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Spotted in Nelson, South Island New Zealand. Could this be Graham the herons distant cousin twice removed?? We’ll never know, sadly it’s a Sunday and a Bank Holiday Weekend here so we could not go in and ask. Mr Fogg … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
An early start this morning and up at 6am to ensure we got to the ferry port ready for boarding by 7.25am. This is apparently one of the worlds most picturesque ferry crossings, passing through the Cook Strait which has … Continue reading
All aboard the InterIslander ferry from Wellington at 7.30am. Up bright and early this morning as we jumped aboard the ferry for 3 hours (think about the state of the Holyhead ferry with the same yucky food and you are … Continue reading
After having my mugshot done with these lovelies we found out why our bloody hotel has cost 300NZD for a cupboard, it happens to be 7s Night, of course, now we know, duh! Neither of us knowing about football, cricket, … Continue reading
Seen in Woodsville a rather interesting roadside, seems the public loos here can also be used by Alsatians (no other breed tho). Bizzarre but true [Posted from my super cool iPhone] … Continue reading
So this is where we stayed last night where Mr Fogg was not impressed. I loved the old house (huge) built circa 1920s and what I’d call scruffy chic (or in other words, kitted out via antiques shops and plenty … Continue reading
After a less than impressive B&B at parangahou (Mrs Fogg thought it was ok, but personally I didn’t think it was worth the 185NZD including a bowl of cereal and a scone for brekky), we spent 4 hours driving to … Continue reading
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu The longest place name in the world. Located on the far and very remote eastern shores of North Island, New Zealand. Land of sheep, more sheep, one very rough bar and absolutely no mobile phone signal of any kind. … Continue reading
Oh boy, it’s nearly time to leave the North Island and cross to the South for the next stage of our trip. We have spent 10 nights here and travelled approx 860km. We have two more days in the North … Continue reading
Ah the great delights of travelling and moving on each night. This brings some challenges of what to carry (you don’t want to be lugging bags and bags from the car each night and back again the next morning) so … Continue reading