DownUnder-25 - New Zealand South Island: Introduction, map & Christchurch
Jul 12, 2019 08:30:07 #
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Jul 12, 2019 10:00:55 #
katu41 wrote:
Joe, that looks like a killer breakfast. I am beginning to feel like this is "Joe's story of the Earth, Part 5." Great pics and excellent narration.
Thanks George, from what I remember it was a good, pleasant and cozy breakfast on a rainy day.
Jul 12, 2019 10:01:41 #
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Jul 12, 2019 10:02:52 #
AzPicLady wrote:
Great pics. Beautiful landscapes - even in the wet.
Thank you Kathy.
Jul 12, 2019 10:11:16 #
We were there in April. Loved South Island .... they do like their bacon raw however. :)
Jul 12, 2019 10:16:36 #
Drdale55 wrote:
We were there in April. Loved South Island .... they do like their bacon raw however. :)
Thank you for looking in!
Jul 12, 2019 12:00:24 #
RichardTaylor wrote:
Thanks for the memories, from 1970, before I was married. One month in the south island with a mate and a rental car. It was a good vacation.
Take your wife 🤗👍
Jul 12, 2019 12:09:54 #
WOW!!! Joe, what a visual feast for the eyes, beautiful country and great looking breakfast.
Jul 12, 2019 12:11:40 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
Take your wife 🤗👍
Susan, sounds like Richard went to NZ before he was married - so would have had a tough time taking "nobody" along ....
Jul 12, 2019 12:12:28 #
Earnest Botello wrote:
WOW!!! Joe, what a visual feast for the eyes, beautiful country and great looking breakfast.
Thanks - and much better things to come yet - well, maybe not on the breakfast side.
Jul 12, 2019 14:36:10 #
I've been looking forward to seeing your NZ photos and they don't disappoint even though the weather hasn't been too cooperative. One of our nieces married a Kiwi and after travelling the world with him they have now returned to his home on the South Island. We would really like to visit them, but it would be such a long flight.
Jul 12, 2019 15:01:20 #
FL Streetrodder wrote:
I've been looking forward to seeing your NZ photos and they don't disappoint even though the weather hasn't been too cooperative. One of our nieces married a Kiwi and after travelling the world with him they have now returned to his home on the South Island. We would really like to visit them, but it would be such a long flight.
Thank you for visiting my post and I am happy to hear that you are looking forward to seeing my NZ pictures - hope I will not disappoint you.
Yes, there is no way around, it is a long flight to down under and with our older bones (mine at least....) it does not make it easier. But think of the joy you get once you are there! - seeing this beautiful countryside and seeing your niece to boot in her new environment. And it is always great to see a new place through the eyes of the local people.
I while my time away aboard the plane, trying to sleep as much as possible, doing some reading and playing the on-board Sudoku and Solitaire games - it is actually amazing how fast the time goes. We do this about 2-3 times a year, mainly to Europe as our children and grand children live over there.
For NZ, you have of course the additional possibility to make a stop on the way, as we did on the trip I am presenting right now. There are a bunch of beautiful and interesting islands, such as the Cooks and Fiji which we selected on this trip. - Might be a bit less exotic for you Floridians (I assume you live there) but for us Northerners that is definitely an additional bonus. Where on the South Island does your niece live?
Jul 12, 2019 17:17:22 #
The yolk of that egg looked seriously underdone for me but looking forward to better weather pictures and dont forget you people that it is our winter here in NZ.
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