tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62796789962977144922024-03-13T23:16:44.809-07:00brooch on kombi tourBroach of the Month Club meets 60th Anniversary Kombi Tour with Ross Malcolm's brooch 'In the Pink' and Sharon & Joeys 1971 Volkswagen Kombi Van.poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-13499758434353440142010-04-19T01:20:00.000-07:002010-05-02T14:55:49.595-07:00Loneliness sets in on a long journey up northPPQ to Morrinsville<br />
Got off the ferry at 9.30pm last night so just drove north for a bit and parked up in Paraparaumu next to a rest home. Woke up with the sun and were delighted with nice pink sky over Kapiti Island.<br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="287" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmfvVMCMrMgF2xF48ru-CYCfOHTyjaj02wzbYeyN_3woLbM-3Bp0pH_gRoh6o3DgJF2WlD8BIqMf2M330ptDcVBzOeobQose5KpABSOgmd48LyT1zipb-dfHdNZxHvkQV847MD7nVtr6tR/s400/2+boot.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div align="center">And nice ducks in the Exchange Cafe</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06QREc9_HqLGj92xeeyEwoPN8oPM-TNAC8Ov6WIT1195U89D2OXmpW-66eo4T4SjJw_WSTrwRyiFXDOyzHAUrPpSKXhlmzB8EaxloGsvN4yBi_oqwFo8O3Utr4R8ZbhqHPnuR_qSNC_Td/s1600/2a+ducks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg06QREc9_HqLGj92xeeyEwoPN8oPM-TNAC8Ov6WIT1195U89D2OXmpW-66eo4T4SjJw_WSTrwRyiFXDOyzHAUrPpSKXhlmzB8EaxloGsvN4yBi_oqwFo8O3Utr4R8ZbhqHPnuR_qSNC_Td/s400/2a+ducks.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink and Joey played with Jeff Thompsons gumboot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvhlfE8dTWyKsNtvMiYJcaBn5j5N9xOCmO9zucXuXnQoM3wK48ZGSIXloSZshszJG5cNCDSGpa5-NhzXwW5C8B3t_iGQ0aLnrpLTxlWASfE4MmZUrtkOWFgrzF3welB23UTBM_AjdIok1/s1600/2c+gumboot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvhlfE8dTWyKsNtvMiYJcaBn5j5N9xOCmO9zucXuXnQoM3wK48ZGSIXloSZshszJG5cNCDSGpa5-NhzXwW5C8B3t_iGQ0aLnrpLTxlWASfE4MmZUrtkOWFgrzF3welB23UTBM_AjdIok1/s400/2c+gumboot.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Deserted - no kombis anywhere</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt8idyVY6fdVvSZeTk1A8smajKplTK-UoXKXnpsD09AXOgmC9FOdR5DUk9ywzuSNvhJogoI2Kst3u7WEFiZYzTm0LvAyiZbvITBLjYdOgAPdHowdOdEDqTVVxBembbXspabMrkwQ4CFgd/s1600/3+desert.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggt8idyVY6fdVvSZeTk1A8smajKplTK-UoXKXnpsD09AXOgmC9FOdR5DUk9ywzuSNvhJogoI2Kst3u7WEFiZYzTm0LvAyiZbvITBLjYdOgAPdHowdOdEDqTVVxBembbXspabMrkwQ4CFgd/s400/3+desert.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Mt Ruapehu still adorning a cloud brooch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwfgnqijJXrgZ0i0nqhcFaTgNkAM9i9uJ7fO_LAPcEQtz9humVXVItZrGd_Us0x2zWMBfODavh6y9rMfgnaVJQO9iNF2Dz0iMfogPctj2zChMNw58xR89Wn9toS8uExpMEXbIJQqWeKwc/s1600/3a+ruapehu.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTwfgnqijJXrgZ0i0nqhcFaTgNkAM9i9uJ7fO_LAPcEQtz9humVXVItZrGd_Us0x2zWMBfODavh6y9rMfgnaVJQO9iNF2Dz0iMfogPctj2zChMNw58xR89Wn9toS8uExpMEXbIJQqWeKwc/s400/3a+ruapehu.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice clouds above Lake Taupo from the desert road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x9d1ia-6vpnnNUuM4UuVGYfg8pO8Hp6PGrMWoU4_u5oMS5do0AYl1TFQ5M_L90DMyFfiDv4WEu3rYb-5QKE0TtZOlGBpbHxF2WGqNGZIyOdg4CzHgFXHTHup8KVa34fn-7kbAkljJwau/s1600/3b+lake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8x9d1ia-6vpnnNUuM4UuVGYfg8pO8Hp6PGrMWoU4_u5oMS5do0AYl1TFQ5M_L90DMyFfiDv4WEu3rYb-5QKE0TtZOlGBpbHxF2WGqNGZIyOdg4CzHgFXHTHup8KVa34fn-7kbAkljJwau/s400/3b+lake.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Roast dinner tonight with Leon and Judy - final leg home tomorrow morning. Finally gave busbus a well deserved wash - she feels much better now.</div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-38862219764278860482010-04-19T01:00:00.000-07:002010-04-19T01:01:21.269-07:00Flying soloHomeward Bound: Hokitika to Picton<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Had breakfast on the tray that busbus won last night. Isnt it beautiful!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_25lFyd5gWKVKKs448AuOJNUwC9nuQgwV8mq2I3bi2jtr-9RqTn42e4rxCQXHDQ_9z7LspdB_BOF1mDsoi8i-rXMfl5IyYTVEXLZQd8v-NjOnT_rPX4vZDoqGiHIbBQPew9KyZ_OECc_/s1600/5+tray.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif_25lFyd5gWKVKKs448AuOJNUwC9nuQgwV8mq2I3bi2jtr-9RqTn42e4rxCQXHDQ_9z7LspdB_BOF1mDsoi8i-rXMfl5IyYTVEXLZQd8v-NjOnT_rPX4vZDoqGiHIbBQPew9KyZ_OECc_/s400/5+tray.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Enjoyed our last convoy with Mildred to Punakaiki Pancake rocks</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9wsUu5OaAbwumMSxyaMs9BnmuLUe8MM9bqJVn2G1k2N2KHqSc9tK7OesIPomC0SoyV8HR_hO4YzfwRL-UU6Ay6fJyxmNJcczm1y8PROht1jrtJVhG_CVRMM7Xi2EufMOG6qtCl1XTqKk/s1600/6+bridge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg9wsUu5OaAbwumMSxyaMs9BnmuLUe8MM9bqJVn2G1k2N2KHqSc9tK7OesIPomC0SoyV8HR_hO4YzfwRL-UU6Ay6fJyxmNJcczm1y8PROht1jrtJVhG_CVRMM7Xi2EufMOG6qtCl1XTqKk/s400/6+bridge.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw a steam train in Greymouth</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSleAU7fwjzGj3H_tMj4I-f0pK4ZRHWSi_22Y3WGaEQu_rvAGX2aUbx8gJx0a-MYoFes7dtZF_8X89bg2hD459dTqinN-O1bAlwJr-C2PRq-faSAG3FjVQC1rrHdpOsr8hvPAW2-K3nWsk/s1600/7+train.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSleAU7fwjzGj3H_tMj4I-f0pK4ZRHWSi_22Y3WGaEQu_rvAGX2aUbx8gJx0a-MYoFes7dtZF_8X89bg2hD459dTqinN-O1bAlwJr-C2PRq-faSAG3FjVQC1rrHdpOsr8hvPAW2-K3nWsk/s400/7+train.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Good bye hugs. Hope to see Mildred, Keri and Daryl again next year.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-gpB5-mEbs9jowP1eN0w2UsrfSCpwtSLcMiUqyf-QdYWm5UmLDCObEw5lm8bru6EYmTry07dVlTb_i7R7V-SaA1_zWq1qyDQxlwb-oJQArMvkMJX5N4Jf8F82cDxt4FmrrcyWqSeJlvG/s1600/8a+mildred.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir-gpB5-mEbs9jowP1eN0w2UsrfSCpwtSLcMiUqyf-QdYWm5UmLDCObEw5lm8bru6EYmTry07dVlTb_i7R7V-SaA1_zWq1qyDQxlwb-oJQArMvkMJX5N4Jf8F82cDxt4FmrrcyWqSeJlvG/s400/8a+mildred.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pancakes!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42a_ouJBOijnaZKCRG0fE676c3sZatf_JhZ-q22nGxGWeeK7-QOQMVXXv4hvF9PNenf1ZlZ3xMIhb5xTRusg1liaZwugxd-x-SHP3SPAvmscBD6IcY5Ubq-Pc_q39vqhe1_MD_pvD2ZKs/s1600/8+pancakes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh42a_ouJBOijnaZKCRG0fE676c3sZatf_JhZ-q22nGxGWeeK7-QOQMVXXv4hvF9PNenf1ZlZ3xMIhb5xTRusg1liaZwugxd-x-SHP3SPAvmscBD6IcY5Ubq-Pc_q39vqhe1_MD_pvD2ZKs/s400/8+pancakes.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pancake Weka</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQxhYum9KXmtkAYTnfWpoSKPHUBAdlF31poAb1MlovCYbyLFPKnOf_Nm_fdWigN1zh5iAKjv3fkelrVTA_gUzl7uQJbuvZRNWeF8cWtLV5fpnU4IeYfrvliX3PIRMTdXdkX-Tl24jobFQ/s1600/8+c+weka.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQxhYum9KXmtkAYTnfWpoSKPHUBAdlF31poAb1MlovCYbyLFPKnOf_Nm_fdWigN1zh5iAKjv3fkelrVTA_gUzl7uQJbuvZRNWeF8cWtLV5fpnU4IeYfrvliX3PIRMTdXdkX-Tl24jobFQ/s400/8+c+weka.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Felt particulary lonely driving away from the Pancakes. Kept expecting to see kombis on the road and find them lurking in towns when we arrived. There were no buses at St Arnaud, just some lovely ducks and some white blots (ordinary campers)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB06-6zUji1VOz624L2ic9UgaTxvdr1UwcSw7SGflJM4oA4dVLqn56_RbfRDfSGp1eQQNOmLkrl5Jnidji9cGXC43x4oSltLEtsaHx6CIz83qkDRDrSHzf_Az5Pmd2RRlLYyvp4_qJDCjg/s1600/9+ducks.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB06-6zUji1VOz624L2ic9UgaTxvdr1UwcSw7SGflJM4oA4dVLqn56_RbfRDfSGp1eQQNOmLkrl5Jnidji9cGXC43x4oSltLEtsaHx6CIz83qkDRDrSHzf_Az5Pmd2RRlLYyvp4_qJDCjg/s400/9+ducks.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw the flying poo parked up at Super Cheap Auto in Picton, still waiting for its new windscreen. After an hour of waiting for the ferry, we were glad to see Tommo and Lyndal pull up in their T25 and pounced on them even tho we didnt know them very well. Watched a cheesey valentines day movie on the ferry.</div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-38730174094558042102010-04-17T22:09:00.000-07:002010-04-17T22:12:17.691-07:00The last official day of the tourFox Glacier to Hokitika<br />
After a fun evening sharing the love and teaching people to hug, joey was a bit hung over today so didnt take many photos. It was cold and drizzley so we couldnt be bothered stopping anywhere and drove straight to Hokitika. Gorgeous scenery on the way again with some massive hills to climb and heaps of one way bridges.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09KnjHBBIkJIzCovA1Sq_3m1vTDMzTaw_ufI5__EGiyPCe_IX3PP24IfkKokemOG-S5x55gf6p5UN4pU2ADi3r6Ts9xm6qeyIjhBaEvDLF5VfAkhWl4tlT1hsvuU2pEhCYFXUk0WhJYP8/s1600/2+hkk.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg09KnjHBBIkJIzCovA1Sq_3m1vTDMzTaw_ufI5__EGiyPCe_IX3PP24IfkKokemOG-S5x55gf6p5UN4pU2ADi3r6Ts9xm6qeyIjhBaEvDLF5VfAkhWl4tlT1hsvuU2pEhCYFXUk0WhJYP8/s400/2+hkk.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As it was the official last day of the tour today we had dinner at the Hokitika Boys Brigade Hall and had a bit of a prizegiving. Harriet won a bottle top to put in her pocket.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqxN6pGw5m8r0uf7VVYmkNwWF0BvqIs8w0iHFB8k30MVpONQlYldGlDKbYZcYHOH1r3qjmdhzljgD12I_nhBBu54gnwVMKfM0Th2JALyii-CnwdfHISsfXy0woufDXx7THAGhnb5oY2Ru/s1600/3+harriet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqxN6pGw5m8r0uf7VVYmkNwWF0BvqIs8w0iHFB8k30MVpONQlYldGlDKbYZcYHOH1r3qjmdhzljgD12I_nhBBu54gnwVMKfM0Th2JALyii-CnwdfHISsfXy0woufDXx7THAGhnb5oY2Ru/s400/3+harriet.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joey won a party animal medal for her antics the night before which Wilson adorned</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3HYCmwtomo8pJsAlMUP9YfSffaOLemcuuR3MZGQ30ZVSuGHPQNdidzaT_aJlz3ut-JRmlAaMpd5ptXD3BITDcvJl15CAoscWHEN1FurBJO0ed5qk7Z8qbH1fPJ7lOe0fuCMxcn4Zzjs/s1600/4+party+animal.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDJ3HYCmwtomo8pJsAlMUP9YfSffaOLemcuuR3MZGQ30ZVSuGHPQNdidzaT_aJlz3ut-JRmlAaMpd5ptXD3BITDcvJl15CAoscWHEN1FurBJO0ed5qk7Z8qbH1fPJ7lOe0fuCMxcn4Zzjs/s400/4+party+animal.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Busbus won the prize for the longest distance travelled beating the girls from Silverdale by 7 kilometres.</div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-33610038656338557572010-04-16T14:30:00.000-07:002010-04-16T14:30:30.621-07:00Kissing iciclesLake Hawea to Fox Glacier<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Lined up for yet another photo shoot this morning before leaving Lake Hawea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKL2tSV2BosNGBgUkQ7nQSZHlPSXkqZj_Yv8wTl35gPi8GuvN4PHuOo5X3Q8P9RicC4bJja5UirBAgruc3gzhUe4Ika9m6cek-C9qoGYKDKdmI88tJGYMuLe6tpFF6Oswgat-Ad5Ps0Ah/s1600/1a+line+up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxKL2tSV2BosNGBgUkQ7nQSZHlPSXkqZj_Yv8wTl35gPi8GuvN4PHuOo5X3Q8P9RicC4bJja5UirBAgruc3gzhUe4Ika9m6cek-C9qoGYKDKdmI88tJGYMuLe6tpFF6Oswgat-Ad5Ps0Ah/s400/1a+line+up.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stock height versus very low</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJTEiSmbwASzWX4CWzln9y7SnkK4OLz6h56jubd3ipzkklQ3xOsSZYy4n2M_PK_VTKXR39dcAI9A_dzUNe_5qpE2mVy7vrfxYXlWMAo8-lTQA83dCOZtAykFd606C248EaPt6SDTNc5PH/s1600/1+hi+low.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJTEiSmbwASzWX4CWzln9y7SnkK4OLz6h56jubd3ipzkklQ3xOsSZYy4n2M_PK_VTKXR39dcAI9A_dzUNe_5qpE2mVy7vrfxYXlWMAo8-lTQA83dCOZtAykFd606C248EaPt6SDTNc5PH/s400/1+hi+low.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lake Hawea</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0mi4BDz_OIPXz_1RKgvv4C6Y7pUnxBhjjg75COh_9zTs1AHN6m9BKnZ6OtxkHNIl_9q59LsX23z0MSow4-xoj2yT0vbufzbPIEkiplUhyanoal9wVvyylut6xhsxLif9-Kb1V3Uns-v_/s1600/2+hawea.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0mi4BDz_OIPXz_1RKgvv4C6Y7pUnxBhjjg75COh_9zTs1AHN6m9BKnZ6OtxkHNIl_9q59LsX23z0MSow4-xoj2yT0vbufzbPIEkiplUhyanoal9wVvyylut6xhsxLif9-Kb1V3Uns-v_/s400/2+hawea.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When you hit the west coast there is this amazing white rocky beach where hundreds of little rock sculptures have been erected by passing tourists. special!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd7btNcEYaYOrTHaOba_05pUqaROmH_vr2_E4SIOsHbJgAa1LbbI607ZEM2dPIRuM_fodwQ8EOYnZcZdOPLsYyhQUH9pZx0HQfNsjQJ_FGTNay8RDXfPxldsckUF_FQbZ-Wu3hbaq92Xc/s1600/4+west+coast.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkd7btNcEYaYOrTHaOba_05pUqaROmH_vr2_E4SIOsHbJgAa1LbbI607ZEM2dPIRuM_fodwQ8EOYnZcZdOPLsYyhQUH9pZx0HQfNsjQJ_FGTNay8RDXfPxldsckUF_FQbZ-Wu3hbaq92Xc/s400/4+west+coast.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were tail end charlie today so got to wear these special needs badges</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_bZx9sn0vQzuAncDCEMrzn8c9w3M4z-uBh_b8sb648WU9w6qCnLwetd4q6pithsBbl2mr_U2sWjnNN6_NUicji6T8TuugKQsAhEes2c6bpAFTBUpkJnSW8se4_8Lwkf0Bc7U7O51heNj/s1600/4a+signs.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8_bZx9sn0vQzuAncDCEMrzn8c9w3M4z-uBh_b8sb648WU9w6qCnLwetd4q6pithsBbl2mr_U2sWjnNN6_NUicji6T8TuugKQsAhEes2c6bpAFTBUpkJnSW8se4_8Lwkf0Bc7U7O51heNj/s400/4a+signs.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lovely glacial sand formations</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjFRvaJdGXKD1Vbr0aqASSYTaaYcH9VdFOpS8-MfXSb71ixiG7U03KtdszjaxllkRLlBl7RUVEksrGNbVz8eVkLB1b8AbNAb2466k5eTiahcCDxNjjIj16r8x1W0oeXxp1vm9wcK5OtQZO/s1600/5a+glacial+sand.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"> Forgot to take Pink to the glacier, so I bought a little of the glacier to pink</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1oSezcAC3T9wxsZ-Vnck8k8lgC3-9Xy3cH0JGT-bi8SrWsGL4rGEkNeBfy7kGoI_a_q-J2FuSaSzYzPjCyGSo3XmkUJRA84i2AjPoRs_MNLtUmrYa9BgtTag9n8FDQwcRKB6S2Wh773/s1600/7+pink+ice.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinf1oSezcAC3T9wxsZ-Vnck8k8lgC3-9Xy3cH0JGT-bi8SrWsGL4rGEkNeBfy7kGoI_a_q-J2FuSaSzYzPjCyGSo3XmkUJRA84i2AjPoRs_MNLtUmrYa9BgtTag9n8FDQwcRKB6S2Wh773/s400/7+pink+ice.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw a Colin McCahon van</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBiq4eHTNIgTSUU6a61z7UFRdlANVYNskb15gZEzqDPAS-Zz_JkuENrV61IP1ArFW65r1aguKxEuOV1-A2Jwch2HtD6MdjXW31j3aKVdMIG2poIB6Sq2j6b3q5-NRh6wIZnJUrXgZPz8z9/s1600/8+i+am+van.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Quite a long drive today. The sun has returned and we are all in brighter moods. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Frank's mobile garage service</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMhHgsGX7-Fndi4FbLvBzUkHDjLw8uJbnXasJdyQzaK4alRZdumlEzTzlqkOQbRBsstYWTIv79hyyObAjxxxjaI3uhOfi7Ggik6doXOMjPOFQRHZGpvR24Y-dNcw0yVtCMU7bv8yEE_ao/s1600/1+franks+garage.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMhHgsGX7-Fndi4FbLvBzUkHDjLw8uJbnXasJdyQzaK4alRZdumlEzTzlqkOQbRBsstYWTIv79hyyObAjxxxjaI3uhOfi7Ggik6doXOMjPOFQRHZGpvR24Y-dNcw0yVtCMU7bv8yEE_ao/s400/1+franks+garage.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had a quick peak at the Kingston Flyer which no longer runs and is actually for sale. How much would a vintage train set cost?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8RXF-Kv0OgnN8HTPJNOB43EiCZlHXP1GO70SJw0lNbOqi1XZJb6eLKsFvYLtW5KzFRdbsbavUiEOWXzBvJrSIb0mQ4bQ-keprdXrZvlQ1KMG4YPDG_7RtzFmNW_zyie4f3hPfY4sejE9/s1600/2+kingston+flyer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA8RXF-Kv0OgnN8HTPJNOB43EiCZlHXP1GO70SJw0lNbOqi1XZJb6eLKsFvYLtW5KzFRdbsbavUiEOWXzBvJrSIb0mQ4bQ-keprdXrZvlQ1KMG4YPDG_7RtzFmNW_zyie4f3hPfY4sejE9/s400/2+kingston+flyer.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Keri's dad is a shareholder in the Queenstown gondola so we got to ride free! bonus</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLWnykWXGNT4LjnpPxn1gMUcjeiOzs-nMLfE0bJnAU93KDj-lcKioZH9mRjrtw3_WwT181HX-6VlfEsHg2sMBFktDGUmgs4ilWoXcrSIlLZQv9aPNv4nStgPQqjWg3yVJJyoWpAbpj5xAQ/s1600/3+gondola.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rmuyAh8D8HASibt5q509VR_3tv3eYeTchJL8ykt5FYEayEynPFnImY7FxJ3Yoh8lb40sDSDGwzBVgfbB1B97h4FIJdi9V96kW9Qa0DUdQV2ay3IPgD37g7H4tAeLdt3gjfkR8gEwvDXw/s1600/5+lake.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rmuyAh8D8HASibt5q509VR_3tv3eYeTchJL8ykt5FYEayEynPFnImY7FxJ3Yoh8lb40sDSDGwzBVgfbB1B97h4FIJdi9V96kW9Qa0DUdQV2ay3IPgD37g7H4tAeLdt3gjfkR8gEwvDXw/s400/5+lake.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Busbus is now adorning a thick layer of dirt</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZJDAkva-SXSStV65B6_XRZHpMW3UGTHtLKpji0ViM7snzuCcy_mOdE928MwBHz03pHP9h74-HxNzgYKU5L0TdZqRirkgjfy7zsYEFcqAwuBVhlmHUo431TnI7SUHrf3SCsS8_HfQJ7m9/s1600/6+busbus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnZJDAkva-SXSStV65B6_XRZHpMW3UGTHtLKpji0ViM7snzuCcy_mOdE928MwBHz03pHP9h74-HxNzgYKU5L0TdZqRirkgjfy7zsYEFcqAwuBVhlmHUo431TnI7SUHrf3SCsS8_HfQJ7m9/s400/6+busbus.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Arrowtown region froml the Crown range - beautiful</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9h-xwgp3Nv33MW0y9IcL9cLJpEPPQCuFY25WCWEOvSYxfvAG0GROU2ySQnDsm5XcK6pM4R8bTknjICb-wB6waqP3Gz74z2g_xBjoAlRsWpPpxlrmEjKzrRgD13FmJc_Hl6WV5HsAVdQw/s1600/8+crown+range.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp9h-xwgp3Nv33MW0y9IcL9cLJpEPPQCuFY25WCWEOvSYxfvAG0GROU2ySQnDsm5XcK6pM4R8bTknjICb-wB6waqP3Gz74z2g_xBjoAlRsWpPpxlrmEjKzrRgD13FmJc_Hl6WV5HsAVdQw/s400/8+crown+range.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Crown range furry hills</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMEYiZRBJ6wSRLGThACeSy3MuD5RC1DD-Kjt3hrVgsID3R79C938656BL60zMxwLwdCPqzs1DKEsE5h5Hjq2EwoBWigTGRIypJckJlers39YqM7fkI8gVNxGBdi2oZaqX8PnIFQ2XsJEE/s1600/9+furry+hills.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghMEYiZRBJ6wSRLGThACeSy3MuD5RC1DD-Kjt3hrVgsID3R79C938656BL60zMxwLwdCPqzs1DKEsE5h5Hjq2EwoBWigTGRIypJckJlers39YqM7fkI8gVNxGBdi2oZaqX8PnIFQ2XsJEE/s400/9+furry+hills.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEAr2IBdyWEB0yl9pik_ITvQgg25MErG28d6wLwQyvgek6wSRG6VGipjZykkE5l4APDKZ78xRFBMmg_uZC1S52Dl3xdN5kYVdzvMYt0pDSbZmJ61lDSig1GL81QQMCaK2Lh5P0s1oPrTO/s1600/9a+tussock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipEAr2IBdyWEB0yl9pik_ITvQgg25MErG28d6wLwQyvgek6wSRG6VGipjZykkE5l4APDKZ78xRFBMmg_uZC1S52Dl3xdN5kYVdzvMYt0pDSbZmJ61lDSig1GL81QQMCaK2Lh5P0s1oPrTO/s400/9a+tussock.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Nice line-up at the Cardrona pub</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl3doF97jY8afluShxEprxFaHwPUQhry9K0rwk5mdNBG9TQYSdsmSsJIgWB9G-CjqMr8bJLvURRVEB3GVvKGPSl540UrYL6ZbjTUx9gf8D7TGfTCoepszBaL-V1-VvaeDicL6yc8sFUrb/s1600/9b+cardrona.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirl3doF97jY8afluShxEprxFaHwPUQhry9K0rwk5mdNBG9TQYSdsmSsJIgWB9G-CjqMr8bJLvURRVEB3GVvKGPSl540UrYL6ZbjTUx9gf8D7TGfTCoepszBaL-V1-VvaeDicL6yc8sFUrb/s400/9b+cardrona.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">a strange taniwha came to visit </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoSXpuEmX8XL-q-s-gyjYDchbxEEtypL7q94MDwc0GAsbmyYVfdDNTtI6rULUsgy7XfMMfp1RKU_PpCzgg7PmT_L746xnrIi5NXl3VQsQfvLdOYHQBcw_xDYPKhjIVxGlAVwq68dmN4ui/s1600/9d+new+friend.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEoSXpuEmX8XL-q-s-gyjYDchbxEEtypL7q94MDwc0GAsbmyYVfdDNTtI6rULUsgy7XfMMfp1RKU_PpCzgg7PmT_L746xnrIi5NXl3VQsQfvLdOYHQBcw_xDYPKhjIVxGlAVwq68dmN4ui/s400/9d+new+friend.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-34085551077744861712010-04-13T21:23:00.000-07:002010-04-13T21:23:02.878-07:00River deep mountain highTe Anau to Milford Sound and back again<br />
Got up before the faeries this morning and departed for Milford Sound in Dean and Susans pretend kombi subaru (there van was not ready in time to make it on the trip). Pink and busbus stayed at camp today. Spent most of the journey there in the dark and the sun was just lighting things up when we got to the Homer Tunnel. Found a dirty snow brooch while we were deciding whether to go through the tunnel or not. The traffic lights dont start going until 9 am apparently (strange and scary for a very long one and a half car wide downhill tunnel through a mountain) <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The 4 bachelor boys (Frank, Ken, Knut & Ben) have gotten into the habit of parking close to the loos and kitchen rather than their assigned camping spots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Had a nice sleep in this morning then drove the van up to the shower block because it was raining. Up the very steep hill to the top of Bluff hill - unfortunately not much to look at because of the clouds, but gave busbus a good workout. Got the touristy bluff signpost shot at Stirling point then headed back to keris mums place for another custard square and a scone with jam and cream! Yay Agnes!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I4QoXkoTMqwmABqlXlI9ZAJq6pQ4n2zOj5-wjtGrre99BCkIw106TA0MpSV65C9euLw7bDmdzwTA9RSDF9nShdID0pY8Z3kwJ9_0zEDd7qIuwpC_l39DYYhs4z5drKYx8zqfZtrjLIRf/s1600/1+bluff.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8I4QoXkoTMqwmABqlXlI9ZAJq6pQ4n2zOj5-wjtGrre99BCkIw106TA0MpSV65C9euLw7bDmdzwTA9RSDF9nShdID0pY8Z3kwJ9_0zEDd7qIuwpC_l39DYYhs4z5drKYx8zqfZtrjLIRf/s400/1+bluff.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Had a quick look at Mildreds engine before we left Bluff. Very tidy, but seems to be missing a few things that busbus has. Check out the name badge and twin love heart exaust system.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmFS71PF6_4jeC5-llHbvgjn9UwbvRzaiuGcC71HGtzqeDQpQ95HN628e47LvQbHAM1sqDQteCbExM-CadQLnJJ5Hlv-3nyOAc04ncroNLYJBx15RwMnH3YOgCRF0eR2oV4t_BON5PMl_/s1600/2+mildred.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpmFS71PF6_4jeC5-llHbvgjn9UwbvRzaiuGcC71HGtzqeDQpQ95HN628e47LvQbHAM1sqDQteCbExM-CadQLnJJ5Hlv-3nyOAc04ncroNLYJBx15RwMnH3YOgCRF0eR2oV4t_BON5PMl_/s400/2+mildred.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>Convoyed with Susan and Dean today in their pretend volkswagen which was fun. Looked at a T25 and a transitional bay in some car yards in Invercargill. For some strange reason, both Dunedin and Invercargill Countdowns had sold out of Schweppes Tonic Water, so have had to go for the Signature range option.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">Had lunch next to a huge gum tree</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mZZuSaBxLCccw-rX1AdNZ_UIMkpDKFUAr5oZoUqIAOrGMRo_IUO-c1LRSLNEUwpTUCPEALxJcGdCAdiZxufKxJeuZ1YEKdy19zuIHcWrn6JVPtxY2NST3BZDbSmjsFWwwSlunpsq7uP0/s1600/3+tree.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0mZZuSaBxLCccw-rX1AdNZ_UIMkpDKFUAr5oZoUqIAOrGMRo_IUO-c1LRSLNEUwpTUCPEALxJcGdCAdiZxufKxJeuZ1YEKdy19zuIHcWrn6JVPtxY2NST3BZDbSmjsFWwwSlunpsq7uP0/s400/3+tree.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got followed by Dean and Susan all the way</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1KG9N_0BiOfJuIiQIB9f-0T5ZpkImQX5WVm3IL4ePvNdGucE3yMYyCkLu6mj7949cOrLDkvwCj6wnl3_eqESMe8vyeIVxn6P6jTEt2Kzd3c8KD2_fESH3RzS8rRlF5ImZ_j0xBjujkyO/s1600/4+dean+and+susan.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1KG9N_0BiOfJuIiQIB9f-0T5ZpkImQX5WVm3IL4ePvNdGucE3yMYyCkLu6mj7949cOrLDkvwCj6wnl3_eqESMe8vyeIVxn6P6jTEt2Kzd3c8KD2_fESH3RzS8rRlF5ImZ_j0xBjujkyO/s400/4+dean+and+susan.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">After driving through drizzle all day we were very pleased to see the Sunshine as we came through the Hills into Te Anau</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtqFG4KR0v6ZPA6hGcDEhbZY6rzMC4WN51k7tD8XYJpZBLAJiPK9kbthu6aAnMHzwDC-qk4fDHOE1X6x04ao-s-Z-_QsjoWJjG9K4xK5P9iFs-2MpM349LJsNUA_AAvqUEwVMeMQjwQ1B/s1600/6+sunshine.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHtqFG4KR0v6ZPA6hGcDEhbZY6rzMC4WN51k7tD8XYJpZBLAJiPK9kbthu6aAnMHzwDC-qk4fDHOE1X6x04ao-s-Z-_QsjoWJjG9K4xK5P9iFs-2MpM349LJsNUA_AAvqUEwVMeMQjwQ1B/s400/6+sunshine.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-19226691905198015362010-04-12T01:15:00.000-07:002010-04-12T01:15:33.151-07:00The end of the world (island)The day after yesterday: Pounawea to Bluff<br />
Ventured through the Catlins today which reminded us a lot of the Coromandel. Our first day of drizzley weather - something we might get more of as we head towards Milford Sound as it is a bit stormy over there at the moment. Enjoyed a nice bush walk to a waterfall beginning with P (purakauiti), admired the fern foliage and found a lovely tree with fungi broochi.<br />
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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjarhdtyRo5HMhyphenhyphenpzKzkAnLTRfFYLOVmVoFoVQsA2SexR4iiBtsuGDg6yeQh15WzwSnVhK5aC6SzdICZjYf9MQ9RSVLA7a-Hd9LAAo8JB7_BP8JOFz9LRPbODSkYmq_lLIHSeAdzSbVW6DE/s400/2+mushrooms.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got stuck in a traffic jam near Otara (South Island not South Auckland)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5qbPqq7Q5YEDhrzYkhMcBwue7UGA9M3rQCzxGtJsQq6fcB69ezJ_whr381thZcBoLIE14ncaru8bHMq3JnjFQiIlDiDDhQuCQBg-pVqlsGSzgU86pnwvdLTGxA6FDtZjAHoalzRJs1yE/s1600/3+traffic+jam.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5qbPqq7Q5YEDhrzYkhMcBwue7UGA9M3rQCzxGtJsQq6fcB69ezJ_whr381thZcBoLIE14ncaru8bHMq3JnjFQiIlDiDDhQuCQBg-pVqlsGSzgU86pnwvdLTGxA6FDtZjAHoalzRJs1yE/s400/3+traffic+jam.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Found an excellent whale mail box near a lost gypsy truck</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VR9Wit8wUfAb_oEsyWli5uVAucZmDKMjxT1Y7MFjgTK9EFSFFiUIMtKohfAujWNYY5F1xqWScPz7suN7rCKPmSyCCwMQbxsknqd2it99eHM4R2BJgr_2lYgXw9NIkytq9miSXLj2s65y/s1600/4+whale+box.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4VR9Wit8wUfAb_oEsyWli5uVAucZmDKMjxT1Y7MFjgTK9EFSFFiUIMtKohfAujWNYY5F1xqWScPz7suN7rCKPmSyCCwMQbxsknqd2it99eHM4R2BJgr_2lYgXw9NIkytq9miSXLj2s65y/s400/4+whale+box.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Found a 170000000 year old tree fossil in some rocks</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWWwkx5UlFH4o2bx1OZ13yVva7woLvyVHeQJJ7-0d3h-SEVc6CgInhxnvENnivyu4mYYxZ-rZ6UQ2sKc3PTK0Gm1CNofIjn5YAz_aBeJIzjOZgLbpxTLH4s3vVt8ydDdKDP1dfW-y9CVdI/s1600/5+old+wood.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Joey got a great drive by shot of a squiggly lake and sign</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrmpwgMMoRUY2y6tiTexiLCQ4qwuc8O1PCeA53w579JdpiyrRy7Y6mDvTWDfqF9A0RnqbontYu-LV7rVTAeMJOK1oQkuXidf-pQMfGW_BzaKijxEfsMvn0D2Ha_fkQkYTza9on9OKGM0t/s1600/7+squiggle.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIrmpwgMMoRUY2y6tiTexiLCQ4qwuc8O1PCeA53w579JdpiyrRy7Y6mDvTWDfqF9A0RnqbontYu-LV7rVTAeMJOK1oQkuXidf-pQMfGW_BzaKijxEfsMvn0D2Ha_fkQkYTza9on9OKGM0t/s400/7+squiggle.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink found heaps of sheeps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghZZBuhuFuynQSPmgJjQsphFVa1WMX0Lkdh_EHen8XJ7uwyrlVLW0h5HUIc0TbcLeKt4gMmxzACdCkwh4b7Nu-T2_laE4SaTNi_QFJ7ocWWHLmJHGxSjyhWc9AnuYaXiLxVCGFroXS48R1/s1600/8+sheeps.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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She gave us clown faces for dessert. yummo :o)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is nice to be away from the group for once, but I am also aware that it would quite lonely travelling around having to communicate with total strangers in alien campgrounds every night. Travelling with 60 - 100 VW freaks is perhaps quite a good thing.</div>I wore my UHU brooch again today and got the usual "why have you got a tube of glue stuck to your shirt?" reactions. One lady was quite interested in Harriet last night tho and was quite perplexed about Harriet's baggy with 20cents in it. I think she might have surmised that i was bonkers.poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-51978193321756202752010-04-10T21:04:00.000-07:002010-04-12T00:30:25.090-07:00Dunedin Art Gallery bubbles and Pounawea popsDays Twelve and Thirteen: Dunedin Galleries, lunch with arty people and a nice drive south to Pounawea.<br />
Got woken up by some petrol head rally driver geeks reving their poked engines from 5 - 7 am. Did the fingers out the window to the one parked beside us but he didnt seem to be worried or inclined to bugger off. Moved to the otherside of campground away from the bogans and accidently landed quite close to my neices best friend camilla and some nice ducks.<br />
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<div align="center">Saw some really cool stencils in Dunedin</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbras68kLXfxZq0WQ_mrcyXukc7sCBgNrPYWToD7jN9jelzwCJ9_rsajyBK_Adr9vgCbjS8L91_lBP-c4_C6SOIhCyR-NN7d6fttQDf3vB2OXlnyseHk2OVA2yIbLlkT8BL1bH7eu8pSv/s1600/3+mower.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXbras68kLXfxZq0WQ_mrcyXukc7sCBgNrPYWToD7jN9jelzwCJ9_rsajyBK_Adr9vgCbjS8L91_lBP-c4_C6SOIhCyR-NN7d6fttQDf3vB2OXlnyseHk2OVA2yIbLlkT8BL1bH7eu8pSv/s400/3+mower.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge5row7ehcrQigDe8ozhnYBqGL31-J-W4hKjBLsmsphINJZOA1DwLEoXZqgub2ihkSfNJPIKCL-o2ICbTMF-D4ug7NZjnq30r7K3uHgdnTaUD4fuRvalPM1315lk55aS7jEfgp6w_jySDa/s1600/4+flying+fish.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxMcvvhDqaboyg_RxPotDpp6wLwTcIwIdJgQ6VdY-4NHwlJOev0NJ6F-m3bXTTHeqffXByX2yEGa08tlkx69XjIWFmDFD7cFB1nCj3hlj9KATPO96sIoTQFpPUxGWsEVIPbeK7SJgGWq9/s1600/6+man.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfxMcvvhDqaboyg_RxPotDpp6wLwTcIwIdJgQ6VdY-4NHwlJOev0NJ6F-m3bXTTHeqffXByX2yEGa08tlkx69XjIWFmDFD7cFB1nCj3hlj9KATPO96sIoTQFpPUxGWsEVIPbeK7SJgGWq9/s400/6+man.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We were adorned by Wilson and Harriet for the evening BBQ</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLl2JJfG0nuARFEWxVSlw_Lo5nE7UbdUJnsUz0_25ReKab1gUz21tOtlfbHotxhLHpWfIaS9ldksplq9w_Ymn8qpbYvu3TPogmnzh0GTEdB243Njy0trY_sbYKbqhi5k8isDyJVzimomoD/s1600/6a+harriet+and+wilson.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;">Beside a railway track</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx2s-c6VxzxVa5KKjswoPnLrucJwkgTjlaOZj3Uon-G8ZUju9EAnXbsIlFK5ozFJAdByJG4iZu5ieNRtn9pi6hDiCngsR9_I188Nv6TSHjvn0kf5BDuW1vcMH-4gebV13506q80TzaDzn/s1600/8+train.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx2s-c6VxzxVa5KKjswoPnLrucJwkgTjlaOZj3Uon-G8ZUju9EAnXbsIlFK5ozFJAdByJG4iZu5ieNRtn9pi6hDiCngsR9_I188Nv6TSHjvn0kf5BDuW1vcMH-4gebV13506q80TzaDzn/s400/8+train.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And went through a humpy bridge at Balclutha</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Had been a little concerned about the seeping fluid around the fuel pump so asked Frank what he thought before we left Twizel. Probly a bit of a cracked seal he reckoned so we decided to skip Oamaru and head for Ken Berry in Dunedin so he could fit a new one for us. What a lovely man. Will do some washing and visit some galleries with our extra Dunedin day.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">It was bloody cold in Twizel this morning. We had ice inside on the roof of the van.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXfv2Ziu7PAED6VE8fwaPHZC25kyoKs0LKr-HaahSmAxMSTlHXJOWzyzH3f5NaalWGZdEYBShVpXKZVPeJEoV8NyTcDR0fKjE4QiCXDZsnNQXX0eVuTJF9w9wYCkLTa33oOvG12QYfbYI/s1600/1+icy+roof.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTXfv2Ziu7PAED6VE8fwaPHZC25kyoKs0LKr-HaahSmAxMSTlHXJOWzyzH3f5NaalWGZdEYBShVpXKZVPeJEoV8NyTcDR0fKjE4QiCXDZsnNQXX0eVuTJF9w9wYCkLTa33oOvG12QYfbYI/s400/1+icy+roof.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Strange hill brooch near Duntroon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveweAQwlXK4XaEbXEy9rdq8izHtI9iOqBVzs-yIuM4mQmYIcMDYnq1_d_1aPIc7LaLql8goW6NoMd2vSVT6HmDFM-_Pc0KwWVrkcOwJodgfb5J3_ymkhloXtNDfzu10KLUWfad8-p4p5d/s1600/2+hill+badge.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhveweAQwlXK4XaEbXEy9rdq8izHtI9iOqBVzs-yIuM4mQmYIcMDYnq1_d_1aPIc7LaLql8goW6NoMd2vSVT6HmDFM-_Pc0KwWVrkcOwJodgfb5J3_ymkhloXtNDfzu10KLUWfad8-p4p5d/s400/2+hill+badge.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Penguins on the wharf at Oamaru. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vwFHY-wde_h5ZrQ7ru_4e-rLV6wLiN_h8g35R89kh_7VhIMAkSNKF2u1d6l8np00cdlsTGgHatBVr-z0efwGhckD_RSpEOFCATrZTs9uHA8bxKjHGKNWthwNzxoG9hYTfIzgD6cQC7uH/s1600/3+penguins.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vwFHY-wde_h5ZrQ7ru_4e-rLV6wLiN_h8g35R89kh_7VhIMAkSNKF2u1d6l8np00cdlsTGgHatBVr-z0efwGhckD_RSpEOFCATrZTs9uHA8bxKjHGKNWthwNzxoG9hYTfIzgD6cQC7uH/s400/3+penguins.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We didnt want to pay $20 to go to the penguin visitors centre so took these two pictures instead so that you can imagine what they look like closer up: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hPsq_OzUqb6i461_2wIDqa9ORbx5H1kh47l8A-yaGxlL3lEI6cCh2UWGaaSFnaogCcanMeLvFefJjHVRcvvRcEj0SawY8P1Hu4QfGP89hJ5OzLIM99llCDh5dlR1fd9MI_dEI8g74-Uc/s1600/4+penguin+sign.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hPsq_OzUqb6i461_2wIDqa9ORbx5H1kh47l8A-yaGxlL3lEI6cCh2UWGaaSFnaogCcanMeLvFefJjHVRcvvRcEj0SawY8P1Hu4QfGP89hJ5OzLIM99llCDh5dlR1fd9MI_dEI8g74-Uc/s400/4+penguin+sign.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4oKlcVuTm9dsHdegXF_TrQyYnsVysS7lrUkiknydMGLjB82xU0I_tHHkwnfQPIartZu6BGhmzrdmR-3F923PXrfsKPRKT9-OP3UyV1MpVwPVsQTYViwSFb9yGOB-7r2ZLOzED7Y1Zu_q/s1600/5+penguin+stencil.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm4oKlcVuTm9dsHdegXF_TrQyYnsVysS7lrUkiknydMGLjB82xU0I_tHHkwnfQPIartZu6BGhmzrdmR-3F923PXrfsKPRKT9-OP3UyV1MpVwPVsQTYViwSFb9yGOB-7r2ZLOzED7Y1Zu_q/s400/5+penguin+stencil.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Saw a Moa near the beach</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHCD0s_bxXVqnb0SI60fBKH9WYiWy86Xzo8u8255we5JfcTiIyIb8JJL4Hb0dY7bJXwGd0FSjQN66sFvNi1u2iSJO1vv6PXqQW3koODAUr-Y3POlURMN9V5_qtPfVPv4pHC8rKYG5yTK6/s1600/6+moa.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoHCD0s_bxXVqnb0SI60fBKH9WYiWy86Xzo8u8255we5JfcTiIyIb8JJL4Hb0dY7bJXwGd0FSjQN66sFvNi1u2iSJO1vv6PXqQW3koODAUr-Y3POlURMN9V5_qtPfVPv4pHC8rKYG5yTK6/s400/6+moa.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And a nice Haere Mai mail box with some sheeps</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzVt5-8szuW28Ao16sOXlDVPbv0clt0IiKDfs3RLrfCu2v5uk_S-VoZf5RuSL_kmbZP_XRkcoW7kZgQB6QO1Lshy5HCOkdgjHc3IuHo0POV3wUW6QeXz6adnoEUYAD4oODOXBEQHFOIdE/s1600/7+haere+mai.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFzVt5-8szuW28Ao16sOXlDVPbv0clt0IiKDfs3RLrfCu2v5uk_S-VoZf5RuSL_kmbZP_XRkcoW7kZgQB6QO1Lshy5HCOkdgjHc3IuHo0POV3wUW6QeXz6adnoEUYAD4oODOXBEQHFOIdE/s400/7+haere+mai.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink had a chat and a carrot wth two deers at Moeraki</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zVf784KdF2ZNC7OyCrN2EE94eiHCXG_OEnoz0zaC3l9DTLspaf4l67CXteqyZVfaWKpqGZPYSkJ8rahq0V5CHSWW6pTWXYejahzu_-FB49eAvuF0w6lbYcKtkNxW6PqimXM0lvVkXo-G/s1600/9+deer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8zVf784KdF2ZNC7OyCrN2EE94eiHCXG_OEnoz0zaC3l9DTLspaf4l67CXteqyZVfaWKpqGZPYSkJ8rahq0V5CHSWW6pTWXYejahzu_-FB49eAvuF0w6lbYcKtkNxW6PqimXM0lvVkXo-G/s400/9+deer.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then went bowling</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2Vb8yTrTFeayj0ivcluCE9eBj5jVeDBgZocW4zC1oibr0DmirADD_v5yH8DYRj0MyKftYMANhiIyG4kTlu1NllaO0CXCZGnjI37hprfhropFKvHtLsn68nWSMX5667DoqGWSKeoGMDI7/s1600/9a+boulders.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV2Vb8yTrTFeayj0ivcluCE9eBj5jVeDBgZocW4zC1oibr0DmirADD_v5yH8DYRj0MyKftYMANhiIyG4kTlu1NllaO0CXCZGnjI37hprfhropFKvHtLsn68nWSMX5667DoqGWSKeoGMDI7/s400/9a+boulders.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are Cat and Dog, our new mascots</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDvu45xWcyF_4FNt8zZcR1Uo3UuNEDdFo1y0nNiv1nFsV6YOdDNAv0zg7R6JRawWaugyLWytEnejCM7E0jDjslvXxgRqD1wG33YN2fxavm2sOcHBTgD-TyGWHTrjCkLPaJjSufE1xd_m_/s1600/8+cat+and+dog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmDvu45xWcyF_4FNt8zZcR1Uo3UuNEDdFo1y0nNiv1nFsV6YOdDNAv0zg7R6JRawWaugyLWytEnejCM7E0jDjslvXxgRqD1wG33YN2fxavm2sOcHBTgD-TyGWHTrjCkLPaJjSufE1xd_m_/s400/8+cat+and+dog.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what getting a new fuel pump looks like in Kenberrys driveway (he ran away when I got the camera out)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lAcmXokMYlNBs8OKuishi8O6SaTitm9b_HI23p5-QEa_5B_VW0QsRcFqv2RM-f_lflOAD3xchwHVIawhNiUyiQFpPrO0VaBj9awvrQYMDvxSl64s8wco8wB7_ZVN2FYmUIzzqK_BkL04/s1600/9b+fuel+pump.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8lAcmXokMYlNBs8OKuishi8O6SaTitm9b_HI23p5-QEa_5B_VW0QsRcFqv2RM-f_lflOAD3xchwHVIawhNiUyiQFpPrO0VaBj9awvrQYMDvxSl64s8wco8wB7_ZVN2FYmUIzzqK_BkL04/s400/9b+fuel+pump.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a> </div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-532592617981841322010-04-07T22:49:00.000-07:002010-04-12T00:31:20.691-07:00How many wows can you get in one dayDay 10ish Orari to Twizel via Mt Cook<br />
Joey took 148 photos today - a whole lot of wows driving over moonscape plateaus, teal blue lakes and spladoscious mountain scapes. We all got filmed by TV3 today, might be on Campbell Live tomorrow.<br />
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<div align="center">Nice Splat</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcsY19sHC5mh2YOEJJfRbvGHOMbuleCtSnFJxBTmkKMjKgwYmqb1ouTgRc8lNKzzCGcwIPLhhfgM-VNMGedcKOkYPzslO206U20sPKI0QGoI_TtWQg20OjCa6VR4xSVEYXZ7W6uIuvFLs/s1600/1+splat.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBcsY19sHC5mh2YOEJJfRbvGHOMbuleCtSnFJxBTmkKMjKgwYmqb1ouTgRc8lNKzzCGcwIPLhhfgM-VNMGedcKOkYPzslO206U20sPKI0QGoI_TtWQg20OjCa6VR4xSVEYXZ7W6uIuvFLs/s400/1+splat.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Moss (Rachel Bell) at Lake Tekapo</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYpVTYmK5IXB0lvQDy4FTVatIoJGWDfbHl8KMVyMVSusfwkEHBh1YkJltI5rlOG7swQim6jz74pnBo3Iv17HfxU-5O4egpOzfKHGKIO4_DF_l48GWCCzJP6-zZGNKVW7yI30kaTXxV07H/s1600/2+moss+at+tekapo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJYpVTYmK5IXB0lvQDy4FTVatIoJGWDfbHl8KMVyMVSusfwkEHBh1YkJltI5rlOG7swQim6jz74pnBo3Iv17HfxU-5O4egpOzfKHGKIO4_DF_l48GWCCzJP6-zZGNKVW7yI30kaTXxV07H/s400/2+moss+at+tekapo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Line up through brown coloured spectacles</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXLmZGLBpVjoy69KHP0MdedDbFN3V4cGDR5IE1JYTK7WFH3iI6wv2-Kk-UX_wK_KIc48CcKB7IZOWtq6eed8TxpMCtWdesX1Src1vmw1T2ivxXDSbkNOCOp8u9t0UlcN1agdCMKUHSnjZ/s1600/3+goggles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGXLmZGLBpVjoy69KHP0MdedDbFN3V4cGDR5IE1JYTK7WFH3iI6wv2-Kk-UX_wK_KIc48CcKB7IZOWtq6eed8TxpMCtWdesX1Src1vmw1T2ivxXDSbkNOCOp8u9t0UlcN1agdCMKUHSnjZ/s400/3+goggles.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Busbus poses in front of Mt Cook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqwaUaMkj2jH5Gyo1j-p6OeWFpyVSdRGEiCKuN8x4hByVZ0W_LVt7dRQgJ86Snq1NHVepazxCJA3YtNgaeAJ-vvfNl73HTquGcKukcvah0Oic5LEwybZh85Is5oRa7Gcgu4vAkgeiLlK2/s1600/4+busbus+mountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqwaUaMkj2jH5Gyo1j-p6OeWFpyVSdRGEiCKuN8x4hByVZ0W_LVt7dRQgJ86Snq1NHVepazxCJA3YtNgaeAJ-vvfNl73HTquGcKukcvah0Oic5LEwybZh85Is5oRa7Gcgu4vAkgeiLlK2/s1600/4+busbus+mountain.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsqwaUaMkj2jH5Gyo1j-p6OeWFpyVSdRGEiCKuN8x4hByVZ0W_LVt7dRQgJ86Snq1NHVepazxCJA3YtNgaeAJ-vvfNl73HTquGcKukcvah0Oic5LEwybZh85Is5oRa7Gcgu4vAkgeiLlK2/s400/4+busbus+mountain.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink on Mt Cook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM50eZHCPquLMpg-49ImNESmkZtuHJgvw_c5s2sURVtHU2K5_rbX05e0WlN6jePxFvZrS2Btmql4plD1QYzTUl5ybccgRb_rhOJsn4hSiPglWCGWjCb7gMYESg2mzYrDWRNUSEDhF1HKb/s1600/5+pink+cook.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPM50eZHCPquLMpg-49ImNESmkZtuHJgvw_c5s2sURVtHU2K5_rbX05e0WlN6jePxFvZrS2Btmql4plD1QYzTUl5ybccgRb_rhOJsn4hSiPglWCGWjCb7gMYESg2mzYrDWRNUSEDhF1HKb/s400/5+pink+cook.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Some other nice looking mountains</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK350aZTYd-I7bqzi095ngeBUclDYWYciTSBb04ax6e2yFEdM7Xb_7Y14ELPOKGO1CkeCVIq0SsJyNZQ0rdBoSBH6ZOM_s1d6HsQAOlhBE40IWk16PxhqHSlGaWd6GEn-SBvs6Df29kQPb/s1600/6+hill.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK350aZTYd-I7bqzi095ngeBUclDYWYciTSBb04ax6e2yFEdM7Xb_7Y14ELPOKGO1CkeCVIq0SsJyNZQ0rdBoSBH6ZOM_s1d6HsQAOlhBE40IWk16PxhqHSlGaWd6GEn-SBvs6Df29kQPb/s400/6+hill.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bus bus looks back at the snow cloud brooch to the left of Mt Cook</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Y_U8zll8gySqQInK5Xu6_E-m4eFzBevT0DLrxrrtQZ2p1R2w3mG5glpjy29aCUqercyRwjZFqLPj2RsSQ5xQjFTS20ttiEZ23R2dMjgb_BjYAb7nHIjU7Drw-w9iWHFUo0zzedNHBhs/s1600/7+snow+brooch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf6Y_U8zll8gySqQInK5Xu6_E-m4eFzBevT0DLrxrrtQZ2p1R2w3mG5glpjy29aCUqercyRwjZFqLPj2RsSQ5xQjFTS20ttiEZ23R2dMjgb_BjYAb7nHIjU7Drw-w9iWHFUo0zzedNHBhs/s400/7+snow+brooch.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Another nice bunch of mountains</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C8NHOXEUQtZKj3romtvH7PR8vfKztgaYU7tHHhQRLD5ndbxEH5bptuTLxjYx_MOES_seddF1-8kiuSYY-cGcrBxDzaCBwfV3ggWUArgxLlczPCK_8O02tH9MvBNn6Y4CNcO4z77v7KGJ/s1600/8+valley.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1C8NHOXEUQtZKj3romtvH7PR8vfKztgaYU7tHHhQRLD5ndbxEH5bptuTLxjYx_MOES_seddF1-8kiuSYY-cGcrBxDzaCBwfV3ggWUArgxLlczPCK_8O02tH9MvBNn6Y4CNcO4z77v7KGJ/s400/8+valley.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I was trying to get a cool reflection shot of mountains but got this instead which is also pretty cool i reckon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOmEreWoXoifZ28G0MBrV-wwmJKgE93_xdOvLElqLB5FzRNgxqtbXXU4GY3NevuCBJRwUPmVii9-c-fP8nTAvAZzp8qZtXSvEjXlZgx79u9HAguvpCjJpsmtqBCY8HBS3PrnQHjmuLUWC/s1600/9a+cool+shot.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqOmEreWoXoifZ28G0MBrV-wwmJKgE93_xdOvLElqLB5FzRNgxqtbXXU4GY3NevuCBJRwUPmVii9-c-fP8nTAvAZzp8qZtXSvEjXlZgx79u9HAguvpCjJpsmtqBCY8HBS3PrnQHjmuLUWC/s400/9a+cool+shot.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those TV men just interveiwed us eating nachos. Thrilling! Sadly we were not wearing 'In the Pink' so could not do any shameless advertising of the Broach of the Month Club.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The people next to us at Ruataniwha camp have a really nice front bit in their 1972 transitional bay. Busbus looked a bit like this before I added the stereo and shelf underneath.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmzPS_a6SmRNZEDwZsOkR_kgSPtB1HNiBLkTGCaLYiDOSrNHqT2hp5LZ9r_EUBJNSza_z7VDCKMQCAcM9Sya6KPNLCVA2b5q_4XD1aIYyCidz255-rkyhNjO124P38x53C3e3vGIxOpKf/s1600/9b+nice+front+bum.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTmzPS_a6SmRNZEDwZsOkR_kgSPtB1HNiBLkTGCaLYiDOSrNHqT2hp5LZ9r_EUBJNSza_z7VDCKMQCAcM9Sya6KPNLCVA2b5q_4XD1aIYyCidz255-rkyhNjO124P38x53C3e3vGIxOpKf/s400/9b+nice+front+bum.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The TV3 mens filming Dave putting up his roof. Fascinating stuff.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjwvkr3s9zoGcbvOaSVT4NDyzi4ZecYWdDIYR5NdYAgVs1hVtlHQLPUySAdL7Ob6ZdaARgNuakRnOp4JAdjMxj-LHN2jzr3Hz-byGlPZOamQDPEpor-x2cHvXcWaOdu0lNgk5hqZf2DI8/s1600/9c+tv+mens.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjwvkr3s9zoGcbvOaSVT4NDyzi4ZecYWdDIYR5NdYAgVs1hVtlHQLPUySAdL7Ob6ZdaARgNuakRnOp4JAdjMxj-LHN2jzr3Hz-byGlPZOamQDPEpor-x2cHvXcWaOdu0lNgk5hqZf2DI8/s400/9c+tv+mens.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-58636488649724661742010-04-07T02:27:00.000-07:002010-04-07T02:27:56.424-07:00Photo shoot at Rakaia Gorge and a nice line of Kombis to GeraldineDay Nine: Christchurch to Orari and a nice BBQ dinner thanks to the South Central VW club. Forcast to be 2 degrees tonight. Lucky we bought an extra duvet this morning and 3 silver window shade thingies at the warehouse.<br />
<div align="left">Enjoyed a leisurely drive through the Canterbury plains this morning, taking a long cut through some country lanes. Fascinated by their irrigation systems that span several hundred meters and can be driven around the farm. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYbwXwNBRBpXyIw-XIIkv1xaNj5d6rLeQp276aNXpq5o3X5v2_8ag4sAvi3_q4JBpUK0ut96-fFDCTfSAsbEjjNvH9Ka6gYeN3kBdWNWT5PP3fTpTgKSiZZYR8nxQv9Xq4ujwrwtfx9Nd/s1600/1+pink+irrigation.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjYbwXwNBRBpXyIw-XIIkv1xaNj5d6rLeQp276aNXpq5o3X5v2_8ag4sAvi3_q4JBpUK0ut96-fFDCTfSAsbEjjNvH9Ka6gYeN3kBdWNWT5PP3fTpTgKSiZZYR8nxQv9Xq4ujwrwtfx9Nd/s400/1+pink+irrigation.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Stopped at Rakaia Gorge for lunch and a photo shoot</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr8x_8C2LvDhj3clJRmsTO_RoDjyQJhHlAevYMxbpYNepkSWuOufRY_-fjYFcPew7eqf-9iDFSAB58_7ULXtebeo5LmAhJOZNh999p2dgflnzig16HLZjVhJ-5fTqwWwUqkG_YHE4m2T0/s1600/2+line+up+at+rakaia.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvr8x_8C2LvDhj3clJRmsTO_RoDjyQJhHlAevYMxbpYNepkSWuOufRY_-fjYFcPew7eqf-9iDFSAB58_7ULXtebeo5LmAhJOZNh999p2dgflnzig16HLZjVhJ-5fTqwWwUqkG_YHE4m2T0/s400/2+line+up+at+rakaia.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I am trying to start a new fashion trend, wearing shorts over my longjohns</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrrmkfZSL0ggS1DjSf6EuBYkAP59DmEUXU9fl7Rv5v5AbvaSXClKwpH0rs-T2ytuB3-k15SXxkVtGTBKnuymYHsKHZl5DMM0sahTuugpTcSGbBiKaiaeOB-ODiy-X_J8CoId627uuQBHW/s1600/3+fashionista.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqrrmkfZSL0ggS1DjSf6EuBYkAP59DmEUXU9fl7Rv5v5AbvaSXClKwpH0rs-T2ytuB3-k15SXxkVtGTBKnuymYHsKHZl5DMM0sahTuugpTcSGbBiKaiaeOB-ODiy-X_J8CoId627uuQBHW/s400/3+fashionista.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Interesting roof accessories</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIl0FbYFlQrYTzUqx3hV4YdDHDK6oYMcJlF02zfFdLHDxT3CS-Zxq-TaHJiQRafKqoLYrPEjSA7KoayuuwXrJM_irCBXUhw6DPALROLVAaHN7StPPB_RqrRBEllTy62nEu2IFG_3uGqMf/s1600/5+roof+accesories.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYIl0FbYFlQrYTzUqx3hV4YdDHDK6oYMcJlF02zfFdLHDxT3CS-Zxq-TaHJiQRafKqoLYrPEjSA7KoayuuwXrJM_irCBXUhw6DPALROLVAaHN7StPPB_RqrRBEllTy62nEu2IFG_3uGqMf/s400/5+roof+accesories.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bus Brooch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsENFbIRuo-XbH1n3J7IWKNEjRWjSDR5m6IOQ2nhjYK9pWsDKXiRCtoNrIDoMKFeaZU2Him0ATUWRfF8AdT4RWetFwWxGKyC8R-Sm3HXtD9mlghu11hvUqWzq0qGGCd80YIMTvpKkiR4_/s1600/6+bus+brooch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTsENFbIRuo-XbH1n3J7IWKNEjRWjSDR5m6IOQ2nhjYK9pWsDKXiRCtoNrIDoMKFeaZU2Him0ATUWRfF8AdT4RWetFwWxGKyC8R-Sm3HXtD9mlghu11hvUqWzq0qGGCd80YIMTvpKkiR4_/s400/6+bus+brooch.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink views Mt Hutt with a cloud brooch</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rTvoFZ6jOSaZQ8ooMLBsuJZlbhyphenhyphencjIO3Ph4R8_nMAdh8Ix9Wcbhzd82BSEZgAIQ_Qlh_ykRA4ph5SPSz-ujoRnfHRadEBAWdDlEnpYsbatatAhrosW2ZoCkELGi1Bg6dN_nmXx-439S0/s1600/7+mt+hutt+with+a+cloud+brooch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3rTvoFZ6jOSaZQ8ooMLBsuJZlbhyphenhyphencjIO3Ph4R8_nMAdh8Ix9Wcbhzd82BSEZgAIQ_Qlh_ykRA4ph5SPSz-ujoRnfHRadEBAWdDlEnpYsbatatAhrosW2ZoCkELGi1Bg6dN_nmXx-439S0/s400/7+mt+hutt+with+a+cloud+brooch.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Drove in a long line of kombis from Rakaia to Geraldine. It was a lot less stressful than on Monday with all those speedy holiday travellers. Not many people on the roads today. Got lots of waves from passing cars and impressed the shop keepers in Geraldine. Found a singing toilet and a really good shop where we bought cat and dog mascots. Ivan blew up his motor today. Luckily he lives in Chch so will go back and get one of his beetles to continue the trip in.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJomXivLsVvWEkEPwTdaR_VSXSmD0S1Q1riO5PQqpc-wlM86fiU_-k7sSsEiylH-NtXJpXJjFn8hf79XZzfyuwslxKQFxofftjGcd0TUFFgDlY1H62ZAufgv-RCfxsCXf1GRnc_Ki3y5N/s1600/8+line+up.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKJomXivLsVvWEkEPwTdaR_VSXSmD0S1Q1riO5PQqpc-wlM86fiU_-k7sSsEiylH-NtXJpXJjFn8hf79XZzfyuwslxKQFxofftjGcd0TUFFgDlY1H62ZAufgv-RCfxsCXf1GRnc_Ki3y5N/s400/8+line+up.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Staying at a campground called the Farmyard with sheeps and windmills</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tezHInzHXTu1_7ZH1uwyTbZRm7gdBjj-YSjBu2NiDARJv4V2KuqzO-dnf2qlDl1sjGFYiMM8nUWkheRJcloKgBv7gf1_KzZfg72-ctR4Ol9CjbZEPBrLJ6-yLOXdI17DGRObf0Rzfu18/s1600/9+the+farmyard.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8tezHInzHXTu1_7ZH1uwyTbZRm7gdBjj-YSjBu2NiDARJv4V2KuqzO-dnf2qlDl1sjGFYiMM8nUWkheRJcloKgBv7gf1_KzZfg72-ctR4Ol9CjbZEPBrLJ6-yLOXdI17DGRObf0Rzfu18/s400/9+the+farmyard.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-74733356677782539092010-04-06T14:58:00.000-07:002010-04-19T01:04:11.133-07:00So Pink in ChristchurchDay Eight i think: Hanmer to Christchurch. Have to be quick this morning, might elaborate later.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Frog Rock</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivE4p64ELavMp1fw4BtXU8v5pxWma5vZy0QrfuD3OWcKfYpvAp-qa7jMq8EcnEyNfpuNi3XiTnd2a7C2P_tHtCLcYW5q0M9OkshXb2U-WQDeLsaDH8nWFF5BsaJj_l4qzUUDKPHcuUSqy/s1600/frog+rock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhivE4p64ELavMp1fw4BtXU8v5pxWma5vZy0QrfuD3OWcKfYpvAp-qa7jMq8EcnEyNfpuNi3XiTnd2a7C2P_tHtCLcYW5q0M9OkshXb2U-WQDeLsaDH8nWFF5BsaJj_l4qzUUDKPHcuUSqy/s400/frog+rock.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miscellaneous sculpture at Mud Rock vineyard </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTfrb1ptMLPw96vud8k0bHOwInUPSPmnx8PTIWeS67EIwNMdpG1iPrum4atRwdY62TCwEPuAma8TQSJRQ5JsIrBlIibxeG04E2O3T9-XoY6g47F-XPOwrq15KPB0wXFO8cDQ-DcB-aU0r/s1600/sculpture+at+mud+rock.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTfrb1ptMLPw96vud8k0bHOwInUPSPmnx8PTIWeS67EIwNMdpG1iPrum4atRwdY62TCwEPuAma8TQSJRQ5JsIrBlIibxeG04E2O3T9-XoY6g47F-XPOwrq15KPB0wXFO8cDQ-DcB-aU0r/s400/sculpture+at+mud+rock.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Joey wears Pink and Neil Dawson chalice. Sharon wears Lynsay Raine eggwarmer/brooch and Rachel Bell cat hat.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrmbOpwhJowUV33P0r6TTeK6iW3wdBscEbU8BF02vacQKlyZRmxvydPnugteXZebrqyxTYHI4G74RF8FW1uUx2hM7v5ISaDovQ5kMsyW3EVSBNKq8UC_n-9pmNWo37R4pg4jnDnQciMzh/s1600/pink+and+neil+dawson.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWrmbOpwhJowUV33P0r6TTeK6iW3wdBscEbU8BF02vacQKlyZRmxvydPnugteXZebrqyxTYHI4G74RF8FW1uUx2hM7v5ISaDovQ5kMsyW3EVSBNKq8UC_n-9pmNWo37R4pg4jnDnQciMzh/s400/pink+and+neil+dawson.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink Cathedral</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM1eYIrDxYeJ_URcrLu7j_dUUGbx7mweje21sEcFZFTdTeOVf-jIJO-GkYQKMDKveDtmqdMs6sTkgvRfT9mWYtHe5Ikg6wtgBZpteh4tZgR3YZym6MCW5Kfj80QaI_em-21iCPWBzMKWN/s1600/pink+cathedral.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQM1eYIrDxYeJ_URcrLu7j_dUUGbx7mweje21sEcFZFTdTeOVf-jIJO-GkYQKMDKveDtmqdMs6sTkgvRfT9mWYtHe5Ikg6wtgBZpteh4tZgR3YZym6MCW5Kfj80QaI_em-21iCPWBzMKWN/s400/pink+cathedral.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So Pink points to her favourite floor at her favourite hotel in Chch - Hotel So</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5g9krZ9L8fFrsP8J2QwwLsv_yjD73XcUEL0BS1O-0AuZ0e1a-gatxb1EEckLjz2x9Io_RDlGNWGxk_jsqzr0S52JxRKX7tCOAb0Ggxpu0hpvGjg1Ha57ikliSThJiZ1nZGSHMu41T-CH/s1600/so+pink.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq5g9krZ9L8fFrsP8J2QwwLsv_yjD73XcUEL0BS1O-0AuZ0e1a-gatxb1EEckLjz2x9Io_RDlGNWGxk_jsqzr0S52JxRKX7tCOAb0Ggxpu0hpvGjg1Ha57ikliSThJiZ1nZGSHMu41T-CH/s400/so+pink.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Quite tricky taking a photo of busbus under a sculpture with cars going by.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2_bAUk1A77wsGzPBYBP-GKnxnwX4QWcv7dnBh0YxNe9smAJ4LQHMDoBlt_e2ZuBW59HuPI2KLUfJC-Cb3pxcRnFu81Af0n0V3ohRevVueVwbTLybp6rBpBjiEjtO2_E2yj8q3ydYo9If/s1600/sculpture+above+busbus.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk2_bAUk1A77wsGzPBYBP-GKnxnwX4QWcv7dnBh0YxNe9smAJ4LQHMDoBlt_e2ZuBW59HuPI2KLUfJC-Cb3pxcRnFu81Af0n0V3ohRevVueVwbTLybp6rBpBjiEjtO2_E2yj8q3ydYo9If/s400/sculpture+above+busbus.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink and Parsley</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5kJ8jieIAn4pEyWzTJUD9ogqGWFy4tYue24UUaUlSa1wNfuIto2hUNlvigsQn9X9AcNi4AP_U1MlDJ-A0GRsSNbKsfSDGwpDF99xlvpLhIbyzwHcCp-xpIiyyQqigiCNKBIFYvl6OIat/s1600/pink+and+parsley.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk5kJ8jieIAn4pEyWzTJUD9ogqGWFy4tYue24UUaUlSa1wNfuIto2hUNlvigsQn9X9AcNi4AP_U1MlDJ-A0GRsSNbKsfSDGwpDF99xlvpLhIbyzwHcCp-xpIiyyQqigiCNKBIFYvl6OIat/s400/pink+and+parsley.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink stands next to Lisa Walker sole necklace and Sharon Fitness blobs at The National.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzoAe1XQI-mrRxbWYErM1k4AZuIh_0uR12wBQm4SwTkf_h3UJwILtev1DFE-V3qClzqTVyy_9wvH0WeL6T7VYhsrPqboMCUGnYa3MQOwW_hNtmM8us-pH7I65JhAcXItmeWvt5ZcmMgSuA/s400/pink+at+inform.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A gorse brooch on jeep outside The National</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrxXsb2xcKY78yVMQ-QolKCLyjmRHqBoJrPTTLwVuaO4tyuMiskfv0998NcgFdrPsqnmJP2uixqXb01WQ4qq9FYFvkL36PMHu5d5JRt30EOd6kTZHcssO4ofivEk5vTaB9H2u43Ggp1xBU/s1600/gorse+brooch.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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</div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-42442605994640312042010-04-05T13:34:00.000-07:002010-04-05T13:39:15.692-07:00The Tour begins: Nelson to Hanmer Springs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>There is a ford in the middle of Nelson on the Brook that busbus wanted to go over a few times before we departed. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKF6tm53F0YLzywMGxe_HHnDOj5lI4STiTUCYaXOIcVkeVc8Pzd-yTHwKUXU4VrzBqDonNcTbJ2PIMyGqtciPuJJbg35jsXlmkcF1MnxyDwM0TWFtKymuTXWuxsTBEIgwQ6y1hcKHbvtf/s1600/pink+on+the+ford.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiKF6tm53F0YLzywMGxe_HHnDOj5lI4STiTUCYaXOIcVkeVc8Pzd-yTHwKUXU4VrzBqDonNcTbJ2PIMyGqtciPuJJbg35jsXlmkcF1MnxyDwM0TWFtKymuTXWuxsTBEIgwQ6y1hcKHbvtf/s400/pink+on+the+ford.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Sixty vehicles set out on the tour this morning with a few extras returning to Christchurch. Travelled in a bunch for the first part of the trip. Gradually vans dropped off to visit waterfalls and lakes and go gold panning. A few times today we travelled behind a handpainted van we have named 'the flying poo'.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIL0OF7FEPy26BzlmwBRopqVL1LY_kC1zv8Pmv_4ApFthYk-O-QthXWelgqsMsBjceH96C4Y5izj6TURQzas5UkOppBMxUAbB21QaDdcSfXX-vEzt9N2U1o1cu0nz1OIGT39Qf67teGLN/s1600/pink+and+poo.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzIL0OF7FEPy26BzlmwBRopqVL1LY_kC1zv8Pmv_4ApFthYk-O-QthXWelgqsMsBjceH96C4Y5izj6TURQzas5UkOppBMxUAbB21QaDdcSfXX-vEzt9N2U1o1cu0nz1OIGT39Qf67teGLN/s400/pink+and+poo.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">So many beautiful scenes on this trip Joey took 90 photos of the hills and valleys and rivers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP12Lk9EAsAlFqLMMHc_ZzaLXh7bod4hjGwcvquXhIrME-ZZF-if75VXH0q_kWlA1M9fVnYBOMkPhMMhkKhycQC4SS_5u2uEReq1gX8SG0l3OxBC3Y7zYZ7cOI9MSMaZpQ_HZWfgdX5X91/s1600/pink+in+the+valley.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP12Lk9EAsAlFqLMMHc_ZzaLXh7bod4hjGwcvquXhIrME-ZZF-if75VXH0q_kWlA1M9fVnYBOMkPhMMhkKhycQC4SS_5u2uEReq1gX8SG0l3OxBC3Y7zYZ7cOI9MSMaZpQ_HZWfgdX5X91/s400/pink+in+the+valley.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI0GQew88PyINIl3Rhx8FooSJo8BIwar4hJp73tsPsqRKxav1GXrxHMcaiFiDIG3FyK94O8nF_3dgLY2p6dfU9-1DCjOd0L2CKGu8la8ifsnzqCtwRGYrGaeFBqkN1K4d7hXGrH_61C8B/s1600/pink+in+the+forrest.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCI0GQew88PyINIl3Rhx8FooSJo8BIwar4hJp73tsPsqRKxav1GXrxHMcaiFiDIG3FyK94O8nF_3dgLY2p6dfU9-1DCjOd0L2CKGu8la8ifsnzqCtwRGYrGaeFBqkN1K4d7hXGrH_61C8B/s400/pink+in+the+forrest.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbl1qMMSePhgFW1OrmIjN_VZSAC3EgImUJ4lsj8B2zpiLlSPHK18tGNA9Jtmalg0MZCZSX3uVZ8OrcOsVFOGBpOS709iA2nRUD1E-zGV9js9Iahjo6m7JxNjISM0XnSjGp7ydDucZOyXw/s1600/pink+hills.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimbl1qMMSePhgFW1OrmIjN_VZSAC3EgImUJ4lsj8B2zpiLlSPHK18tGNA9Jtmalg0MZCZSX3uVZ8OrcOsVFOGBpOS709iA2nRUD1E-zGV9js9Iahjo6m7JxNjISM0XnSjGp7ydDucZOyXw/s400/pink+hills.JPG" width="400" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just before Hanmer Springs we came upon a bunch of vw's that had been pulled over for going to slow. Aparently some caravan driver had complained that they hadnt been letting people past. We reckon it was the guy with the red trailer that passed us on a blind corner when we were doing a hundred that we saw later on with a cop car. He must have used the excuse that he was speeding because he had to get passed so many kombis. I am sure we will clock up a few more complaints by the end of the tour. Two beetles got speeding tickets on the way here.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OcLCPA9ItqIPhPhFZfOwgtiWpkr9uIt9KNvVe2sMu_skepY_z_1xuCzoGpfbbNPXZwGZKSh9IaM4FWm9nYMELfTjiNOJMCAz611DHuPvwkaAcKjA8OsBibVXUr8WAi1dqYK0fHfFeer3/s1600/policeman.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9OcLCPA9ItqIPhPhFZfOwgtiWpkr9uIt9KNvVe2sMu_skepY_z_1xuCzoGpfbbNPXZwGZKSh9IaM4FWm9nYMELfTjiNOJMCAz611DHuPvwkaAcKjA8OsBibVXUr8WAi1dqYK0fHfFeer3/s400/policeman.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One more gorgeous scene as we came across a gully into Hanmer Springs.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQNOpCG1yyzZebZNbX1ZTs_IezfkofhsA6ss_taoMbSLTPxEWLnmRUf-pjcp_0uMMYF4FZMDgFrdaRIp8qXsZMmjl2cnehsDW3km7H22FAIagWugN32dOpHQk6JMYkT_YMdfj-6778CUy/s1600/pink+in+hanmer.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQNOpCG1yyzZebZNbX1ZTs_IezfkofhsA6ss_taoMbSLTPxEWLnmRUf-pjcp_0uMMYF4FZMDgFrdaRIp8qXsZMmjl2cnehsDW3km7H22FAIagWugN32dOpHQk6JMYkT_YMdfj-6778CUy/s400/pink+in+hanmer.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Definately a lot colder in the hills tonight. Luckily we bought some really cool gloves in Murchison at the markets. Have got all our woolies and extra bedding out of storage.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>poppy wildernesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09379404770641530377noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6279678996297714492.post-88488747019877712812010-04-03T21:57:00.000-07:002010-04-09T15:36:49.548-07:00Pink reminds Poppy that this blog is also about VolkswagensDay Five and Six and Seven: The VW Nationals in Nelson and there abouts.<br />
Found a nice stick insect called Wilbur while we were hanging out the washing in Carols Backyard on Friday. He thought Pink was lovely and wanted to take her up a tree. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguloG6SuvWG25UkwAOVnXNgqIxPL-1-4kNmNCpCpYn6FUxeDqxXmbfodOeH70VX2zNCN_I6BTyMUbDsdpYVL8Y5VGs6h1SGEss3l9wZVSYmWn5pquPW0e9-DAnuWtEN65zMQE5j8Pryxf0/s1600/Pink+and+Wilbur.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguloG6SuvWG25UkwAOVnXNgqIxPL-1-4kNmNCpCpYn6FUxeDqxXmbfodOeH70VX2zNCN_I6BTyMUbDsdpYVL8Y5VGs6h1SGEss3l9wZVSYmWn5pquPW0e9-DAnuWtEN65zMQE5j8Pryxf0/s400/Pink+and+Wilbur.JPG" width="400" wt="true" /></a></div>Registered for the Nationals and had a wee look around Founders Park. For some reason we have visited two historic villages this weekend, presumably because volkswagens are old and it sort of ties in to the historic theme, however, we are not 100 - 200 years old like the houses, machines and scary mannequins in these museums.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4UN49P46z2aNz0x0UFd5NEZ-1KTyY8BfXD1jGx4J3_lanqmq-Oqn0JbcvMTQEWsq_Lqk5G8qjZfgMHr5m0Wy50vUF6Kage6THzF0wJcQWOSY2ESzXbAgdAeSmZ-6iux3QeYSUYZ_4JSc/s1600/trendy+old+villages.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4UN49P46z2aNz0x0UFd5NEZ-1KTyY8BfXD1jGx4J3_lanqmq-Oqn0JbcvMTQEWsq_Lqk5G8qjZfgMHr5m0Wy50vUF6Kage6THzF0wJcQWOSY2ESzXbAgdAeSmZ-6iux3QeYSUYZ_4JSc/s400/trendy+old+villages.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Went to the Nelson Markets on Saturday. Plenty of woolen and wooden handmade products for sale and lots and lots of scary bead jewellery. Bought some peanut butter and bad coffee.<br />
Have not seen any interesting jewellery being worn around here. No brooches in sight - only blue VW lanyards and nametags. I did see one lady wearing VW earrings tho - golly.<br />
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Lined up for a wee convoy to Wakefield and the second old things museum. Convoys are funny things. This time it appeared that the bunch we were in took the direct route and a whole lot of others went all over the place. Everyone made it there eventually tho and lots of people set up there BBQ's to cook some lunch.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqfxE4bJ970m1k8l6eYx12tmGYRjVwBA_kvba6kVWfk0Dvy_Ak89YZLu_uqSSUx1M54DIie_1Grot0RRqpW81riuvSrakZB2YKzYlrTV6CHuO4TR8K1qvik4JEA8G4r37NH-yUdi-K13P/s1600/kombi+convoy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcqfxE4bJ970m1k8l6eYx12tmGYRjVwBA_kvba6kVWfk0Dvy_Ak89YZLu_uqSSUx1M54DIie_1Grot0RRqpW81riuvSrakZB2YKzYlrTV6CHuO4TR8K1qvik4JEA8G4r37NH-yUdi-K13P/s400/kombi+convoy.JPG" width="400" /></a></div>Parked up next to Beth and Steve from Whangarei in their late bay. Notice the difference in front indicators and bumpers - earlies have a step on the bumper round the side, late bays have a big square thing with an ugly shock absorbing bit between bumper and bus. <br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPgOGU48OnORZQY3nN4-GBggOyMxvqv_Od6M0weGcvHKHMaCXKcBfc-f2rfUy8yaeyW8ZjcM73OXb8nmqtvprnKp6QCw8qVROWXaIGYKzH1OaCRs-QxP0uM6P2EyGhoLYEzplFXUXDWin/s1600/early+late.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNPgOGU48OnORZQY3nN4-GBggOyMxvqv_Od6M0weGcvHKHMaCXKcBfc-f2rfUy8yaeyW8ZjcM73OXb8nmqtvprnKp6QCw8qVROWXaIGYKzH1OaCRs-QxP0uM6P2EyGhoLYEzplFXUXDWin/s400/early+late.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Before the Bays came along in 1968 and 72 there were the split window varieties which originally had semiphores and a huge barndoor engine bay. Our mechanic Frank has one of these but it has a few holes in the floors and walls and not much of a motor. These are few and far between but a delight to see when they do come to the shows. He brought his very original westfalia camper down this time (He has a rather large VW collection). </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The earliest splitties at the nationals are both 1956's (see the blue one below). The green one is probably a sixty something variety as it's indicators are quite big.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvyKsBv2qO_uR6R66B7gkComEz-s7m6juJyZJYrLjhyphenhyphenfWN6mhpuAk5VjU-QiBFOJM_I4Odj5Z53PV3ItjWIUAODpv0I8bWc3Ucp78GkqbCYKn8U0K0PPHYqXnCFaospWRqqcU_qzJyUOm/s1600/early+and+late+split.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkvyKsBv2qO_uR6R66B7gkComEz-s7m6juJyZJYrLjhyphenhyphenfWN6mhpuAk5VjU-QiBFOJM_I4Odj5Z53PV3ItjWIUAODpv0I8bWc3Ucp78GkqbCYKn8U0K0PPHYqXnCFaospWRqqcU_qzJyUOm/s400/early+and+late+split.JPG" width="400" /></a></div> I took heaps of photos, but have limited to those cars with most adornment:<br />
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I still miss my orange one heaps. This one was a couple of years older than mine and had a cool roof rack.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT_kDU_o_xAkjfG8gnx3xzXFa0PLjNw5gpNvu94-LKODx7dYSKPDwZfjdZP5COpPah0wFKaeYM-wZjY8iruRB3Wir2UM41mKXtH9Wo6wRnbMJYZhBsKemcvpSjDRr286Wok1OlDpH2XOt/s1600/variant.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFT_kDU_o_xAkjfG8gnx3xzXFa0PLjNw5gpNvu94-LKODx7dYSKPDwZfjdZP5COpPah0wFKaeYM-wZjY8iruRB3Wir2UM41mKXtH9Wo6wRnbMJYZhBsKemcvpSjDRr286Wok1OlDpH2XOt/s400/variant.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Unfortunately nobody commented on Pink in busbus, so will have to get Joey to wear it more often. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iwsu0TxrvcQ-eUa2oPMzCfWVT7vMdy-JkqWQWTYJgeko9b77BNBfNmbkgPzR2T1xxH8KtiuzATSyDn1aJme-eRBHeIBd1dABVlIdLzu5kgCaH9HvwR1kypj2d6tlMjOlFJXAzmjVZ3Ew/s1600/pink+in+wonderland.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1iwsu0TxrvcQ-eUa2oPMzCfWVT7vMdy-JkqWQWTYJgeko9b77BNBfNmbkgPzR2T1xxH8KtiuzATSyDn1aJme-eRBHeIBd1dABVlIdLzu5kgCaH9HvwR1kypj2d6tlMjOlFJXAzmjVZ3Ew/s400/pink+in+wonderland.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I did get a few comments on my UHU glue tho. Frank and Jamie thought it looked handy and would be convenient for a bit of glue sniffing later on. Peter reached out and grabbed it whilst saying he 'liked this thingy'. The american lady at Wollastons vineyard later on asked what its significance was and seemed surprised when I told her it was a brooch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A question to ponder: Do people often see objects on t-shirts that are not brooches or is it because this particular brooch is a readimade tube of glue, therefore surely it must be there accidently?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvepw0LtXyor8xU4z-4-DBL1lfg6bnIp6WA6F_XB8aUXy1hOKU_rg_5LJEe2lw_-ae7197jasqQ6XLGHRKAMTgrRqP_TDsCDs92Zxh4R-29rSQMu3TmDfQr-Fy2acCImpO525Sd5l6aAYN/s1600/uhu.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvepw0LtXyor8xU4z-4-DBL1lfg6bnIp6WA6F_XB8aUXy1hOKU_rg_5LJEe2lw_-ae7197jasqQ6XLGHRKAMTgrRqP_TDsCDs92Zxh4R-29rSQMu3TmDfQr-Fy2acCImpO525Sd5l6aAYN/s400/uhu.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Got bored after a while and took off to find Trout Valley vineyard via a 12 km stretch of dirt road. Couldnt find it so went to Wollastons instead. Very nice sculptures, Very nice wine. From memory these land brooches are by Christine Hellyar - please correct me if I am wrong because I also seem to be remembering that she did funny latex body bits rather than ceramic blobs on a stick.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS_PiB4bJ2U68ycsgKJpTYRACz1Y2h6lqmjVPuJIKpc9e2nF45EPVdxlkFvm973Viio8T8H09R96Mc-ATomDfxI8E45c2sd_W2DPe3oraTGPqZ4ioPGD2e0-e5hizgS9qL6rJLtmjQNAn/s1600/woolaston+christine+helliar+landscape.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbS_PiB4bJ2U68ycsgKJpTYRACz1Y2h6lqmjVPuJIKpc9e2nF45EPVdxlkFvm973Viio8T8H09R96Mc-ATomDfxI8E45c2sd_W2DPe3oraTGPqZ4ioPGD2e0-e5hizgS9qL6rJLtmjQNAn/s400/woolaston+christine+helliar+landscape.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Bought a few bottles of plonk and headed back to Nelson for a nanna nap. 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<div align="center">Pinking the boats</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikL-kYTZphHwgw4FudCEv3xocQbE8EWi8qnuaLvnvTjSZLQTyHG3Ba441iLlH3rfjCGCUGU-poMmpQkAOA6DJjnpeKaIB1Uf5cTyyXgegkoAh2Roz0aNTU6cXLxn2WhOsuZEKBoNEteRwu/s1600/pink+with+the+boats.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikL-kYTZphHwgw4FudCEv3xocQbE8EWi8qnuaLvnvTjSZLQTyHG3Ba441iLlH3rfjCGCUGU-poMmpQkAOA6DJjnpeKaIB1Uf5cTyyXgegkoAh2Roz0aNTU6cXLxn2WhOsuZEKBoNEteRwu/s400/pink+with+the+boats.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinking the vines</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D680wAUvfuxnubXk4mhrObjAc8a2IETYth5xfBOf771OS7kxrm6MM1WgNSbh7is1LX0LZ-puCViyz3tkMavVn-kInIQeohzQfSpvaZ-5VjOh1CNKVnrKadvf6igc6OWpY0YwCoeTE_LX/s1600/pink+in+the+vines.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-D680wAUvfuxnubXk4mhrObjAc8a2IETYth5xfBOf771OS7kxrm6MM1WgNSbh7is1LX0LZ-puCViyz3tkMavVn-kInIQeohzQfSpvaZ-5VjOh1CNKVnrKadvf6igc6OWpY0YwCoeTE_LX/s400/pink+in+the+vines.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pinking the McCahon hills</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF4sCxSBdkB6s8y8UlM9QPS2gTrwnDVFo-dPYI8i8-zIQrO_TP1l-FiUsfHjiNcRmdmZMDYUArMItnyWmvr5tcfwMongTfO0L9PXkEc5xSq1ViugeHZhAJSK1_UgY7ofAaEsHYSxH-dVc/s1600/pink+in+the+nelson+hills.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRF4sCxSBdkB6s8y8UlM9QPS2gTrwnDVFo-dPYI8i8-zIQrO_TP1l-FiUsfHjiNcRmdmZMDYUArMItnyWmvr5tcfwMongTfO0L9PXkEc5xSq1ViugeHZhAJSK1_UgY7ofAaEsHYSxH-dVc/s400/pink+in+the+nelson+hills.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Pink wears a lovely old dog named Jess</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5EaLBqv_MoVYmDFMMIG95xAuXey1P5lQrBI_LgOIReSgD3tIpWMGrVIBLJM6rSTN8F_38B-t7jMMud_mr84_K1TAWRi96rDuLeaXIcx6XGnxqvTJc0yl1YN-PnL6zrNcyS5BFcAUdPcg/s1600/pink+wears+jess+the+dog.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nt="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR5EaLBqv_MoVYmDFMMIG95xAuXey1P5lQrBI_LgOIReSgD3tIpWMGrVIBLJM6rSTN8F_38B-t7jMMud_mr84_K1TAWRi96rDuLeaXIcx6XGnxqvTJc0yl1YN-PnL6zrNcyS5BFcAUdPcg/s400/pink+wears+jess+the+dog.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Wanda behaves badly today and sends us on swings and roundabouts en route to Lower Hutt. Pink meets Clare and Bev at the New Dowse and dazzles the lovely lady at reception. Loved the Lisa Walker show (of course) and was quite impressed by Sueng Yul Oh's Bogle Woggle thingies.<br />
Wanda sends us on a few more roundabouts and swings to the Te Papa parking lot. Quick walk to meet the ladies at Avid and drop off some more blobs for Sharons 'Wind Wands and Seismic Indicators' exhibition opening 24 April. Anna loved Pink and wants Ross to play with them not those other people.<br />
Caught an electric taxi to ArtZone headquaters and a coffee with Craig. Chatted with Mary Newton about a lovely clown with lead balloons. Curiously had 3 conversations about a wayward ponie with a bad paint job today.<br />
Busbus meet a nice Type 25 in the carpark. A man offerred to buy her on the ferry - no way we said.<br />
Catching up with emails and blog making on the ferry. Camping in Picton tonight.<br />
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Day Two: 30 March - a few quick meetings in Morrinsville and a pillow purchase from Sharon's mum then we hit the road to Taupo. Saw our first fellow kombi, a 1972 transitional bay window (early bay front, late bay rear), at the Taupo Museum carpark. Sharon dropped off some blobs for the Magpie exhibition. Saw some nice ducks. Drove as far as Paekakariki.<br />
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Pink in Taupo<br />
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