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February 17th 2008
Left Whangarei Airport at 655-am - Paul took us in his car - thanks Paul - and said farewell to Jennifer. Flew from Auckland to Christchurch and then onto Dunedin - very strong southerlies and very bumpy landing and long descent - we were told to remove hats and hold onto our belongings when we got off!! Rental car from Pegasus was horrible, filthy dirty inside, door handles missing, back windscreen wiper missing so we went to Hertz and got another car - Toyota Camry - low kms and very nice! Met Ashlee and Patrick and Studholme Hall and got guided tour from RA - she was nice - Jen's room on the 4th floor - same as Ben's floor but different number. Walked to Ashlee and Patrick's place and had a beautiful lunch - thanks ... read more
February 16th 2008
Itinerary: Paul taking us to the airport - thank you Paul! Sunday 17 Feb depart Whangarei at 655-am Arrive Dunedin 1130-am Stay in Dunedin at the Homestead - Otago Peninsula for 3 nights Drive slowly to Christchurch via Queenstown 2 nights in Alexandra 2 nights in Twizel 2 nights in Geraldine Depart Christchurch Tuesday 26 Feb 08 at 11-am Arrive Auckland 1220-pm Stay at the Quest on Eden on Tuesday 26 and Wednesday 27 Get bus to Hamilton on Thursday 28 Stay with Joseph and Stacey on 28 and 29 Back to Auckland Airport on the 1 March departing at 415 Arrive Whangarei 450 Nicola looking after house, cat and picking us up from the airport!! Thank you x x ... read more
A good day for the beach
Published: January 28th 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei
January 28th 2008
Jennifer and Paul wanted to go to the beach today so we set off fairly early at 930. It was cloudy in Whangarei but by the time we got to the beach at 1015 the sun was shining and as you can see we had a great morning! We miss you Ben........ read more
January 27th 2008
It was booked for 1-pm today and we were all ready - Jennifer has spent the previous night at a house warming party at her friend Jessie's house so came home very tired! After a quick nap and phone call to the Ballistic Blonds - it was all on! We got there just in time to see the previous sky dive come down - it was brilliant. Jen got all rigged up and instructed again - signed the form - and up she went! Check out the photos - the wind was quite strong so they took their time coming down!! Look at her expressions!!... read more
January 26th 2008
Today Ben and I went on the Otaika Valley Walkway - we were dropped off by my dad at the beginning of the track and then off we went. Up up and more upwards we went. It was a fair old way up the hill but we finally made it to the top - then off across paddocks and over stiles back to civilisation and the Tourist Info Centre where we were kindly picked up by our friendly chauffeur in the new car!... read more
January 19th 2008
Leigh and I went for an early walk to the Lighthouse at Tutukaka - it was low tide at 940 so we set off early at 745 from Whangarei - did not see many people about? The tide was still going out so a bit of a tricky crossing but we got there - I went up to the lighthouse but Leigh set off back to the steps - a long way up! proof in the picture - I went up to the lighthouse and down again in 12 mins! Back to the nearest beach for tea and coffee - Leigh was daring enough for a swim! Back home for gardening and food shopping.... read more
January 17th 2008
Jennifer went to Kai Iwi lakes with Paul for 4 days and had a fantastic time as you can see from the photos!... read more
Yesterday - Public Holiday - 2 Jan 08
Published: January 3rd 2008Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Whangarei
January 3rd 2008
I can't beat Carrie's blog but I did enjoy the Waipu Caledonian Games which took place on a cloudy morning - the rain held off - we sat and watched the highland dancing, the Waipu country dancing, the bagpipes piping and also the events in the arena. The best one was throwing a stone on a big stick - I think its called the hammer! Patrick with the green socks on won this one! We watched Alex climb the wall - it was very hot and difficult - I'm impressed that he got half way up! Lunch was sandwiches while we watched the parade and the mass highland fling then off the the pancake rocks at Waipu Cove. Check out the videos only one seems to work!... read more
December 25th 2007
It is the end of another Christmas Day at the Dodd household here in New Zealand. It is supposed to be summer but, as usual, there is sun, rain, wind and cloud! We had breakfast first and then opened stockings and checked out what santa sent us this year! Then Carrie, Alex, Beb/Oma, George/Grandad came over for the Secret Santa opening ceremony - we all pick a name out of the hat and spend up to 40 dollars on that one person only! It is fun and cheaper! Then the rest of the family arrived for lunch - everyone had something to bring and it was well worth the wait - YUMMY! A break for present opening for the under 18 years old crowd and then dessert - pavlova was very good - almost as nice ... read more
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