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21 February 2009
We flew down to the Art Deco Weekend in Napier today. Napier is the (self-proclaimed?) Art Deco capital of the world because it was rebuilt in the style of that era after being levelled by an earthquake 1931. Like Nelson, it has known for good weather and a seaside setting. Oh, I want to move here […]
7 February 2009
We did a circuit around the region today, heading north to Arrowtown, Cardrona and Wanaka. Arrowtown is an old mining town that has been kept in the style of the period … to the extent possible I guess. It was home to the first Chinese in New Zealand who came to work in the gold […]
6 February 2009
My Boeing 737 plane to Queenstown taxied towards the runway … being seated at the last row, I saw that a cabin crew member was standing outside the open loo. Rather strange at this late stage of the taxi. As it turned out, she was helping her chundering colleague. The plane turned back to the […]
25 January 2009
After a leisurely wake-up and breakfast, we headed out west to Pupu springs … reputedly to have the clearest water in the world! The clarity is explained by the filtration through layers of rock. Quite an irony considering its name, but officially its name is Te Waikoropupū Springs. This was followed by some swimming at Kaiteriteri […]
24 January 2009
Nelson is the Sunshine capital of New Zealand, recording the highest sunshine hours per year. Well, that’s arguable as nearby Blenheim hotly contest that title. After lunch and a nap, Marie and I walked on the long and broad Tahunanui Beach near the airport. Gorgeous … makes me want to move here. We collected Kim […]
28 June 2005
We arrived in Auckland early in the morning. We checked at the lost luggage counter for an update on whether our luggage had been found. We were expecting them to arrive in the next day or two, and were expecting to sign forms that would allow them to be cleared by customs in our absence […]
6 November 2002
I managed to sleep for 3h on the flight in the centre block of seats near the end of the cabin Kim on the other hand had two seats on the side and didn’t sleep as much. We landed in Auckland late in the morning to be picked up by Kim’s mum upon arrival. We […]