What are "Pokies"? Suzanne and Pete,
It looks like you are having a good trip. I am working on my Australian and New Zealand slang and wanted to confirm was "Pokies" are? I assume they are slot machines but I wanted to confirm. I want to impress my friends and use that term the next time I am in a casino.
Dave
Scottish couple Ha! Ha! Put it down to old age!
Don’t know how I can upload photos on your blog link - not getting any options?!?
Anyhow we met you in northern Spain, we were parked next to you & yes we shared a few wines! The next morning we were blocked in as there was a BIG bike ride & we were parked right by the starting line ??xx
Gibraltar Of course we remember you very well but for some strange reason I had put the name Julie and Phil next to your names so I was very confused. So good to hear from you and what you are up to. (Don't know who Julie and Phil are though!!!!) Our email is walmsleysp@gmail.com. Please keep in touch now that we know who you are!!! lol
Hervey Bay I am a bit late getting back to you. We have been so busy. Off to Cairns tomorrow, then back for another house sit in Hervey Bay, then one in Brisbane and then back to NZ for the summer. We have the motorhome on the market and will either buy a small car or much smaller camper van to replace it if it sells!!!! You are always welcome in NZ.
Note We are good here.Neil got a good report last week with his health.We have no cancer any were so the scans and M.R.I say.The weather is cold some slept around with cold wind.
Neil went back to work yesterday.Neil has to go to the Drs once aweek to have the head checked out.
Enjoy your travelling,say safe
Mandy and Neilxx.
Hervey Bay Hi, Sorry for the late response. We have been so busy. Off to Cairns tomorrow. We will be back in Brisbane on 27 September for a 5 week house sit so hope we can catch up. Someone in Ipswich is keen to look at the motorhome as it is now advertised for sale. We will keep in touch. Glad to hear that Neil is doing fine.
Hello you 2! Lovely to receive your updates & great to hear about your travels. We are planning on doing a similar trip next year. We are on the road just now in the Motorhome & are currently in Greece. We’ve been around the Peloponnese & are now in the north. We’ve been away for 2 months & have 1 more month left before heading back to Scotland. Great hearing from you! Regards to Pete! Glad he’s getting some cheap beers-shame about the wine for you. Safe travels xx
Hervey Bay, Queensland Hi Ian and Sooz, Lovely to hear from you. We are so embarrassed! We will blame it on our age. Did we meet you in San Sebastian? I could bluff this and pretend that I remember you but we are both scratching our heads and frustrated that we can't remember where we met you. I remember you were a lovely couple and we had a few laughs. Would you be able to send us a photo of your van and a photo of you both. We are in Aus at the moment and I quite possibly may have a card that you may have given me with a photo of yourselves but that would have been left back in NZ. Do you do a blog? We want to go to Greece next year and would love any information or tips on what to see and do there.
Note We are well.Neil has been in hospital more surgery on his head.More biosbys,get results on .Thursday.Not much rain in this area.I baby sit the grandchildren twice aweek.Justine works 20hours aweek.We hoping to go to Townsville in June /may to see the children.
Tassie at the end of the year if everything goes well.
Thank you for your up dating on your life
Mandy and Neilxx
News Hi Mandy, Nice to hear from you. Hope Neil's results come back good. We will try and catch up with you maybe when we come down to Brisbane to do the house sit there or maybe you can come visit us there.
Happy travels Lovely to hear from you. Sounds like you have some more travelling to enjoy. We are also out and about. Spent New years in Darwin. A cruise around New Zealand in February. Just 14 days,had a lovely time but didn't see enough. Planning to go back and drive around so we can spend more time and see more. Off to Italy and Greece next week,so looking forward to that. Travel safe and enjoy.
Travels Ht Dawn, Good to hear from you. We seem to keep missing each other. First Kyabram, then Darwin and then New Zealand. If your cruise stopped in Tauranga we could have driven over from Rotorua to see you! Never mind one day we will all catch up again sometime. I am sure that you will love Italy and Greece. We had a ball in Italy but Greece is on my bucket list to see more of. Have a wonderful time and thank you for keeping in touch. We love to hear from you.
Travels Suzanne and Pete Thanks Dawn, We hope to attend the Kyabram Music Festival in November next year. We would have come this year but our house sit is until the 15th November. Hope to see you both in 2019. Hope you are all in the best of health.
Regards
Suzanne and Pete
note we are going well.Justine and family are staying with us untill 17th Sept.Ryan has gone home last week,he had a course for three weeks.no rain here trying hard.
Glad you are getting around the area.Mandyxx
Sounds Great. Hi Suzanne and Peter, Your trips all sound amazing but can understand it will be nice to stop for a bit. Sorry we missed you when you were in Kyabram. We have been away too travelling around WA.Back to work today, so home for a while. Enjoy Bunbury. Dawn and Howard
Kyabram Hi Dawn and Howard, Hope you enjoyed your travels too. What a pity we missed you. Hope to get back there sometime next year. Cheers Suzanne and Pete
We are all well.We are off to Townsville next Wednesday.Di and Peter are popping over to N.Z. for the week end, Peters brother Tom is not very well in hospital in a reduced coma.I don't know what is wrong all we do know
Tom had infection .We went to Noosaville for the week end ,great weather.Glad you are both safe in W.A.
Mandy and Neil
Bunbury Hi Mandy and Neil, Good to hear from you too. Hope Pete's brother gets well soon. Sounds bad though.
Pete leaves for NZ on 19th November. Weather has been cold here. Roll on summer!
Hi Guys Great to hear of your travels and you have made it back to Bunbury, its starting to get hotter here actually had a little rain yesterday morning, not enough to cool it though still hot, enjoy you time back in NZ catch up with you again soon. G&T xx
Bunbury Hi there, Nice to hear from you. Bloody freezing here! Pete and I are sitting here with multi layers of clothing here and very much missing Darwin's sunny climate! We are enjoying living in a house though and staying put for a little while. We will keep in touch.
4 August, 2012 - Peter and Suzanne, being of the Baby Boomers generation, are now setting forth on the next travel phase of our lives. We met many years ago in Cape Town, South Africa, Suzanne from Oldham in England and Peter from Cambridge in New Zealand, on an overland expedition taking six months to get to London. A year later we then journeyed from London to Australia overland taking 10 months. We settled in Rotorua, New Zealand, had 3 great kids who are now doing their own thing and it is now, excitingly, time for us to recommence where we left off. We have, with much trepidation on my... full info
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What are "Pokies"?
Suzanne and Pete, It looks like you are having a good trip. I am working on my Australian and New Zealand slang and wanted to confirm was "Pokies" are? I assume they are slot machines but I wanted to confirm. I want to impress my friends and use that term the next time I am in a casino. Dave