My little man giving his best smile for the camera!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Monday, August 24, 2009
Some pics of us in NZ
Im playing on a Tractor in Twizel.
Me and the boys in the Cadrona carpark
Me and Im waiting for Y to finish his lesson.
B and the boys in Cathedral Square, Christchurch.
B and the boys on the tram in Christchurch. Im has his little kiwi beanie on.
Wanaka
Wanaka is lovely. It's a friendly little ski resort town in a rural area with an international population (in winter probably not so much in summer). It has posh little coffee shops jostling up against huntin' fishin and shootin stores. The bakery sells great coffee and there are some wonderful little restaurants.
The park by the lake has a dinosaur slide and lots of swings, slides and so on so it gets the boy's vote too. Ya went a little crazy on the slide. He perfected sliding down backwards on his back - luckily there was no drop at the end so he just whizzed across the plastic mat onto the wood chips.
On our last day we visited Puzzling World. We got hopelessly lost in the maze. We found all the corners but the exit defeated us so eventually we just used one of the cheat's exits.
Y shows the way.
The Leaning Tower of Wanaka. The clock is going backwards.
The park by the lake has a dinosaur slide and lots of swings, slides and so on so it gets the boy's vote too. Ya went a little crazy on the slide. He perfected sliding down backwards on his back - luckily there was no drop at the end so he just whizzed across the plastic mat onto the wood chips.
On our last day we visited Puzzling World. We got hopelessly lost in the maze. We found all the corners but the exit defeated us so eventually we just used one of the cheat's exits.
Y shows the way.
The Leaning Tower of Wanaka. The clock is going backwards.
Bridges and Roads
The roads in NZ are crazy and the bridges are the craziest part. Many of them are one way. There is no system to the one-way-ness. On one bridge you'll have way and on the next the oncoming car will have right of way. You just have to look out for the tiny sign with a red and white arrow as you approach. If you have the red arrow you wait if you have the white arrow you go. On the very long bridges they have stopping bays so you can drive part way then pull into the bay, let the oncoming car go past and then drive on.
We saw lots more of the roads than we intended because we made the classic mistake of taking the scenic route; "it will only add an extra hour or two". When we found ourselves high in the mountains, in an avalanche prone area, on a narrow slippery road, at night in the middle of a torrential downpour we questioned the wisdom of that choice.
Bridge 8153 over Fish river - our right of way.
Did I mention that lots of the bridges were really narrow?
This bridge is called The Gates of Haast. It's a shame that a photo can't convey just how noisy and powerful the waterfalls here are.
B's favourite sign. Unfortunately it did not indicate a hazard from pert breasts by the road :(
We saw lots more of the roads than we intended because we made the classic mistake of taking the scenic route; "it will only add an extra hour or two". When we found ourselves high in the mountains, in an avalanche prone area, on a narrow slippery road, at night in the middle of a torrential downpour we questioned the wisdom of that choice.
Bridge 8153 over Fish river - our right of way.
Did I mention that lots of the bridges were really narrow?
This bridge is called The Gates of Haast. It's a shame that a photo can't convey just how noisy and powerful the waterfalls here are.
B's favourite sign. Unfortunately it did not indicate a hazard from pert breasts by the road :(
Friday, August 21, 2009
The boys skied
Oh yes they did and here is the proof!!
Ya rode the chairlift and skied back down the bunny slope.
Ya nearly fell over the edge. B is very proud that he is already gearing up to jump off cliffs. Did I mention that B jumped off a little cliff? Now he's an extreme sportsman!! Oh yes he is.
Im rode the magic carpet!
And then he skied down! His report card that day said he needed to listen to his teacher.... sound familiar? Poor little guy - he's only 3 and already he's getting the 'should try harder/could do better' spiel.
Ya rode the chairlift and skied back down the bunny slope.
Ya nearly fell over the edge. B is very proud that he is already gearing up to jump off cliffs. Did I mention that B jumped off a little cliff? Now he's an extreme sportsman!! Oh yes he is.
Im rode the magic carpet!
And then he skied down! His report card that day said he needed to listen to his teacher.... sound familiar? Poor little guy - he's only 3 and already he's getting the 'should try harder/could do better' spiel.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Cardrona Pictures
We skied at Cardrona. I was too busy skiing to remember to take many photos but I managed to take a few.
The road up was an eye opener. Muddy and slippery and icy with huge drops and no guard rails.
Here's the car park. Does a blog get any more exciting than this? I don't think so.
Mountains views, blah. Seen one seen 'em all....
The road up was an eye opener. Muddy and slippery and icy with huge drops and no guard rails.
Here's the car park. Does a blog get any more exciting than this? I don't think so.
Mountains views, blah. Seen one seen 'em all....
Photos From The NZ Trip.
Some photos of the scenery taken as we drove through New Zealand.
All the photos above were taken on the highway between Christchurch and Wanaka via Mt Cook.
There are lots of lakes cluttering up the landscape.
More lake action.
Another lake *yawn*
On the coast of The South Island. It wasn't windy when we drove through. The trees grow like this because of the winds.
All the photos above were taken on the highway between Christchurch and Wanaka via Mt Cook.
There are lots of lakes cluttering up the landscape.
More lake action.
Another lake *yawn*
On the coast of The South Island. It wasn't windy when we drove through. The trees grow like this because of the winds.
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Getting Lost
Nothing makes one feel more lost than a little voice from the back seat.... "Mummy, are we still in Australia?"
"Yes Y."
"Are we going to run out of petrol soon?"
"No Y."
"Because we've been driving a long time now!"
"Yes Y."
"Are we going to run out of petrol soon?"
"No Y."
"Because we've been driving a long time now!"
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