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John Hill:
--- Quote from: sbwhart on September 23, 2009, 04:12:35 PM ---You can't have lakes without rain.
Is that pic in New Zealand John ?.
Started to plan an holiday their next year:- if we're spared.
My Great Grandfather emergrated there in the 1920's where he remarried, his only son from that marrage, I understand, was killed in the Korea war.
Cheers
Stew
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Yes Stew, that is Milford Sound, in Fiordland National Park down the south west corner of the country, the rest of the country with the exception of some areas of very flat (Canterbury Planes for example) is really much like those pictures of the Lake Country although where not farmed it is often forrested both NZ native species and imported 'weeds' like Monterey Pine and their relatives.
If you have any 'second cousins' here they will be well asimilated and should you meet them you will need to write notes to understand each other!
There were a few NZ soldiers killed in Korea, I do not recall how many.
How many in your planned tour party? If it is just one or two couples I suggest looking at a rental car and motels, it is what we do when we travel around NZ (not a rental car though). The rental camper van people try hard to get you into their vehicles but they must be a pain to drive and park etc and the motel is barely more expensive.
sbwhart:
--- Quote from: Bluechip on September 23, 2009, 04:25:59 PM ---
No pics of the BNFL Glowbug Factory then ?
Used to go there when they were building the Thorpe thingy ..
Someones bound to ask BNFL British Nuclear Fools Fuels LTD.
Dave BC
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No kept away: the last time I was near there saw a two headed sheep when leaving the pub.
Fell over a few times as well
:lol: :lol:
Stew
Bluechip:
Stew
Two-headed ones are fairly normal there. I was the headless buggers wandering about I couldn't handle :D
Dave BC
sbwhart:
--- Quote from: John Hill on September 23, 2009, 04:45:05 PM ---
--- Quote from: sbwhart on September 23, 2009, 04:12:35 PM ---You can't have lakes without rain.
Is that pic in New Zealand John ?.
Started to plan an holiday their next year:- if we're spared.
My Great Grandfather emergrated there in the 1920's where he remarried, his only son from that marrage, I understand, was killed in the Korea war.
Cheers
Stew
--- End quote ---
How many in your planned tour party? If it is just one or two couples I suggest looking at a rental car and motels, it is what we do when we travel around NZ (not a rental car though). The rental camper van people try hard to get you into their vehicles but they must be a pain to drive and park etc and the motel is barely more expensive.
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Thanks for the information John, are there lots of Motels you can drop on, as in the US or do you have to plan ahead a bit more.
We're thinking of hiring a car and drifting around thats what we've done on visits to US, Canada and Australia, when we've been to South America:- Ecuadore and Chile, we had guides that did the driving for us. Our daughter works for a travel company that specializes on arranging adventure type holidays, she does all the planning and booking for us at very cheap rates otherwise we couldn't do it. If any one wants a special holiday planning I'll give you her email address:- plug plug plug
One place we'd like to visit is Stewart Island off south island I understand its got spectacular wild life.
I'm getting all excited at the prospect.
Cheers
Stew
John Hill:
Stew, when there is only two of us we do not bother to book ahead but last year we had four visitors from Europe so with them I took my laptop and logged on each evening to find a place for the next day that would accommodate all of us. It would be wise to book for holiday weekends etc. In any case you can do all the bookings as you go along and there is no need to shell out money to any agency or whatever.
A typical motel of the chearpest average type has a single and a double bed in one room plus a bit of a table, TV etc and always at least enough to make tea and toast, most, especially if they are a few years older, will have a full floor standing cooker, sink binch and refrigerator.
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