Dub-bye Aotearoa


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April 9th 2008
Published: April 26th 2008
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Alack and alas but this is the final blog from Aotearoa or New Zealand depending on what you call it... And due to the Aotearoan's love of Dub music and our happening to be Dubs, the pun was unavoidable, cheesy but unavoidable! Once we left Dunedin, Gertie was pushed to her max as we sped along, trying to get to Methvin on time to meet up with Alaistar, a childhood friend from Donegal, and now a ... Read Full Entry



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Oh DeereOh Deere
Oh Deere

Aoife astride a vintage tractor in Blenheim
The Edwin FoxThe Edwin Fox
The Edwin Fox

One of the oldest remaining wooden ships in the world is resting in Picton
Sounds like....Sounds like....
Sounds like....

Ali and Aoife keep each other entertained with two-person charades while waiting for the ferry in Picton!
Old man and the seaOld man and the sea
Old man and the sea

Waiting, waiting and watching. Picton.
Bye bye, South IslandBye bye, South Island
Bye bye, South Island

Sailing away on the Bluebridge ferry
Welcome home, sonWelcome home, son
Welcome home, son

Sean docks with his new life in Wellington
Wellington HarbourWellington Harbour
Wellington Harbour

Finally, a use for poetry!
This is where I'll be livingThis is where I'll be living
This is where I'll be living

Sean gives Aoife a tour of his new home through the looking glass. Wellington
Aoife reflects on Ali Aoife reflects on Ali
Aoife reflects on Ali

Fidel's, Wellington
Craftsman at workCraftsman at work
Craftsman at work

Good Luck bar in Wellington. It was a repurposed Chineses Opium den!
Cocktails in Good Luck, WellingtonCocktails in Good Luck, Wellington
Cocktails in Good Luck, Wellington

It was happy hour, and so were we!
Yass!Yass!
Yass!

Us with quizmaster 'Keyz' and Dr. Vesuvius celebrating our storming third place finish in the pub quiz!
The spoils!The spoils!
The spoils!

Brucie and the glamorous strokers present our $20 bar tab!
Doraemon again!Doraemon again!
Doraemon again!

He's become a sort of unofficial mascot for our trip. Aoife found these socks in a $2 shop in Welly!
Fidel's!Fidel's!
Fidel's!

A great café on Cuba St., Wellington
The bonehoardThe bonehoard
The bonehoard

An eerie display in Te Papa
Marae in Te Papa.Marae in Te Papa.
Marae in Te Papa.

A functioning Maori Marae in the museum
Sean's farewell dinnerSean's farewell dinner
Sean's farewell dinner

Rasa Malaysian restaurant on Cuba St.
Old friends!Old friends!
Old friends!

Aoife meets a couple of old pals in a shop in Wellington
Groovy birthday pressie!Groovy birthday pressie!
Groovy birthday pressie!

Aoife loves 'Where the wild things are' ...can you tell?



26th April 2008

Ah the whales ......! One of my dreams come true!! Yes you do need to see beyond the "disney" and the "touristy" to how proud the young Maori are of their culture and their heritage and admire their resourcefulness in both making a living from it and promoting it at the same time. It's all some of them have and tourism is the main industry and source of employment in that area. The language and culture is taught and all schools there now and all of NZers are proud of it. Looking for ward to the Chillean blogs!
26th April 2008

Aw!
Aw lads what an amazing trip that was! Hope you're all doing well in South America and Wellington (if you're reading Sean!) and that we all have another adventure soon. By the way, are the amount of photos of us stuffing our faces really proportionally representative of the trip??? Scary...
26th April 2008

:D
Where the wild things are!!!!!!!!!:D Great blog!
28th April 2008

Wow we get a mention in you blog! Thanks :-). Hurry home so we can celebrate (we've loads of champers)

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