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Napier, New Zealand
... the backside of the moon for all they know. What is most surprising is that most of them are seasoned travelers but would still be hard pressed to find any given country on a map. In a discussion at breakfast an American lady expressed concern about Hurricane Sandy as is roared up the east coast. She was worried that her rose bushes would be destroyed. Here’s the kicker - she lives in Seattle. Go figure!
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Mount Deco
We had met the owners of Tongariro Holiday Park at Christmas whilst working at Bowentown and agreed to manage their park for 3 weeks in May whilst they were on holiday. Tongariro is a national park made up of 3 volcanoes (Tongariro, Hgauruhoe and Ruapehu), in summer people flock to the area to walk the 'Tongariro Alpine Crossing' which takes from 6 hours to 3 days depending on the route you choose, in winter people come here to ski. We arrived at the park on 17th March as ...
Winery and Te Mata hill near Napier
... sur ces lieux… mais les bénéfices continuent d’aller aux pères Maristes.
Ensuite, nous sommes allés faire une promenade en haut du Mont Te Mata…. Belles vues d’en haut où certaines personnes font du parapente.
Le temps qu’on descende et Roman a préparé de délicieuses lasagnes… pendant que Tristan et Lance sont partis se faire couper les cheveux… de notre coté, on a essayé de voir la suite des évènements. ...
Wine and whine makes it all fine
... get AIDs, I only have sex with women"
- [from the fat bouncer Jo spoke to the previous night who is just in for a drink on his night off and who despite the following was actually quite lovely]: '...aw I don't mind, my sister's a ******t aye. [raised Jo and Claire eyebrows] Aw no offence like, thats just what we call you guys here" [Jo and Claire hysterics kick in].
Needless to say we roll into bed in the early hours. Bloody good wine tour.
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Art Deco Delights
... memorials always beautifully maintained. The next stop was to visit the Ohinemutu Maori village to see the "Tama Te Kapua" meeting house; the carvings took 12 years to complete and the total contrast in the same location St Faiths Anglican church. The church presented to the Maoris in 1910 to celebrate their loyalty to the British crown also built in a mock Tudor style is inside a mix of Maori and English style and architecture and the shows the ability of the early settlers ...