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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 […]