old New Zealand mansion
Nov 12, 2023 17:02:48 #
Governor George Gray's Mansion on Kawau Island, New Zealand.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
Nov 12, 2023 17:22:57 #
Nov 12, 2023 18:02:43 #
paulrnzpn wrote:
Governor George Gray's Mansion on Kawau Island, New Zealand.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
Interesting.
Nov 12, 2023 18:07:41 #
Nov 12, 2023 19:19:56 #
Mike D. wrote:
I could live there, now where to get all of those millions...
Yes, it's very nice and tranquil indeed.
RE: ..."where to get all of those millions..."
Good question.
My daughter says if she wins the lottery then she will buy a house there.
She and her husband have a friend who works on the island. Thomas is his name and he works for DOC ("Department Of Conservation" that is, the government department that looks after NZ's many national parks and reserves and so on). DOC provides a modest cottage for Thomas to live in as part of the job, so he lives there for free. He goes to the mainland on his days off, where he has a vehicle. So you can live there and get paid for it.
If you lived there you could even walk around nude outdoors much of the time if that is your thing; in the summer months that is... It's Northland, or 'the far north', which is often referred to as "the winterless north", but in reality it still gets quite cool up there over the winter months.
Nov 12, 2023 21:16:01 #
Nov 12, 2023 22:06:10 #
UTMike wrote:
Beautiful shot of a lovely place, Paul!
Thank you. It sure is.
Nov 13, 2023 06:02:36 #
paulrnzpn wrote:
Governor George Gray's Mansion on Kawau Island, New Zealand.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
Nov 13, 2023 09:24:25 #
Nov 13, 2023 11:33:17 #
Nov 13, 2023 12:30:30 #
Nov 14, 2023 10:57:16 #
paulrnzpn wrote:
Governor George Gray's Mansion on Kawau Island, New Zealand.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
That is my wife walking on the jetty (left side of the photo). I was still on the ferry when I took this shot. It was on 16-Oct-2023 and we were the only two visitors to this part of the island on that day.
You can live on this island, there are a lot of very plush homes. There are no road or shops. They run a daily supplies boat, and it's not very far to get to the mainland by ferry or on your own boat or yacht.
Nov 15, 2023 12:17:45 #
It still sounds like a marvelous place to be, Paul. Rumor has it that most of New Zealand a=is very beautiful.
Nov 17, 2023 05:11:48 #
Nov 17, 2023 05:12:16 #
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