Oh, how nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had liked to be there. I did not know anything about this. I am very far away, in Argentina, but my heart is always travelling and I learn a lot from all of you. It has been a good idea to join this site. I also belong to other travel sites (Spanish and English, home and abroad) and it is always a great experience. Thank you for all the work you do. Hugs from Argentina. Graciela.
Fantastic Weekend :) It was a pleasure to host the event - I hope we all get the chance to meet up again.... 15 years? 20? - or maybe "Bugger it....let's go to Auckland for Easter"?
WELL DONE JO You were a major impetus for TBs 10th Birthday Celebrations taking place...well done...the result was spectacular...what a great time had by all...what a great host was Ali...and we had a great time with you...thank you...and the secret is out...Shane was not actually there...!!!
Another great blog about a wonderful day! Jo, it was so nice to finally meet you in person. What a day! I hope you had a brillant time in the Islands. Hope to see you again very soon! Peter
Funny you mention that - while I was down there someone was telling me about rugby's increase in popularity in the US. The following round of 7s was actually in Vegas, but NZ got beaten by Samoa in the final :-(
WOW Great...super pics...from my home town...usually all I see of the New Year Fireworks is a couple of secs on TV in an overseas locale...thanks for reminding me what I am missing...wow, wow, wow..!
Nice talking to you both anyway - and with my sister and her family over there now I'm sure I'll be back this year at some stage. Hope you had a great New Year :-)
Those are great photos, jo! My 2 nieces were there for the fireworks too and sent me some photos. Yours are wayyyyy better! Love them. Happy new year, Jo!
Disappointing photos???! Jo, those photos are great to our eyes...considering you didn't have a tripod they turned out amazing! It looks like a spectacular display, definitely a bucket list event! We are sure you will more than make up for your quieter year of travelling with your upcoming trip. Where are you going? A belated happy new year!
Thanks Donna and Neil :-)
The upcoming trip will only be about 10 days - I'm heading up to KL for the TB 10th anniversary meetup. Looking forward to meeting more TBers - and exploring a new country!
The Best Place in the World To Experience New Year's Eve Great photos and videos - they do convey what an amazing spectacle results from six million dollars worth of fireworks! I saw both 1999/2000 and 2000/2001 displays and they were both very memorable evenings.
Congratulations! A fantastic result for the All Blacks, they were easily the best team of the tournament. The French should also be commended for the way they played, as they (along with the All Blacks of course) gave a game to the tournament that was worthy of a final.
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Oh, how nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I had liked to be there. I did not know anything about this. I am very far away, in Argentina, but my heart is always travelling and I learn a lot from all of you. It has been a good idea to join this site. I also belong to other travel sites (Spanish and English, home and abroad) and it is always a great experience. Thank you for all the work you do. Hugs from Argentina. Graciela.