What the brochures don't tell you!!!


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Published: March 16th 2008
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Having kitted our selves out cheaply with warm clothes at the Warehouse, we now have to deal with the SANDFLIES Loads of the little blighters... (They are really black flies, but Captain Cook called them sandflies when he came across and now everyone calls them sandflies.) Their bites are worse than mozzzies. Not only do you feel them biting you, but the after affects last for days. Whingi... Read Full Entry



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Gravel roads..Gravel roads..
Gravel roads..

20 klm's on this one, good fun in a old car. Don't think I would use mine on them...
Fresh water oysters..Fresh water oysters..
Fresh water oysters..

Loads of these about...
Another view of the lake...Another view of the lake...
Another view of the lake...

And again we are seeing signs about didymo, but what is it...
The refections are good...The refections are good...
The refections are good...

When the water stays still...
Shot of the river..Shot of the river..
Shot of the river..

That flows out of Lake Monowai. Good trout fishing apparently
This couple had been here two days..This couple had been here two days..
This couple had been here two days..

Doing repairs to the bus - broken bolt on the alternator. Fixed it with a peice of wire and a D link, clever sod... Also told us what "didymo" was, locals call it "rock snot" it's a water weed that clogs the water ways.
More scenery..More scenery..
More scenery..

The mountains are starting to look higher now...
And it's a warm day..And it's a warm day..
And it's a warm day..

With sunshine...
The two of us..The two of us..
The two of us..

Just the the two of us and twenty thousand sandflies...



20th March 2008

sandflies.
Urh those sandflies sound revolting as you say worse than mozzi's. The place looks fantantic although a little chilli to what you are used too. Does look a little desserted tho. How can you say that the car is comfortable for sleeping i thought you'd be more so crumpled in there, warm tho. all sounds brill a lifetime experience. xx

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