1hBaay_m0/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306483048737405570" border="0" /></a>This is moms first real skating injury on me!<br />She fell in her skates and the wheels gashed my leg. It looks a lot worse than it is. But bled quite a lot.<br />It's pretty much been constant rain since so we haven't been able to get out.<br /><br />Saturday we went to the Cuba Street Carnival. Took some photos but not looked through them yet.<br /><br />http://theeclecticartisansteam.blogspot.com/<br />http://fotogeeni.etsy.com<br />http://pnkgeeni.etsy.comUnknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-67087671442784690832009-02-18T01:20:00.000-08:002009-02-18T01:24:24.771-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbpjGIORWQUeXxolBT3j231bl7PrzL20kCGjZnIY4Cruk8wMOpVG0WFqvOZA5ZzUdp6aFSJo_7kUI6oAcp2iFRac_DLReGVgW0RSsHUtQnJlcMgyxmL5Iv0uknz8s481327EEfw6EwhY/s1600-h/P2150078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbpjGIORWQUeXxolBT3j231bl7PrzL20kCGjZnIY4Cruk8wMOpVG0WFqvOZA5ZzUdp6aFSJo_7kUI6oAcp2iFRac_DLReGVgW0RSsHUtQnJlcMgyxmL5Iv0uknz8s481327EEfw6EwhY/s320/P2150078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304065435792158706" border="0" /></a>Crafty mommy!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFhGGwApQLEPuRCNNYkR90znyVWnsTenKUO0Ptd-CKuMR-ZXPtYn0ncdWFxHaL_yNdg_rHqE38-Sk0f0gtStlNCoxY8L_q155OeRQzwWZH4AOAh_E6EED465kLtp_kC_q12Yn3gIZpoY/s1600-h/!cid_4257768C87274F0C8209FE9754AC1B5D@Myers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzFhGGwApQLEPuRCNNYkR90znyVWnsTenKUO0Ptd-CKuMR-ZXPtYn0ncdWFxHaL_yNdg_rHqE38-Sk0f0gtStlNCoxY8L_q155OeRQzwWZH4AOAh_E6EED465kLtp_kC_q12Yn3gIZpoY/s320/!cid_4257768C87274F0C8209FE9754AC1B5D@Myers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304065429826260418" border="0" /></a>Feeling Ignored??<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0j1xzdCmNMFjITYcvNbcFMR31Y1G8cPhayWjLKVDGclpN-AOuOVYXidM608PVvtOsgaw41niyMP8SORhNOoADNMu3a1RxvboBGt2OnPTxcDhsDU_5fII4iTNq1bdPZAqTnqLVD2irLQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh0j1xzdCmNMFjITYcvNbcFMR31Y1G8cPhayWjLKVDGclpN-AOuOVYXidM608PVvtOsgaw41niyMP8SORhNOoADNMu3a1RxvboBGt2OnPTxcDhsDU_5fII4iTNq1bdPZAqTnqLVD2irLQ/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304065425616526930" border="0" /></a>Guess what!<br />My socks match!!kiwigirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06211880240699553827noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-2807168422988417182009-02-08T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-08T12:41:38.413-08:00Friday was Waitangi Day. So we went along the waterfront to Waitangi Park. There was a huge festival etc. Live music. Lots of people dressed up. (Men dressed up as pink fairies, convicts, pirates, elmo, smurfs, etc).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaUCVPGv9S9gGAr-_rpL-FeVEy-YBzamA59BEnva_WMo1OWCHXhoLEYhvMbHgytQ4G3b0-d8y6qNwZxvogPnJWk7LVgYPjkhnBDK6CGfsflC3SaSqZRESYfAynMOHQO4t3Km2084YSJJC/s1600-h/mom11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300528107874689298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjaUCVPGv9S9gGAr-_rpL-FeVEy-YBzamA59BEnva_WMo1OWCHXhoLEYhvMbHgytQ4G3b0-d8y6qNwZxvogPnJWk7LVgYPjkhnBDK6CGfsflC3SaSqZRESYfAynMOHQO4t3Km2084YSJJC/s320/mom11.jpg" border="0" /></a> Me and momma got some air brush tattoos.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuURJHKc9Zvm7WH0PRrHxkgVCnEnLOOKCJtfVUphprHQf38ugB3XD24ngA1KxaGyplNKhgnHcXoI1_jq8NKQ7ZnJwm8PXwmp-Nv1pui1pCTFaELBWFUwwu-0AHZwUqgxVzbUi9lRWRStJ8/s1600-h/mom.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300528108002727890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuURJHKc9Zvm7WH0PRrHxkgVCnEnLOOKCJtfVUphprHQf38ugB3XD24ngA1KxaGyplNKhgnHcXoI1_jq8NKQ7ZnJwm8PXwmp-Nv1pui1pCTFaELBWFUwwu-0AHZwUqgxVzbUi9lRWRStJ8/s320/mom.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-17645693996752353722009-02-05T14:35:00.000-08:002009-02-05T14:36:25.698-08:00<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#33cc00;">HAPPY WAITANGI DAY</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-59253213085676473662009-01-22T12:20:00.000-08:002009-01-22T12:30:49.111-08:00Saturdays Adventures<em>The colossal squid has caught the world's attention, and no wonder - since 1925, only two of nine adult specimens reported have been complete. Come face to face with Te Papa's amazing specimen: <strong>4.2 metres long and weighing 495 kilograms</strong> - nearly half a tonne!<br /></em><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSsHiZ2B6ZCo2uDMle1ts9XTn4hrHYgPSckcCEUiu9RoEoqzaZC13hFiKLyoUfwfrP7uhxXP6r_mtGG730OP8A_kzsJq7Rqc1aQGczZo8lylLLWik3DWuBhkwo1A9qj2s_ifJ80jGci0w/s1600-h/squid1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215878804994146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKSsHiZ2B6ZCo2uDMle1ts9XTn4hrHYgPSckcCEUiu9RoEoqzaZC13hFiKLyoUfwfrP7uhxXP6r_mtGG730OP8A_kzsJq7Rqc1aQGczZo8lylLLWik3DWuBhkwo1A9qj2s_ifJ80jGci0w/s320/squid1.jpg" border="0" /></a> We finally got around to going to Te Papa to see this Colossal Squid.<br />(Not a squid or octapus - COLOSSAL SQUID).<br />The photo above is the very top of the Squid.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmmr54zyHswqC7klLStpGRLWKOmsBBk7dGQbuQJxfAGcH11X4TGp6p2K_UknIWbow4xcQRmvPXzOQ5Wu2UX_KMIFlKp65oOdvXtCK-u46Rh-cBRZ_2IAAs3SaTAKPhSK_BBoMr6rh-z4f/s1600-h/squid2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215875204048546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitmmr54zyHswqC7klLStpGRLWKOmsBBk7dGQbuQJxfAGcH11X4TGp6p2K_UknIWbow4xcQRmvPXzOQ5Wu2UX_KMIFlKp65oOdvXtCK-u46Rh-cBRZ_2IAAs3SaTAKPhSK_BBoMr6rh-z4f/s320/squid2.jpg" border="0" /></a>It wasn't as creepy as I thought it would be. And it didn't move!<br />It was quite busy there, but it is a pretty new exhibit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTFmYCqVhFDzJCeW2SX7rfKhsxQ2YM0Uh5aTm2b59UMm7kJhYoHQQ8ioqxhhARHVgExbeG0tbt5FoMDWQ0igFYbEK8kVKXxFcdzuCxSTIzdgmgi3BxGwJkysyK-9gxyxtrj4XLMZYoael/s1600-h/squid4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215743959580658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrTFmYCqVhFDzJCeW2SX7rfKhsxQ2YM0Uh5aTm2b59UMm7kJhYoHQQ8ioqxhhARHVgExbeG0tbt5FoMDWQ0igFYbEK8kVKXxFcdzuCxSTIzdgmgi3BxGwJkysyK-9gxyxtrj4XLMZYoael/s320/squid4.jpg" border="0" /></a> His lovely legs!</div><div>His eyeballs are the size of footballs!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUbiWQ7og2kkKd6z8MKlBokS53PVpzCS5PYgR_LrmhSLTuSKSk7DnocUcvn7y5z9UnX2mxCnHQxMM1Pgw_nuKrfH0APrnLmsAIJS54qoLE42BXQ3hjvBBsGfPJfe-D4UBs73r4ig83Z9i/s1600-h/squid3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215749273554850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUbiWQ7og2kkKd6z8MKlBokS53PVpzCS5PYgR_LrmhSLTuSKSk7DnocUcvn7y5z9UnX2mxCnHQxMM1Pgw_nuKrfH0APrnLmsAIJS54qoLE42BXQ3hjvBBsGfPJfe-D4UBs73r4ig83Z9i/s320/squid3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuaIXzMEVN5bPjQsrIGrCMBFXaYAuPPdiih6BF11nsnDZDTzA_9_pbVpQydXrxq5C8N7NxJ-TNYBZK626C0lA8omuoAneeyHiZPY8q49bZPJcxGwSoZsvbmcVMCvlmfALB2ZhNH0lVLvo/s1600-h/bday1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215743294225666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsuaIXzMEVN5bPjQsrIGrCMBFXaYAuPPdiih6BF11nsnDZDTzA_9_pbVpQydXrxq5C8N7NxJ-TNYBZK626C0lA8omuoAneeyHiZPY8q49bZPJcxGwSoZsvbmcVMCvlmfALB2ZhNH0lVLvo/s320/bday1.jpg" border="0" /></a> A couple days later, we received some belated Christmas pressies from A&S.</div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D8dmKL927tLRddtIsRXZaQdNoaGeWptsOQcti-KzdWB8NxNVqLZH0gI0Kf_OUAhFhUzMl1UI7nTwRnBkDYdm-ehiCXmjOm7nqb1bFCRD0dIrvTV-5sNtgSNgoL7M_QdNDSYzvyVPGqv3/s1600-h/bday2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215734765566098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4D8dmKL927tLRddtIsRXZaQdNoaGeWptsOQcti-KzdWB8NxNVqLZH0gI0Kf_OUAhFhUzMl1UI7nTwRnBkDYdm-ehiCXmjOm7nqb1bFCRD0dIrvTV-5sNtgSNgoL7M_QdNDSYzvyVPGqv3/s320/bday2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Momma opened her birthday pressie last.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk8hj8x92seJmbbFLidjxeVXus44AycUWKi8sgQqxe8eztmjV8a8LgbCXkE-HRfcsALxHups31JIJAbS1yt_eeMtzivgHtjuit2ous61VzPCWFOTdYc81vHIcbS8rbwpHP7kKHV-E__Cr/s1600-h/bday3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294215733312932018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQk8hj8x92seJmbbFLidjxeVXus44AycUWKi8sgQqxe8eztmjV8a8LgbCXkE-HRfcsALxHups31JIJAbS1yt_eeMtzivgHtjuit2ous61VzPCWFOTdYc81vHIcbS8rbwpHP7kKHV-E__Cr/s320/bday3.jpg" border="0" /></a> A little cutie, who can't decide if he's a boy or girl.<br /><br /><br />I will make sure that I get some great photos over the weekend. </div><div>Hopefully we'll be out skating!<br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-29949987602735244762009-01-19T12:21:00.000-08:002009-01-19T13:02:29.798-08:00Monday Words<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjj7J-a5IeLh2Yrp_hpYjQ2t2AQEn3zqwQWkqnWPwbiGbyHvRxNGHLXApIoMqPkA9Di9MfUfdgjxM4FIJIUinn3ykIn8gCTc7OV9LwRW8WbcTVeS4E4JlxB7O96tF5_RGbvidOgG6wYKV/s1600-h/1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293102749581613010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjj7J-a5IeLh2Yrp_hpYjQ2t2AQEn3zqwQWkqnWPwbiGbyHvRxNGHLXApIoMqPkA9Di9MfUfdgjxM4FIJIUinn3ykIn8gCTc7OV9LwRW8WbcTVeS4E4JlxB7O96tF5_RGbvidOgG6wYKV/s320/1.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUBCvC99LOZTozLu7thiHolO5oeug3TVpqW7-8Ji5Du8WWzHp2ud5ophClA4YM3N-0fJrilbVlom-Fxu96VdU0x3SV0OMrpRrATCxx2-1BTp14Ml2JuSOU3aD4wA-FCnAlz5h87SCkDwG/s1600-h/2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293102741354283682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUBCvC99LOZTozLu7thiHolO5oeug3TVpqW7-8Ji5Du8WWzHp2ud5ophClA4YM3N-0fJrilbVlom-Fxu96VdU0x3SV0OMrpRrATCxx2-1BTp14Ml2JuSOU3aD4wA-FCnAlz5h87SCkDwG/s320/2.png" border="0" /></a> LOOKIE! Momma is skating and not holding anything!</div><div> </div><div></div><div>We both went out for a skating day on Saturday. But it was a little windy, so I had to try my skates to see if it was TOO windy. We didn't pick the best surface, it was all uneven with pieces of gravel all over the place. And of course, I fell down.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>And these skates are practically impossible to fall in! I landed on my wrists and elbows. Only I didn't have my elbow pads on. So now I have a bruise on my forearm. And a few graizes on my hand.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>But at least I have learnt the importance to elbow guards.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>After dropping our skates home, we went out for a well deserved Starbucks. (Venti Iced Soy Vanilla Latte and a Tall Caramel Light Frappacino).</div><div> </div><div></div><div>We walked along the front and decided to go see the Colossal Squid at Te Papa. Not as creepy as I thought it'd be. I did take a couple photographs.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>Then onto OurSpace. An interactive type thing.</div><div> </div><div>We went on The Deep Ride. You go down to the deep black sea depths to see Black Smoke and Volcanoes etc. Then we went on The High Ride.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>The High Ride is amazing! You get taken a really fun journey. As motorbike racer, a bird, a netball ball, a maori warrier, etc.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh79_Z77esELL0Ll0Z_l6G6k8vs0D7gNMl1NjRja5OmtJuSm0kn8o_dkwuIQDzJvOz8nVVw0XGgUhrXP3HuPPEXh1tN6b1VQtJrQVI_nHcA9UZEs0tYh4hFVamc6gIU-jE-EuXpze88eOs/s1600-h/momskate.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293102733776771938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 174px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjh79_Z77esELL0Ll0Z_l6G6k8vs0D7gNMl1NjRja5OmtJuSm0kn8o_dkwuIQDzJvOz8nVVw0XGgUhrXP3HuPPEXh1tN6b1VQtJrQVI_nHcA9UZEs0tYh4hFVamc6gIU-jE-EuXpze88eOs/s320/momskate.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.lollishops.com/pnkgeeni">http://www.lollishops.com/pnkgeeni</a></div><div><a href="http://www.lollishops.com/fotogeeni">http://www.lollishops.com/fotogeeni</a></div><div></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-89017250986647579692009-01-05T16:28:00.000-08:002009-01-06T12:02:47.607-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlaaOdjmwVZyQ6HaQ_EuA7fHcDttvIO2kUGDGSmBvvGVZuPLWNJgpTHB47K9w9mJs4uCxyygGzhXNZDbf19fkoQFTdqnZZYQOvq90a8pznV8Im5Jy47SOIuI1iJEDi_4sChg07XmEpT0g/s1600-h/mapsouth1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288273185293917794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 316px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlaaOdjmwVZyQ6HaQ_EuA7fHcDttvIO2kUGDGSmBvvGVZuPLWNJgpTHB47K9w9mJs4uCxyygGzhXNZDbf19fkoQFTdqnZZYQOvq90a8pznV8Im5Jy47SOIuI1iJEDi_4sChg07XmEpT0g/s400/mapsouth1.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This was the route we travelled.<br />From Wellington to Picton by ferry (1)<br />From Picton to Blenheim by coach. (2)<br />From Bleheim to Kaikoura by coach. (3)<br />From Kaikoura to Christchurch by coach. (4)<br />From Christchurch to Queenstown by coach. (5)<br />From Queenstown to Fox Glacier by coach. (6)<br />From Fox Glacier to Greymouth by coach. (7)<br />From Greymouth to Christchurch by train. (8)<br />From Christchurch to Wellington by plane. (9)<br />From Wellington Airport to Home by Shuttle!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR4z0cWxJ1DU30WuvxtIVci3FQnQATPqx1pB_lNIz9aYZaIOtN0-4QEnpu-flketwxWT18pZSnueURM6mFJ9LhUHw_W3hYzKeZbaLGrnljRkM6Ag8qVpf_ZrFsDSLxeWPnVH0QnRuufrK/s1600-h/lookbro.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287971308292059794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFR4z0cWxJ1DU30WuvxtIVci3FQnQATPqx1pB_lNIz9aYZaIOtN0-4QEnpu-flketwxWT18pZSnueURM6mFJ9LhUHw_W3hYzKeZbaLGrnljRkM6Ag8qVpf_ZrFsDSLxeWPnVH0QnRuufrK/s400/lookbro.png" border="0" /></a> Look Bro, It IS an actual REAL place and that IS how you spell it!<br />Pronounced "WONacca" or "WANacca"<br />Apparently you can tell that my brother and I are related coz I wanted to say the same thing.<br /><br />Even the flight back felt like coming home.<br /><br />"The temperature outside is.... beautiful." Said the air stewardess(??)<br />The passengers laughted.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-46329944684250042882009-01-05T00:31:00.000-08:002009-01-05T00:38:01.718-08:00Day Seven><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn0PA2nSYFWTUVFYzMnOKyxiSuscEIJOhbdHD9pPDJ8Z0jr5MTZRIAwkTxBs30c_sO8HaopX5AqgHoj9cXSgoL7doRGGJYWsbmxljfhV3rHejOrdk2qSf3yxZY_cFAzLUxBQ5mFZXMAI9/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287724612907627794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSn0PA2nSYFWTUVFYzMnOKyxiSuscEIJOhbdHD9pPDJ8Z0jr5MTZRIAwkTxBs30c_sO8HaopX5AqgHoj9cXSgoL7doRGGJYWsbmxljfhV3rHejOrdk2qSf3yxZY_cFAzLUxBQ5mFZXMAI9/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Left the cold glacier weather behind and went on a coach to Greymouth.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUvGBW1xFvTbVpKYuQm76kL39t-xYbGLE_1j9y444BO1QiY8HtvXW0d3hw_XlKwfH74dxJhgXHRnmUWudIp7eeql9c6U70-bGjof0eoGj-FRL0q1OPUDgWU6XOIk-1xyA4Y3MhGHz1va0/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287724608674040802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOUvGBW1xFvTbVpKYuQm76kL39t-xYbGLE_1j9y444BO1QiY8HtvXW0d3hw_XlKwfH74dxJhgXHRnmUWudIp7eeql9c6U70-bGjof0eoGj-FRL0q1OPUDgWU6XOIk-1xyA4Y3MhGHz1va0/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Stopped at Franz Josef Village and Hokitika. At one of these places were deers, chickens and goats. And huge sandbeetles.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXKLL-38wEnNJNog2ZFQfgd7Cj2QTy6IFwRtJ2xNe0L65A0i0FX_gYJsdkCIEjr8Xn_IHgXBW3cDuFJE7168IFDxDgAexyDYh4Xm2uTG9epqe0iwQrsEHgu0O1cEem4DS0mx4-ileL8Kk/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287724617363972978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitXKLL-38wEnNJNog2ZFQfgd7Cj2QTy6IFwRtJ2xNe0L65A0i0FX_gYJsdkCIEjr8Xn_IHgXBW3cDuFJE7168IFDxDgAexyDYh4Xm2uTG9epqe0iwQrsEHgu0O1cEem4DS0mx4-ileL8Kk/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a>At Greymouth we got on the TranzAlpine train to Christchurch. With a stop at Arthers Pass. The train ride took about four hours.</div><div> </div><div>Then we had a flight from Christchurch to Wellington.</div><div>Grabbed a shuttle and eventually got home.</div><div> </div><div>I might come back and add some more photos.</div><div>Time to upload the videos from new years eve, so I will add those to the approriate blog post.</div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-69696438901267604552009-01-05T00:10:00.000-08:002009-01-05T00:29:57.856-08:00Day Six<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivZSghijyl6W7CG0KsO3LUuaRAliH9yROcoF077fl0jmlD-gZQYGVvmts6gCdKCobcr9ETXT4ymE0VmskyVrBAjqWFfhcV9OoUdbVMuBhsBGQDLVEfLPb0kJI_noKw0Pxqm20utUXJoJNJ/s1600-h/7.jpg"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3b9f1YZ5vNw69iz2VP6keMujLwco6WvBelka67q3J9CjCD9qaMuN-s9ezFuXG2ivAMJn_wqaj0I4gCJF8OKkDzMttltyAHlRVteJVXIKGETPkm0ZJbRprfw7uBne9kr1WKIfPrMysh0kH/s1600-h/6.jpg"></a> Today we jumped on the coach from Queenstown through Wanaka (which is an actual place and is spelt correctly) to Makarora, Haast, Paringa to Fox Glacier.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmWVNlCKrksIlQM81wYPup6QkWpJ1PKu4nMH0OwNPyRhSZQhJqcb0EIp8HdFaaFzyXdDIDECX12_2CwvmEC7zIV4CXMzspoqr9Owlk6ZUlNA0xIw2N4R86RtkZmdPXNYgysCZ-fD3azep/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719919029946226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOmWVNlCKrksIlQM81wYPup6QkWpJ1PKu4nMH0OwNPyRhSZQhJqcb0EIp8HdFaaFzyXdDIDECX12_2CwvmEC7zIV4CXMzspoqr9Owlk6ZUlNA0xIw2N4R86RtkZmdPXNYgysCZ-fD3azep/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIbQ_ZFfvakA30ysZ9J5uZVDrdOJAHludZ5Y-kh9IeBoT035RlHNtdw_SX4SJkv_1Yz7T4IxJVwb1iQ0RRKjzTS8XWAvvUT1kQBsM7SPWJvzZDZLtDizKRAD8G02b_VCzijglLG5THbo_/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719913863849298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMIbQ_ZFfvakA30ysZ9J5uZVDrdOJAHludZ5Y-kh9IeBoT035RlHNtdw_SX4SJkv_1Yz7T4IxJVwb1iQ0RRKjzTS8XWAvvUT1kQBsM7SPWJvzZDZLtDizKRAD8G02b_VCzijglLG5THbo_/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a> I think this was taken at Lake Wanaka.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKg4Y-csWeVwi3A9BOVbOO4BxuhFVcb760VzgL4ZhF6aZzDQhW_nXPykT25XkwGvuPYGz-_g1t2XzMjleyuO_7wwFWNiJnQIxMJoVp0QSRjwIVWmaXuOcSv93mELh2qrjgvJ7D8SUNyD0/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719670879161650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQKg4Y-csWeVwi3A9BOVbOO4BxuhFVcb760VzgL4ZhF6aZzDQhW_nXPykT25XkwGvuPYGz-_g1t2XzMjleyuO_7wwFWNiJnQIxMJoVp0QSRjwIVWmaXuOcSv93mELh2qrjgvJ7D8SUNyD0/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a> Beautiful sky.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKBTcNriRkm6Vb65Hd1exg4WvPVwQZ46P4_cSjf6-V_ejaAH1kiI2laP_SEmePebmuamoDLOpUBiEClvP7FhDYhQruabncSWG7-lgO9t9-ogpic126mFbcMDRCUapKjScN8Pc9hWI4xqA/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719667655475538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbKBTcNriRkm6Vb65Hd1exg4WvPVwQZ46P4_cSjf6-V_ejaAH1kiI2laP_SEmePebmuamoDLOpUBiEClvP7FhDYhQruabncSWG7-lgO9t9-ogpic126mFbcMDRCUapKjScN8Pc9hWI4xqA/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> At Fox Glacier we went up to see the glacier and walk on top of it at 5pm. The whole thing only took 30mins.</div><div> </div><div>The helicopter flight wasn't any worse than a normal plane - noisier. It reminded me of Disney's Soarin'.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeyhSHBBeNqZsl98IUFCgc3SXle00KKcjbysURyAqKruMgBW-F1vkYAG2QU0ta0ql0WJT2NnUsYjZTEMmuM3sl71q26rXXM_peUpBIZQLnDMXioAqx9YRXCbo1XbXT1yRtXcRuL2WVNis/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719665450100130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJeyhSHBBeNqZsl98IUFCgc3SXle00KKcjbysURyAqKruMgBW-F1vkYAG2QU0ta0ql0WJT2NnUsYjZTEMmuM3sl71q26rXXM_peUpBIZQLnDMXioAqx9YRXCbo1XbXT1yRtXcRuL2WVNis/s320/10.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Taken through the window. Beautiful snow capped mountains.</div><div>The bottom parts of the glacier looked lovely. But you could definately see how much damage they could do if they just started to move (earthquake).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2D6lfYB1udbOIOiH8KdSa_b7AdytdUzB3THPQLGMxaWWEO-0qPs0k68_FUBrB2ekeptlHoGlH379Y9oggHmroONlNUmr_CP2En7aorxTDj8wIycSK3XcjSGS2T5E_Hgl0ppxbtGC8MlZ/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719664562998050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc2D6lfYB1udbOIOiH8KdSa_b7AdytdUzB3THPQLGMxaWWEO-0qPs0k68_FUBrB2ekeptlHoGlH379Y9oggHmroONlNUmr_CP2En7aorxTDj8wIycSK3XcjSGS2T5E_Hgl0ppxbtGC8MlZ/s320/11.jpg" border="0" /></a> Had to make sure that I got this shot since it looks like we are going into the cliff.</div><div>We didn't.</div><div>We went over to the frosty icy snow.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW2VrQBwtBquyHqAK72o7TQJcHLWs7fusiUUldQvtUHlU1USpeu_xcVftMWUk43sxccAA6A-Ex6Us9dilM2-CL_EJEm85maROBb8hpsNfUWNb8pkgVOZd_V881WmYrdG3WNYA01TRywih/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719658780084786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghW2VrQBwtBquyHqAK72o7TQJcHLWs7fusiUUldQvtUHlU1USpeu_xcVftMWUk43sxccAA6A-Ex6Us9dilM2-CL_EJEm85maROBb8hpsNfUWNb8pkgVOZd_V881WmYrdG3WNYA01TRywih/s320/12.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZM0TOpZK57cW-DgaVHj5W5HbzzgHyAfEcV_b5vtoQU92ilF5qwLEGbHYfD_OxAps4EoAbc5b47TMEjpp-EAXKVyOQPO6DcibADgdNwA6_TjM5dwfjsN6xTHnafcENkcHFvf2cL0k5QxL/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719488020072050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlZM0TOpZK57cW-DgaVHj5W5HbzzgHyAfEcV_b5vtoQU92ilF5qwLEGbHYfD_OxAps4EoAbc5b47TMEjpp-EAXKVyOQPO6DcibADgdNwA6_TjM5dwfjsN6xTHnafcENkcHFvf2cL0k5QxL/s320/13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRCVR-WtOzi8dDmti3gV3M2wx8EmKiXmDGNo1syMekniJelpD8ziXuUcHDIlBhH0yBQyIKtrpXhPNeJ6_Y3wS38xxfHyZLdirKUyYPpv_XWa9rOF7cvckx9aWaPVK-uI-RhUAj9HCu6tE/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719484324728818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRCVR-WtOzi8dDmti3gV3M2wx8EmKiXmDGNo1syMekniJelpD8ziXuUcHDIlBhH0yBQyIKtrpXhPNeJ6_Y3wS38xxfHyZLdirKUyYPpv_XWa9rOF7cvckx9aWaPVK-uI-RhUAj9HCu6tE/s320/14.jpg" border="0" /></a> We were told that it was only about 3degc colder up there - it might have been a bit colder than that.</div><div>Peter making a slushy snowball. It wasn't like normal snow but small bits of ice.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-iI3JAKroBHm6XI32qk9l9pwebuygt8ZuWLaoV44xmXvEk7mXoHYVo5YKUgBIfLO7t3qcTcHaLSO3Q3Ti2baWZCbz2pB3SLpKeaDy-bQUVDJK0HCbc_lRXIid98a9gFystEUvRVXQzom/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719483932881506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ-iI3JAKroBHm6XI32qk9l9pwebuygt8ZuWLaoV44xmXvEk7mXoHYVo5YKUgBIfLO7t3qcTcHaLSO3Q3Ti2baWZCbz2pB3SLpKeaDy-bQUVDJK0HCbc_lRXIid98a9gFystEUvRVXQzom/s320/15.jpg" border="0" /></a> My socks and sneakers got soaked.</div><div>There was a mom and her two daughters that came with us. They were wearing jandels (flipflops). But we only stayed there for about five minutes before flying back down. When we got back we just sat in the sun to warm up a little bit.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG59_UxjXqcq7ig_zpVX1pnL5YdErREzc0RsJ6GnCJHn_nHsV1_n_Y7_qjoI27dF6usXxEd-a93BHTm9IV5Q9ldIRS9PJbV5gteJdEcPCBav7U7mst2v98XRa1I5kTkmSdyFiJRJCzrN_d/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719477073793746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG59_UxjXqcq7ig_zpVX1pnL5YdErREzc0RsJ6GnCJHn_nHsV1_n_Y7_qjoI27dF6usXxEd-a93BHTm9IV5Q9ldIRS9PJbV5gteJdEcPCBav7U7mst2v98XRa1I5kTkmSdyFiJRJCzrN_d/s320/16.jpg" border="0" /></a> At 9pm we went for a mini bush walk to try and see some glow worms. We walked through the track three times before it was dark enough to see them.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ng7DjunEOAj6b4y41QDEQpcsiGc7ISvKUMKw_EFQGPGYom62WATv4lIp9j8wiLSruGUbMCzRwzzE5rdTEQef_u9hIhh29Ei3YApEkDY8bl5ZF2m_wUgsLfsnztr7gIWfU0AZ1-lqd6o-/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719475476167506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1ng7DjunEOAj6b4y41QDEQpcsiGc7ISvKUMKw_EFQGPGYom62WATv4lIp9j8wiLSruGUbMCzRwzzE5rdTEQef_u9hIhh29Ei3YApEkDY8bl5ZF2m_wUgsLfsnztr7gIWfU0AZ1-lqd6o-/s320/17.jpg" border="0" /></a> The glow worms are just little dots of glowing lights that get brighter then disappear.</div><div> </div><div>They were lots of these little glow worm dots around. Once you find them, they are everywhere.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN592PdPk4JuKOAY6Tnr9IB30piBUp-zBxAureTLTYU4ILvDBLnwbrZDprIsIQ3gfWSmhBYTKrwnttIKG2-Mu_yIycgBSG7TAhlVCoT2hQ3BP6BtlubBkpDyxqJHydhIRgkgWZ2xb8tKG/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719300639252962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUN592PdPk4JuKOAY6Tnr9IB30piBUp-zBxAureTLTYU4ILvDBLnwbrZDprIsIQ3gfWSmhBYTKrwnttIKG2-Mu_yIycgBSG7TAhlVCoT2hQ3BP6BtlubBkpDyxqJHydhIRgkgWZ2xb8tKG/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Earlier in the day. At Lake Wanaka - I think.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eODnDVwFXcOcuEcrW1EECLavR0KDkmHokD7MgXstMJwWbCltQvkg45k7inb-boJIsMvSPyFQwf2_OEJ09gpU0hVowxxWr8iJYwcOPAm1Zcw3SBKZsirKqNxZ03GrauY9y_Vs4v-zyK1n/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719298086162610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_eODnDVwFXcOcuEcrW1EECLavR0KDkmHokD7MgXstMJwWbCltQvkg45k7inb-boJIsMvSPyFQwf2_OEJ09gpU0hVowxxWr8iJYwcOPAm1Zcw3SBKZsirKqNxZ03GrauY9y_Vs4v-zyK1n/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnCj8hXjg98KIU4FLkBNEdH_zdozUoVYd39rYE-a4SOi9rdRfvXVOuVgc6L5W26cKu9NhL6PpIaQnThK-2HbXveSCYUftqdyXKsjdzg_t43Q3guo6krd-hfRL8To-i2TjpZLBd9QNniod/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719293116750626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjnCj8hXjg98KIU4FLkBNEdH_zdozUoVYd39rYE-a4SOi9rdRfvXVOuVgc6L5W26cKu9NhL6PpIaQnThK-2HbXveSCYUftqdyXKsjdzg_t43Q3guo6krd-hfRL8To-i2TjpZLBd9QNniod/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Big sculpture of a hand at a lake.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovPcsYwkOOVm1ATi1etCGdiwASRLJ7R566-NoZjAalkdMve_tq-JuKYOtHZErul22kjeeg3uWWyXNZLY9cXtw4ObrzG0UcTN-XXUjMN9BmvKihlAvq8e3a2-_AD9-Ao5-XypxSjgy9SyF/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719288729186754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovPcsYwkOOVm1ATi1etCGdiwASRLJ7R566-NoZjAalkdMve_tq-JuKYOtHZErul22kjeeg3uWWyXNZLY9cXtw4ObrzG0UcTN-XXUjMN9BmvKihlAvq8e3a2-_AD9-Ao5-XypxSjgy9SyF/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Some beautiful waterfall a few minutes walk through native bush.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOLVLIa0UusoYIzDiy94jCcC9aPVVbtqEYVBJEx57EnMkEMZqq4gfMqUXtZ4JvMn50_DnJ8Se3hhvV_4cyeYZPXgcTnZ09ZUz8hIV3sciAl8Ooq-4-rZlL4-QnuPqXgdLct94gYoX0J97/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287719286290221026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOLVLIa0UusoYIzDiy94jCcC9aPVVbtqEYVBJEx57EnMkEMZqq4gfMqUXtZ4JvMn50_DnJ8Se3hhvV_4cyeYZPXgcTnZ09ZUz8hIV3sciAl8Ooq-4-rZlL4-QnuPqXgdLct94gYoX0J97/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />On the motorway into Fox Glacier. Just taking a few minutes rest before going back through the glow worm trail.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-67596214995607698522009-01-04T23:52:00.000-08:002009-01-05T00:05:06.665-08:00Day Five<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R9kTdSrYeeC3WztjpMZnImFYNino1yHSN4_uv92v1XBvUnc5-vQue0Fuq5fTlnFEiDyK8WOuvm1_PKDRuVh8LYRe6XkAf2BhagrWYo04Q_GT2OSQI19Kq8dLRwh9ppnW0wVufQJBx12Y/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287715033239567138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6R9kTdSrYeeC3WztjpMZnImFYNino1yHSN4_uv92v1XBvUnc5-vQue0Fuq5fTlnFEiDyK8WOuvm1_PKDRuVh8LYRe6XkAf2BhagrWYo04Q_GT2OSQI19Kq8dLRwh9ppnW0wVufQJBx12Y/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> We got to spend the whole day in Queensland.<br />It was raining quite a lot, so we went to find some coats, grabbed an okay coffee from Starbucks and went up the cable car gondala thing.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoVQ5P87uNu32gRo8R6vtZEfMldOv54X53X8DccCoGtsa2gOJm8Ou0GMbH7MsrV-ZxScnD7wdJqqDWs2p6ooP1_xDSHWetgAMCZB16j1uEqEZsO33Kcw3V_jjRzz_IoFq3SmOxXiJ5BRr/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287715034499924162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoVQ5P87uNu32gRo8R6vtZEfMldOv54X53X8DccCoGtsa2gOJm8Ou0GMbH7MsrV-ZxScnD7wdJqqDWs2p6ooP1_xDSHWetgAMCZB16j1uEqEZsO33Kcw3V_jjRzz_IoFq3SmOxXiJ5BRr/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Up these steps, up a hill, then got our tickets and went up the cable car.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0IUj20rrG80rxk_lox7QFODy0gZ48NdOnGA3Y5t36v4DXKtzetchxi5R_vxApMgmJxy77A5LRT1b-EzSBvK1BQjCtPIBeoZpR5Cn0snv26VLmuVsFUsztRbZLpBX-mqLfPR1B6Tq6qbv/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287715031032926306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB0IUj20rrG80rxk_lox7QFODy0gZ48NdOnGA3Y5t36v4DXKtzetchxi5R_vxApMgmJxy77A5LRT1b-EzSBvK1BQjCtPIBeoZpR5Cn0snv26VLmuVsFUsztRbZLpBX-mqLfPR1B6Tq6qbv/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> The view from about half way up.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYBN1lOOKfIwubPX3qCXw79GiP3Piko-h3dK3iS1iF3BcLfuhHkdsiPM6q0mFIk97cObyy7TRPy-MBWSgzVwUQTvDG0vOpbnw78IdOEv-CunxjO1JBEc1xMmbqT6GnRnKlxC5j9PD3E7n/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287715026549735122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKYBN1lOOKfIwubPX3qCXw79GiP3Piko-h3dK3iS1iF3BcLfuhHkdsiPM6q0mFIk97cObyy7TRPy-MBWSgzVwUQTvDG0vOpbnw78IdOEv-CunxjO1JBEc1xMmbqT6GnRnKlxC5j9PD3E7n/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a> At the top.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix09O6vCu7GXW90KPPk9TAYcqdIk36CzCyNu23kZ14_cXWrWlSBZsEUWIv21VeMGVlMcZzr1kdDOCmBZx_FQwqzlCYZGdActo2-fWfcYwI5Oymy9E-tqNteYAoKpYURDzTbIXYRqU6kQi/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287715019065777602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiix09O6vCu7GXW90KPPk9TAYcqdIk36CzCyNu23kZ14_cXWrWlSBZsEUWIv21VeMGVlMcZzr1kdDOCmBZx_FQwqzlCYZGdActo2-fWfcYwI5Oymy9E-tqNteYAoKpYURDzTbIXYRqU6kQi/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a> The view.</div><div>It was still raining and the cloud came down quickly covering the mountains so we only got a few shots.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4PyHg8jA7VleQm2KzHbAjNfDnSMQF2-pBvGo2yyQwtGowxvgaiqzYz-7qw0trOtR8-NHmi_d64XJOR9kB125M6qrSn1u_8pNWKDcAzTrZ0ysCYT2hcY-0BJtpe57b5_6jehUbD3tp16Z/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714835804650946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhu4PyHg8jA7VleQm2KzHbAjNfDnSMQF2-pBvGo2yyQwtGowxvgaiqzYz-7qw0trOtR8-NHmi_d64XJOR9kB125M6qrSn1u_8pNWKDcAzTrZ0ysCYT2hcY-0BJtpe57b5_6jehUbD3tp16Z/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1IrNSOlsLqQs7gcio2Rb4KN3jkuzxBV2pcUmOg8L9stGv3F87VHcG8VHJK4xGr7e2f19Me1D-PPo17-JW8rlo8aIJqBhZfHfFHwwqPvomVMpu7kVd6VwjbBYQlH4nOLWhjHI3KOLAE8L/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714825174939922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic1IrNSOlsLqQs7gcio2Rb4KN3jkuzxBV2pcUmOg8L9stGv3F87VHcG8VHJK4xGr7e2f19Me1D-PPo17-JW8rlo8aIJqBhZfHfFHwwqPvomVMpu7kVd6VwjbBYQlH4nOLWhjHI3KOLAE8L/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a> Someone did the bungy jump.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJaoMOWQWvh8-xYLcN9dIDHpEWusWbbZVZanvcfjZJxM6NkuasuelqBLP5q5I2t1qfZRiOSVYIqrtjNaZwrROiIFh22P7X9YI6lkhUUDuZXIU4HRDcuCjIhyphenhyphenSK1IX3Q5RlFgc2kryx_-j/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714811738707362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJaoMOWQWvh8-xYLcN9dIDHpEWusWbbZVZanvcfjZJxM6NkuasuelqBLP5q5I2t1qfZRiOSVYIqrtjNaZwrROiIFh22P7X9YI6lkhUUDuZXIU4HRDcuCjIhyphenhyphenSK1IX3Q5RlFgc2kryx_-j/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a> The misty hills in the background.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfezRF5rsPYwu3RsjexxEGUuATy37xSiIn9e-So2nY0Jxnhp728Nq36dgJItoulRbQRZaVxC6HWjTxzjYGbht7aB4EZFICwEPZmuJb36VJtYN31kz10dDcOL0i2rEFHuXznaA5fpka6b/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714810195383714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAyfezRF5rsPYwu3RsjexxEGUuATy37xSiIn9e-So2nY0Jxnhp728Nq36dgJItoulRbQRZaVxC6HWjTxzjYGbht7aB4EZFICwEPZmuJb36VJtYN31kz10dDcOL0i2rEFHuXznaA5fpka6b/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> The white things are the cable cars going up and down. If you wanted to walk down it would take about five hours.</div><div> </div><div>Before dinner we went to the Minus 5 Ice Bar.</div><div> </div><div>Putting on some thick warm hooded coats and gloves.</div><div>The tempurate when we went in was -7.5degc. The temperature alternates between -5 and -10.</div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSi6bsXyTfxrABkZV2_rNThxRJftWHAH2z68oJ9-AJJfaXjRF8KnjOmvn_ja_nMVnrxUh0lRmQNpLIkKbmfw6HYbDY4BcGYvGNrHC5whCyGNcmogA_UAxMCXAvWQCkOchLDikmmYTqixK/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714797379810258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWSi6bsXyTfxrABkZV2_rNThxRJftWHAH2z68oJ9-AJJfaXjRF8KnjOmvn_ja_nMVnrxUh0lRmQNpLIkKbmfw6HYbDY4BcGYvGNrHC5whCyGNcmogA_UAxMCXAvWQCkOchLDikmmYTqixK/s320/11.jpg" border="0" /></a> All suited up and ready to go in.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BZAlqLhYZeiXUvvX2TPjZXyduklCGndHegZ1oOgNmd6yEePfSho27YPis5otF8pU-v2New0nSGSxSlyp3thGcW8YHcj8RAIaYF2PY2FsQGHPKZLpuNDdNpmiV4l9W2rUxljiE_7vsTa5/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714495501635570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6BZAlqLhYZeiXUvvX2TPjZXyduklCGndHegZ1oOgNmd6yEePfSho27YPis5otF8pU-v2New0nSGSxSlyp3thGcW8YHcj8RAIaYF2PY2FsQGHPKZLpuNDdNpmiV4l9W2rUxljiE_7vsTa5/s320/12.jpg" border="0" /></a> Enjoying my IceBurg cocktail inside a glass made of ice. The drink was lovely and I did drink a bit of my glass.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhVNl-cwtzVf1N7oEBrLG1nalx4BpTr5n9BHbYlrCXtqm4akoSrBUmABJ0V3S9XBf-XMY42qKH0k7w74Ae4QqJ4hRggxt8c2bPZ6EfMEVcLvLfEpcdDdS2vmapVaazxgeS5GP0GCr9vy9/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714492561258866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLhVNl-cwtzVf1N7oEBrLG1nalx4BpTr5n9BHbYlrCXtqm4akoSrBUmABJ0V3S9XBf-XMY42qKH0k7w74Ae4QqJ4hRggxt8c2bPZ6EfMEVcLvLfEpcdDdS2vmapVaazxgeS5GP0GCr9vy9/s320/13.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />The bar.</div><div>There were a lot of ice sculptures around. Even a Christmas tree with tinsel.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DPf8B4-FBXg0OIpLkGsCKD49Qg2HdJzPEgAPOpmBWKS3qXeqHcFKfwJtayVPokTIKFWtV8D3D5tBg17lVjSSTeeX_y_lLMCdfHkAPtW-rVy3pZG3rWFadHgi2ziBzETKBKoqgdManJ86/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714491530901938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7DPf8B4-FBXg0OIpLkGsCKD49Qg2HdJzPEgAPOpmBWKS3qXeqHcFKfwJtayVPokTIKFWtV8D3D5tBg17lVjSSTeeX_y_lLMCdfHkAPtW-rVy3pZG3rWFadHgi2ziBzETKBKoqgdManJ86/s320/14.jpg" border="0" /></a> Awww.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KquEWdHfJDLoAFcvCi7AI64w8A1jqqBBPu3PTAFkivTi8X8_0J6XiLvhw8CM81Xcs8tYdwfFOghLubo3Sq5sudyp65d3K3WVBTuX6j_-rbkSI4GCZG_8D8rV0-mqzCss3265rPiGkWcq/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714486773767970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3KquEWdHfJDLoAFcvCi7AI64w8A1jqqBBPu3PTAFkivTi8X8_0J6XiLvhw8CM81Xcs8tYdwfFOghLubo3Sq5sudyp65d3K3WVBTuX6j_-rbkSI4GCZG_8D8rV0-mqzCss3265rPiGkWcq/s320/15.jpg" border="0" /></a> I told mom to think drunk and this is what I get.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT9ga1gj0Mxv1zCjw78XSc9a-ZoaX2pEGzeZqsLT9EivPt6b5iHl0P5-g_okfbApJGAIO86SaxLM8AN59io31k9IBz2KQizBdho_lelQ3vBTyFLLUex51Q2jirknaFCrqh74Q9syzaYPL/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287714485072188370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzT9ga1gj0Mxv1zCjw78XSc9a-ZoaX2pEGzeZqsLT9EivPt6b5iHl0P5-g_okfbApJGAIO86SaxLM8AN59io31k9IBz2KQizBdho_lelQ3vBTyFLLUex51Q2jirknaFCrqh74Q9syzaYPL/s320/16.jpg" border="0" /></a> After the vodka. I wanted to get a shot of the menu so I could remember what the lovely drink I had was.</div><div> </div><div>After leaving the ice bar we went for dinner.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-34952710989496904252009-01-04T23:35:00.000-08:002009-01-04T23:39:38.654-08:00Day FourWe stayed at the party until 12.30am. Got to bed at 1am and left Christchurch at 8am!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjJgWfbCljruO8IWBVCKZ7EK8_fP9fgl3zJW2XiRFhuN5Kdvp9-wOPbCVNkCY6uw7HBZ7RmUyiLZzXC20TS8Vb5kqM2cWGmkb_XGGiKBcRjxEbFMnWyLIubM2fGT8XLZjd_HMQv5HA6sh/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287710278773288354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFjJgWfbCljruO8IWBVCKZ7EK8_fP9fgl3zJW2XiRFhuN5Kdvp9-wOPbCVNkCY6uw7HBZ7RmUyiLZzXC20TS8Vb5kqM2cWGmkb_XGGiKBcRjxEbFMnWyLIubM2fGT8XLZjd_HMQv5HA6sh/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />In Queenstown<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg535rvrX1z4KPLjgDw55Vsc3JTYu8wpdgw7JaSofGsMBDctQ7DSOmTFfY5rVDCV7isu24E0o5ZO9GDI8BZG3e9hS_7QXpCu-UiJQZKuTkYdLuKzziAKGFHEwkIB0ahH9pKtiaR19IrvuB/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287710287086597042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg535rvrX1z4KPLjgDw55Vsc3JTYu8wpdgw7JaSofGsMBDctQ7DSOmTFfY5rVDCV7isu24E0o5ZO9GDI8BZG3e9hS_7QXpCu-UiJQZKuTkYdLuKzziAKGFHEwkIB0ahH9pKtiaR19IrvuB/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> after stops in Geraldine, Lake Tekapo and Omarama.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6FCq5CutX4NJW0lYyD1yQIgRuQ0WobnqWooVuKKS9GE62IyfT4nx9RZEUo1uw5aVV1pG6gySJMjlczlrgQMVeSESCyGWAJJiaExqb6FaLWRPjGsLHcH9qVHe5SUh9UnsMUIi3beLIQpG/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287710283995170882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT6FCq5CutX4NJW0lYyD1yQIgRuQ0WobnqWooVuKKS9GE62IyfT4nx9RZEUo1uw5aVV1pG6gySJMjlczlrgQMVeSESCyGWAJJiaExqb6FaLWRPjGsLHcH9qVHe5SUh9UnsMUIi3beLIQpG/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i_piQGKPxF6h_fib2s6jKs-Sx3YY-TfiH4_JPGZM6mthVC5uUb3HZcF9g4JQoxoCZU3KPj565jup3pLmxOgJ91BGYMv6iE-vEvBraRwnmtvABwkcsrba-vlKqke-4fYrXWgRuvQTRk53/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287710281861619666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5i_piQGKPxF6h_fib2s6jKs-Sx3YY-TfiH4_JPGZM6mthVC5uUb3HZcF9g4JQoxoCZU3KPj565jup3pLmxOgJ91BGYMv6iE-vEvBraRwnmtvABwkcsrba-vlKqke-4fYrXWgRuvQTRk53/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxrvvQ-0yyT1Fh8TpRo_7HOkhTKoMIwsC5q6DHdyK1E6TKS0whtcQXFQjyApZ6BEfhiFnA2fI-C-7KH6JmdgxnY2VZd0LW-yAaQuOOlaJnkjgQy8qu0DmjiosxY4VXIQplSghOY986HeK/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287710277757800130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 82px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIxrvvQ-0yyT1Fh8TpRo_7HOkhTKoMIwsC5q6DHdyK1E6TKS0whtcQXFQjyApZ6BEfhiFnA2fI-C-7KH6JmdgxnY2VZd0LW-yAaQuOOlaJnkjgQy8qu0DmjiosxY4VXIQplSghOY986HeK/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-21906513682616137742009-01-04T23:19:00.001-08:002009-01-04T23:32:39.631-08:00Day ThreeWe stayed in Bleheim this morning and went to see some Sperm Whales.<br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrclKfNRqv455ogEn9KUSIHTmup-b_JQrxAvNPBYUK4-l0XUXbZIT2q8PlbDZqmCzr-EdkmKdFocYgZku8VzEunBI-WJ21vF21q2Ih4XlGl3vbpl9Si7E-cceor7pcwtK6YSk7CNrEH4B/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706083352969074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrclKfNRqv455ogEn9KUSIHTmup-b_JQrxAvNPBYUK4-l0XUXbZIT2q8PlbDZqmCzr-EdkmKdFocYgZku8VzEunBI-WJ21vF21q2Ih4XlGl3vbpl9Si7E-cceor7pcwtK6YSk7CNrEH4B/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a> But we saw some dolphins aswell. They were really playful. Following the boat and jumping around.</p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchIKOpK5QSJy5f74QjA6P8HHtEL3WsHLVCI1D1M-RIPwYvzwfyc-kuN72wicJVfgE7EAcVOq55KnnGsIRa_AV-pGE_7DVjaA78sX6S-ABjqJxTlVib9rus9ctRQfbr7BDWJLij3-CT_HA/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706096285592578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgchIKOpK5QSJy5f74QjA6P8HHtEL3WsHLVCI1D1M-RIPwYvzwfyc-kuN72wicJVfgE7EAcVOq55KnnGsIRa_AV-pGE_7DVjaA78sX6S-ABjqJxTlVib9rus9ctRQfbr7BDWJLij3-CT_HA/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a> That white "mist" is the whale coming up for air. He stayed up in the sun for a while. We saw this whale twice.</p><p>I thought I would be seasick on this adventure. I don't really like boats, but I wasn't sick!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBDURb0SwsCq_EGEAr_mHmYtu-QLkOVwXlRMP9-j8OcOcaEN0-4KsoZcS9Fut4ssZ1SkKuNjErfa9AK8S1JwnMCg3M8j8M4NYDTPhpKVpWEe0FYb0P-bAQSZO_OPL2GKDD9PyXT7ddTrW/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706268603802866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMBDURb0SwsCq_EGEAr_mHmYtu-QLkOVwXlRMP9-j8OcOcaEN0-4KsoZcS9Fut4ssZ1SkKuNjErfa9AK8S1JwnMCg3M8j8M4NYDTPhpKVpWEe0FYb0P-bAQSZO_OPL2GKDD9PyXT7ddTrW/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Just as the sun was rising before we went to see the whales.<br /></p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorknYwk-f_TtYa46TMbDYAp_DaoxGOe1TAjMm2cmYx9vxuiUNjU8XUi8KURIECy758joA8TE8rFhAU7urRSjbbt6gj06nQHr6aq-vNkPH-3k6fJXXUo4EuTjDSScusRaezkdQ-BAfhVsE/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706267699616802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjorknYwk-f_TtYa46TMbDYAp_DaoxGOe1TAjMm2cmYx9vxuiUNjU8XUi8KURIECy758joA8TE8rFhAU7urRSjbbt6gj06nQHr6aq-vNkPH-3k6fJXXUo4EuTjDSScusRaezkdQ-BAfhVsE/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a> After a sort of lunch we got the coach to Christchurch. And after being sent the wrong way we found the catherdral.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA-qfMyZmd-P4KFJ78xsoq8BTkTYemHwChCrebjOr24D8WzI_rCGKe8Q8JXvAWSSQ9SgoCyOnrQGDBhP8Qu0gpiy5__dXF4OxYx_wUY_QB8QF4iDMdewCFZC8161vLAFoAA2_B58eT3Dp/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706256068997730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwA-qfMyZmd-P4KFJ78xsoq8BTkTYemHwChCrebjOr24D8WzI_rCGKe8Q8JXvAWSSQ9SgoCyOnrQGDBhP8Qu0gpiy5__dXF4OxYx_wUY_QB8QF4iDMdewCFZC8161vLAFoAA2_B58eT3Dp/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> Later that night we went back to the Catherdral square for a free New Years Party.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRgOl5PNfzr00gcmKN1sWAKLlvWEwI1qQFxsWCwdQdg91ip5r7BpUNWydef3PhCWoyQK2A-2hVm-dIgqYdzsoBPPp7lR9sU23TxenyYc-R3TmO8B67OQEg88ovMcv2zy2O1hCSIuT_aYn/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706115309096866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaRgOl5PNfzr00gcmKN1sWAKLlvWEwI1qQFxsWCwdQdg91ip5r7BpUNWydef3PhCWoyQK2A-2hVm-dIgqYdzsoBPPp7lR9sU23TxenyYc-R3TmO8B67OQEg88ovMcv2zy2O1hCSIuT_aYn/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a> Not really sure what that big silver sculpture on the left is. A huge stage and large screen.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T0KbfH7HMwmfpkXnrlu7bp-ESnGJJAXAQ0_m0uXv-2hJXbGuNdml-cuPc0cysdmXiOsaNfVwKiir1K-V3LJ4zIBK9Cp-q99FBwtDzzRfVd2Y42rABD7gwJpyMUlQ4-RHW9QmHNtH0TCa/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706109979292850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2T0KbfH7HMwmfpkXnrlu7bp-ESnGJJAXAQ0_m0uXv-2hJXbGuNdml-cuPc0cysdmXiOsaNfVwKiir1K-V3LJ4zIBK9Cp-q99FBwtDzzRfVd2Y42rABD7gwJpyMUlQ4-RHW9QmHNtH0TCa/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Sitting around from 9pm to 12midnight singing along with the bands and soaking up the atmosphere. </div><div> </div><div>At midnight there were fireworks from the top of a lawyers building. I took a few videos with my new camera which I will put up on flickr.<br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZAVYYfOlCmv8FHpDW9_rM-8GSqF-akp01H1rgpM_D7eWrHS564wdDYFlKUPPoOGoBrQo8f4DMxPYoXayEPhgwi1YHp9pKk0L6sfzRkNb-SgjRHRoc3EFDessITb_brN9KI_ZhOPmBfWy/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287706104314020850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWZAVYYfOlCmv8FHpDW9_rM-8GSqF-akp01H1rgpM_D7eWrHS564wdDYFlKUPPoOGoBrQo8f4DMxPYoXayEPhgwi1YHp9pKk0L6sfzRkNb-SgjRHRoc3EFDessITb_brN9KI_ZhOPmBfWy/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a> Earlier in the day. Going back to the hotel for a rest and dinner before the free new years concert thing.<br /><div><div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-71566692214053252692009-01-04T23:06:00.001-08:002009-01-04T23:15:26.257-08:00Day TwoToday we left Blenheim for Kaikoura.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdt9UqFAe0p8zHacIgh8Hm8I6iYow9z_CAl36gCxk5S9U8z4k_gF7cN0nGIlqS7Rn_-Na0l7wyufdtPvv4CtwTBYqEWeJ144i0orhRRs95OBEzuaS0zlZL7_2fFw4vcnvXuymZno-h80L/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287703133279186194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdt9UqFAe0p8zHacIgh8Hm8I6iYow9z_CAl36gCxk5S9U8z4k_gF7cN0nGIlqS7Rn_-Na0l7wyufdtPvv4CtwTBYqEWeJ144i0orhRRs95OBEzuaS0zlZL7_2fFw4vcnvXuymZno-h80L/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> At Kaikoura Rail Station.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXmLfrCZpSptSHar-JAHOr0tVTgXsFDqsnfSRbR9hWS10Gp6WbHN2_KEq-mC5-3lIUKNqNNFLyYbo_PzPJsNFt8zsWchLDRa7rhUkjMA7aAHNWuYH6_5jzeLal2wkuFioUZ7Uz-T-TWyf/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287703132545398738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkXmLfrCZpSptSHar-JAHOr0tVTgXsFDqsnfSRbR9hWS10Gp6WbHN2_KEq-mC5-3lIUKNqNNFLyYbo_PzPJsNFt8zsWchLDRa7rhUkjMA7aAHNWuYH6_5jzeLal2wkuFioUZ7Uz-T-TWyf/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZrDh8ceNpY01yTQ8-34-iCpUpeKctNs1ODswvStqyzlcip2pjg7TqWSyhRmMolROMmliMZFez_X3zFhjma66cF4SyFWF5U6wVWwrWyQTuJOUjf7Ym_RUhyphenhyphengJA0DG44NyI5R4Q06kbRg0/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287703130987551890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqZrDh8ceNpY01yTQ8-34-iCpUpeKctNs1ODswvStqyzlcip2pjg7TqWSyhRmMolROMmliMZFez_X3zFhjma66cF4SyFWF5U6wVWwrWyQTuJOUjf7Ym_RUhyphenhyphengJA0DG44NyI5R4Q06kbRg0/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> We went on a tour of the place. This is at the look out point. We went to see some seals and there was only one there. Went to South Bay and a Lavender Farm.</div><div>It was about 27 deg c this day.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_Kvel-OHfMIN9Lmxw5CfGmQ9JAq4cv2kJ9i3qZpmhZr0ntmTVNaNvtGCBl4sm2nvVWryzggr2k3hQEDaC7bvubcowGTkfd1nzbzS0tLruMg0JJqjRlfCwOOPv_2bA5yVhQ9W6zNfChYe/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702948607670306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk_Kvel-OHfMIN9Lmxw5CfGmQ9JAq4cv2kJ9i3qZpmhZr0ntmTVNaNvtGCBl4sm2nvVWryzggr2k3hQEDaC7bvubcowGTkfd1nzbzS0tLruMg0JJqjRlfCwOOPv_2bA5yVhQ9W6zNfChYe/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a> At the Lavender Farm.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY4Y-PyLp6tCxBrAVVDU1L6FOYfattaX97VIyePBZgofGx9zq0zow7GJ61tgrKdBeNQ0V90EQbljMkC9zNm3_qagabvzpUaH98bRHdOiKZf-NJ2VJWlI-zP0VcJdSixeseaVmfl_W0472/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702941076812370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxY4Y-PyLp6tCxBrAVVDU1L6FOYfattaX97VIyePBZgofGx9zq0zow7GJ61tgrKdBeNQ0V90EQbljMkC9zNm3_qagabvzpUaH98bRHdOiKZf-NJ2VJWlI-zP0VcJdSixeseaVmfl_W0472/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a> Momma was in heaven!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bj1Ko-CjlPg6B7Ck3KZrzPOq4XYzht9A8c0Bni95r5nkpn7vV2NPZZxX7YGNZO8dZCJ8goeUsGy-MCkanAdHMRnGmY0td4gLKdWykycYVrqlt0hF_HhA3T5J3z8c5UOUsoo5JrFfyoxJ/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702942993445794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Bj1Ko-CjlPg6B7Ck3KZrzPOq4XYzht9A8c0Bni95r5nkpn7vV2NPZZxX7YGNZO8dZCJ8goeUsGy-MCkanAdHMRnGmY0td4gLKdWykycYVrqlt0hF_HhA3T5J3z8c5UOUsoo5JrFfyoxJ/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkRyKHsmUx3ybZPLP39QQCM0QgJIvCbO3nQ8PVhH4sXp4XfC-5PfPycwgSxeI4gB7ptt2GxPyTLj_fwoJjQgCq0vZZO7ph8Ko9uV14yQCxwf89RTD3jAjn2UekIpIgKsWsat-fxK433Ax/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702935298858034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYkRyKHsmUx3ybZPLP39QQCM0QgJIvCbO3nQ8PVhH4sXp4XfC-5PfPycwgSxeI4gB7ptt2GxPyTLj_fwoJjQgCq0vZZO7ph8Ko9uV14yQCxwf89RTD3jAjn2UekIpIgKsWsat-fxK433Ax/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a> There was something interesting about this type of tree. The branches..... I'll let mom explain later.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0XTxBC8SCutKz0rDZsAkDRZHfd2eagY-pyTyMIjNvHZ-jP7R-4pFa9KuX6mw61nYKEiLZiMyJbEXN7nlK7jaa5-hUSdk8VHHJwv7utmS8rJ-VDEnS5kCuD0Zmm1-xyaFmjTBc4DbMyaJ/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702931540967554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0XTxBC8SCutKz0rDZsAkDRZHfd2eagY-pyTyMIjNvHZ-jP7R-4pFa9KuX6mw61nYKEiLZiMyJbEXN7nlK7jaa5-hUSdk8VHHJwv7utmS8rJ-VDEnS5kCuD0Zmm1-xyaFmjTBc4DbMyaJ/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a> Lavender farm. (that sold Lavender icecream which Mom and Peter had).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiwbbRveHGRoitW-gVeUnJ7lUIBKQ-5dKfBulkbKFB40rP9wJfEQ1ZUW6rID5yNeSYAoxmP5xbb4qVcmBNf1HJ7HZOlElsGW-X2oEk6k45XIwFWSDH1Wmx6tVjcjEYTkoZl4Pzd-sgvbP/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702735641479650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTiwbbRveHGRoitW-gVeUnJ7lUIBKQ-5dKfBulkbKFB40rP9wJfEQ1ZUW6rID5yNeSYAoxmP5xbb4qVcmBNf1HJ7HZOlElsGW-X2oEk6k45XIwFWSDH1Wmx6tVjcjEYTkoZl4Pzd-sgvbP/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> The beach across the road from our hotel (about 30 seconds away).<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRhdBjxsl3GTeJWN6M8H0cGlQnbhtQbyXTa3xcy3lSmSRutbjMnF8SeJQTPvrQ0IxSn1eQYUVRV66QZkqObGaT1xFBqQ1WFmiaHJJbXCx8pMa3evukEzpnMLAw3HQ90yYjkt8Jp__7Te0/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702726246151074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmRhdBjxsl3GTeJWN6M8H0cGlQnbhtQbyXTa3xcy3lSmSRutbjMnF8SeJQTPvrQ0IxSn1eQYUVRV66QZkqObGaT1xFBqQ1WFmiaHJJbXCx8pMa3evukEzpnMLAw3HQ90yYjkt8Jp__7Te0/s320/10.jpg" border="0" /></a> From the look out point.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6GazhG5iXHvshvWgiOv2qTY2Aaa_ADxV7df5Anokez5Ludq_Ws6XVsXDcNUEkZj_jXSyL9UV5rx2anU323ruTRyKeTTrLVv-sJ2czJyMH6Y1RCLxeZCI5kV3ys7JOvYAGfO5vL_me8KA/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287702722618354770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA6GazhG5iXHvshvWgiOv2qTY2Aaa_ADxV7df5Anokez5Ludq_Ws6XVsXDcNUEkZj_jXSyL9UV5rx2anU323ruTRyKeTTrLVv-sJ2czJyMH6Y1RCLxeZCI5kV3ys7JOvYAGfO5vL_me8KA/s320/11.jpg" border="0" /></a> At the rail station. <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-67423425737241996652009-01-04T22:50:00.000-08:002009-01-04T23:01:57.656-08:00Day OneTravelled from Wellington to Picton by the InterIslander. Then got the coach to Blenheim.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhJir_U_gxy2Wleo1MciBlTKRJ5LF12wA9_x1ffVsmwrw2Z-6i8m2mJuM8GUaEj_2OyHzmu8J9Dy-qP40x8VLWLWj6CstXuix5U8uZ9VbXv8Ch2Hc1gaWG_sHaKhRi5VLjGdYM7Sm2Vto/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698867507200866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFhJir_U_gxy2Wleo1MciBlTKRJ5LF12wA9_x1ffVsmwrw2Z-6i8m2mJuM8GUaEj_2OyHzmu8J9Dy-qP40x8VLWLWj6CstXuix5U8uZ9VbXv8Ch2Hc1gaWG_sHaKhRi5VLjGdYM7Sm2Vto/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a> Had to queue for a while and leave our bags before getting on the boat. We went up to deck 10 before going down and trying to find some seats.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE91mU2lXTewzDtKrDvbOEdVHfEBWFapw-j0HdCv92st2c_d8Z5jP0FBgkwzMS_Os4od7WHQUqYmY4oZwL88L7UjhLjXD9UmIYJW56THtsdHBP6tS6QX2cI_t6zNXlH0gDprB488bZj1s/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698865506734514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQE91mU2lXTewzDtKrDvbOEdVHfEBWFapw-j0HdCv92st2c_d8Z5jP0FBgkwzMS_Os4od7WHQUqYmY4oZwL88L7UjhLjXD9UmIYJW56THtsdHBP6tS6QX2cI_t6zNXlH0gDprB488bZj1s/s320/2.jpg" border="0" /></a> Very windy on the boat. It took about 4 hours to get across Cook's Strait!</div><div> </div><div>When we arrived at Picton we jumped on the coach to Blenheim.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRHKcwHCZIQxpr8NsWfbqqTSY05C5ZouseVGZOclkqH0Mjfv6m9Hc0lpCVFtk3qUv8Q3rtkh2HEWK41u0O-lGVD95LeZgeRHtvRekZuUzndjIzI4HRg5y9-g8y0nOtJVx9-luvqrDC7yr/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698728174085890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfRHKcwHCZIQxpr8NsWfbqqTSY05C5ZouseVGZOclkqH0Mjfv6m9Hc0lpCVFtk3qUv8Q3rtkh2HEWK41u0O-lGVD95LeZgeRHtvRekZuUzndjIzI4HRg5y9-g8y0nOtJVx9-luvqrDC7yr/s320/3.jpg" border="0" /></a> At Blenheim Rail Station. The coach was late arriving, so we walked the 10 minutes to the hotel. It was very hot this day!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVPdwjt3b1cbrCnz47XvNQRGdfnim-Vjy5_ot66tujggnuWSJwYFQfyD3x1CkUU3qv6X_Nc9p52cKtOmuqyL0-wrmbxtnOYrZiM0jXf_YRTvauoynbRURc7rP5pyNALJKlfXy1lJZkPAL/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698727677759874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjVPdwjt3b1cbrCnz47XvNQRGdfnim-Vjy5_ot66tujggnuWSJwYFQfyD3x1CkUU3qv6X_Nc9p52cKtOmuqyL0-wrmbxtnOYrZiM0jXf_YRTvauoynbRURc7rP5pyNALJKlfXy1lJZkPAL/s320/4.jpg" border="0" /></a> In the city centre at Blenheim we saw this glittery Christmas tree.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxGfSzkecYydk-aYE1gd-e7_fBOYPwdBBGg-5tUUrjE9j43hOUv0GWbhyuJcHY0apTOjTR7_RZCQjyriyDmp8VoD7-hgClFCnyh3blknX41kKXBKAQU6lzncHACIAWZ2yJQLAq6Ov4vQa/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698714498826258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjxGfSzkecYydk-aYE1gd-e7_fBOYPwdBBGg-5tUUrjE9j43hOUv0GWbhyuJcHY0apTOjTR7_RZCQjyriyDmp8VoD7-hgClFCnyh3blknX41kKXBKAQU6lzncHACIAWZ2yJQLAq6Ov4vQa/s320/5.jpg" border="0" /></a> And a paddle river boat. A nice little river and walk way went through the city.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3O5-WmKUxILFbVhBh8x9wViSlvJl4TWLcO19mWkkgry5AbBAz6YhcyPOy1x_TcFtEkCfU76pFZm0xDyEUTC6KiIo01IIvSmt0NTfDa_Ycn5NZXOPixO_xNo7px5rV6MkAFCehaaSMN7Z/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698711394100370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3O5-WmKUxILFbVhBh8x9wViSlvJl4TWLcO19mWkkgry5AbBAz6YhcyPOy1x_TcFtEkCfU76pFZm0xDyEUTC6KiIo01IIvSmt0NTfDa_Ycn5NZXOPixO_xNo7px5rV6MkAFCehaaSMN7Z/s320/6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelUKpmtJWeTLQ0CxuSQu6fTAjQR7DW1dgz5RnKX7XLJKPWnhn9wrSvVKMvOrav4Tna7cmWaBPTavsPfySBddSdjUuARo66x2rMdZJIane5IqL7Ik6jC9m8u7ejuqqqTq_6Ly4pbwiKyNr/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698710369236226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelUKpmtJWeTLQ0CxuSQu6fTAjQR7DW1dgz5RnKX7XLJKPWnhn9wrSvVKMvOrav4Tna7cmWaBPTavsPfySBddSdjUuARo66x2rMdZJIane5IqL7Ik6jC9m8u7ejuqqqTq_6Ly4pbwiKyNr/s320/7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />We found this lovely little place for dinner.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyWfH2jRMlwmApe0-TSFU2B_Lo1VjXSiODPTY0kGf2-vRpHCVsqcgH-vahAHYao6z6ZqjHQnerFJv8VgmlqndCx3CYgqVkeexThsMiD58bM-B2CQeG7ig7Zre7t29ljuv-ub0ZVCG3acu/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698516095181570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFyWfH2jRMlwmApe0-TSFU2B_Lo1VjXSiODPTY0kGf2-vRpHCVsqcgH-vahAHYao6z6ZqjHQnerFJv8VgmlqndCx3CYgqVkeexThsMiD58bM-B2CQeG7ig7Zre7t29ljuv-ub0ZVCG3acu/s320/8.jpg" border="0" /></a> This is the boats route out of Wellington Harbour. <br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvNgDXCVyloqGbEk40wJBwkcAEl3JAU0Q7nRHgv2OxNtlRbWoBcAmg194iqtV3UmUE1putrjTMQWPqc_lM_opJ-G5hfXQo0sFyH1fAEJWp2o0ljhiEMt7vNGktqQGOXf29o0R7A_wSJzD/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698508654103762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZvNgDXCVyloqGbEk40wJBwkcAEl3JAU0Q7nRHgv2OxNtlRbWoBcAmg194iqtV3UmUE1putrjTMQWPqc_lM_opJ-G5hfXQo0sFyH1fAEJWp2o0ljhiEMt7vNGktqQGOXf29o0R7A_wSJzD/s320/9.jpg" border="0" /></a> Peter at some gardens between the hotel and the city center.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7mvMP40E_Y0xtoaOUkbX9Bz7ha4PEHV0AtJDz3i01TdpF70hl55CFmRnJhK9ng4oe1R7SqCbIbf-NI6W970ZLP5xRpWbc-nkmoPRxrgfV_s4OjhWD6e3Mu4bLuM521RD8Ars0l6H5iL_/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287698511031258978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7mvMP40E_Y0xtoaOUkbX9Bz7ha4PEHV0AtJDz3i01TdpF70hl55CFmRnJhK9ng4oe1R7SqCbIbf-NI6W970ZLP5xRpWbc-nkmoPRxrgfV_s4OjhWD6e3Mu4bLuM521RD8Ars0l6H5iL_/s320/10.jpg" border="0" /></a> At a nice place for lunch. </div><div> </div><div><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-25600081755643602522008-12-24T22:39:00.000-08:002008-12-24T22:50:13.575-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcZ5izXAbNXFktZGhS2EYLrKxFzZXRKF2Eg1tr68PLrLJG98r5sOR-tP6PWp08mXTkBsHaZvizL_hc_mekloxKvkSArNb0hQ6dx9puONAzGmAkUZmCZeLKRdkFbTWMIKU3-V0992r4dZy/s1600-h/1.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283615423158829202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 178px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNcZ5izXAbNXFktZGhS2EYLrKxFzZXRKF2Eg1tr68PLrLJG98r5sOR-tP6PWp08mXTkBsHaZvizL_hc_mekloxKvkSArNb0hQ6dx9puONAzGmAkUZmCZeLKRdkFbTWMIKU3-V0992r4dZy/s320/1.png" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Kkn4LSWdiT5XUzHOs7y8GcRCJr8BwcSxNItcsBjYR5p0So7RfctPdPyqy8hkqr1p9NPqSB_BVH6AZEW2xaU3bSwhO1tbSirDWLn5ALiGFPIn1RluLRmZOiqcVBSUaWuVtEx5paM_7yU/s1600-h/3.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283615414417253138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 189px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL-Kkn4LSWdiT5XUzHOs7y8GcRCJr8BwcSxNItcsBjYR5p0So7RfctPdPyqy8hkqr1p9NPqSB_BVH6AZEW2xaU3bSwhO1tbSirDWLn5ALiGFPIn1RluLRmZOiqcVBSUaWuVtEx5paM_7yU/s320/3.png" border="0" /></a> After five seconds on the skates. Stepdad resting in the cool breeze in the background.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSrRlG79b8zux8p0WpbYTsuqhXygDvC1o_tSFgaYMzdow9lvMjh9VwNKzyW2Mvllocv8y0tEORYJicWFv6jyzpAPt5DkAF8KvGTH8hvkT3-z9Z6Zbu6IUqLqec0oxM0novHsUHhyphenhyphen87uXx/s1600-h/2.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283615404234382178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjSrRlG79b8zux8p0WpbYTsuqhXygDvC1o_tSFgaYMzdow9lvMjh9VwNKzyW2Mvllocv8y0tEORYJicWFv6jyzpAPt5DkAF8KvGTH8hvkT3-z9Z6Zbu6IUqLqec0oxM0novHsUHhyphenhyphen87uXx/s320/2.png" border="0" /></a> The skates in action. I have to keep reminding myself to bend my knees and lean forward.</div><div>I did notice a few people looking at me. And I think one person took a photo. At least I didn't fall over. Haven't fallen over in these yet.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKFzcfBPCYsLXty0Z0Ze0xy1jVNztEZsqdmEx0_TER8IhmrjMIsvvwT3d5Lv75vWtcOG2w1UUKbFC5JPZvQGaGJpzwzInzP9eIK2q4-DkrpKZhq3J_lGBm4ZIO6wBmkhQgwfPUoZ_c7QO/s1600-h/4.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283615397197460482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 221px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsKFzcfBPCYsLXty0Z0Ze0xy1jVNztEZsqdmEx0_TER8IhmrjMIsvvwT3d5Lv75vWtcOG2w1UUKbFC5JPZvQGaGJpzwzInzP9eIK2q4-DkrpKZhq3J_lGBm4ZIO6wBmkhQgwfPUoZ_c7QO/s320/4.png" border="0" /></a> Having a quick rest.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFBHolNad8Z8tiM9u-VdWcTMJdU4bkmRkxmpxAl4pCSlqCZVMALcCdQDqcDsotdKaCt8ygVSNoI373WEVnVXV48jAdONyyZ2heGooyhVqFj8ZZbmKLmjsgo3f5qJkfFZQBtIdEb7_j3NY/s1600-h/5.png"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283615374817201634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSFBHolNad8Z8tiM9u-VdWcTMJdU4bkmRkxmpxAl4pCSlqCZVMALcCdQDqcDsotdKaCt8ygVSNoI373WEVnVXV48jAdONyyZ2heGooyhVqFj8ZZbmKLmjsgo3f5qJkfFZQBtIdEb7_j3NY/s320/5.png" border="0" /></a> On the way back. Rolling along. </div><div> </div><div>More pictures to come.<br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-92029977532291106652008-12-23T23:35:00.000-08:002008-12-23T23:37:31.563-08:00<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:280%;color:#ff0000;"><span style="color:#33cc00;">M</span>E<span style="color:#33cc00;">R</span>R<span style="color:#33cc00;">Y</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:280%;color:#ff0000;">C<span style="color:#33cc00;">H</span>R<span style="color:#33cc00;">I</span>S<span style="color:#33cc00;">T</span>M<span style="color:#33cc00;">A</span>S</span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1871461999102587735.post-80906932492104653882008-12-22T12:04:00.000-08:002008-12-22T12:06:27.516-08:00Today we're off to shop a new marketplace! I have opened up shop on <a href="http://lollishops.com/pnkgeeni">Lollishops</a> this month and want to bring people to the world of girly girly goodness! There is so much to find and see here, that I thought I would bring you a peek at what is behind that pretty, pink, Lacy curtain!<br /><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282431260152420882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWa6EDNxntqs32qPEGElUITbdPVBA7UbhX04jHypJaXBvNPoOiMtinY0Uql-PMolEIvmRbgGpo-74doyEwWe3fNZWyLe2HF9F3t0UG53X-KuadJD9lhfzEdXFlOmWckZ0ytgIIduhO3cA-/s400/cplt.bmp" border="0" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282431260152420882" /> From Left to Right in the gift-guide: Row 1-> Pink Whipped Cream Ring by <a href="http://lollishops.com/MichellesCharmWorld">MichellesCharmWorld</a><br />Pink Patchwork Pillow by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/1561">BStudio</a><br />Cupcakes Magnet Set by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/9154">HeatherKnitz</a><br />Cupcake Card Set by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/4978#3">ExpressionsbyDevin</a><br /><br />Row 2-><br />Embroidered Lavender Sachet by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/4269">BailiwickDesigns</a><br />Vintage Whimsy from <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/7774">FadedButDesiredTreasures</a><br /><br />Row 3-><br />Knit Baby Booties by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/7386">MonarchDancer</a><br />Flowers 5 Card Set by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/4515">Pnkgeeni</a><br /><br />Row 4-><br />Faux Petit Fours by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/9788">RenegadeRose</a><br />Gift Card Sleeve by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/7121">ArtbyNaomi</a><br />Roses Roses Fairy House by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/9459">CarolineAlexander</a><br />Victorian Boot Sachet by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/8827">NanasNes</a>t<br /><br /><a href="http://lollishops.com/"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282635272837660770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEuwjnBta3HaDOnV5nQrwys1L5MzCRFpSKXMG7KsYgHEP6LDyxDyQPivbhyeufhxjke8rDLs9_ZfF2SQ1in9fzqxAVg7nEaAb-nkw4pBsC_Ufcaph1ih7PeemJt5ezklEEsqQf_UmFUbW/s400/pmh.png" border="0" name="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5282635272837660770" /></a></div><br /><div>More <a href="http://lollishops.com/">Lollishops</a> Goodies!</div><br /><div>From L -> R</div><br /><div>Row 1:</div><br /><div>Sequin and Flowers Cards set of 4 by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/8468#2">PinkPatriceBoutique</a></div><br /><div>Button Votive Holder by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/9338">PinkyLouLou</a></div><br /><div>Girl with Bird Notecard by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/8254">HappyDayStudio</a></div><br /><div>Seaside Picnic Print by <a href="http://www.lollishops.com/node/4124">AliceInParis</a></div><br /><blockquote>*The two above banners and text were made by the wonderful <a href="http://lollishops.com/MichellesCharmWorld">Michelle</a>*</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0