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Monthly Archives: January 2014
Some Tiki-touring (New Zealand speak for sightseeing)
Following the wedding I took the opportunity to go tiki-touring and catch up on family & friends for a week. A trip of about a 1000km in a week. It gave me the chance to see some of my own … Continue reading
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Tagged Aorangi, Clay cliffs, Lake Pukaki, Methven, Moeraki boulders, Mount Cook, Omarama
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A Wedding!
One of the reasons for my trip to New Zealand was to attend the wedding of my nephew & god son Christopher. The first of the grandchildren in the family to get married. I had a chance to spend time … Continue reading
Going bush!
First weekend home in NZ, my brother decided to take myself, my cousin & his daughter out into the high country of NZ to do some back country 4WD driving. With the SURF all loaded up we headed for the … Continue reading
Here at last, here at last…thank god it is here at last!
FINALLY! I feel whole again! My replacement computer has arrived. 3 days from Sweden to New Zealand and then 2 weeks in customs while I battled them over the duties they wished to impose. Damn bureaucrats!!! I lost and it … Continue reading
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Sizzling heat, Smoke & Storms
Finally a chance to update my blog. The lack of posts has been due to the fact that the motherboard on my laptop blew up 10 minutes after turning it on in Australia. Currently, waiting for a new one to … Continue reading
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