Leone let me read your email Leone kindly passed on your latest travelogue to me, and I found it really interesting. Don't think we will get up t'north of England, though I would have liked to have practised my Scouse. We are taking a fast train from London through to Edinburgh, and will then travel back through the Lakes District to Bangor in Wales. We leave NZ on 13 September, so it is rolling round pretty damn quick! Three nights in Hong Kong (which, I believe, is much like Bluff in that it is a port town) and then to London. Leave from there for a 20 day tour around Europe - about half an hour in each country except for Paris, where we have 45 minutes. (Is Paris a country?) My sister has already decided not to travel with me, because the doctor has insisted I wear pressure stockings, and I have found the white ones that I wore after surgery that have "Property of the Southland Health Board" written all over them. I am not concerned as much with deep vein thrombosis as I am about pushing the lever on the toilet too soon and having some of my small intestine sucked out over the Atlantic. I think I did express that worry to you when you were here, and you assured me that you could travel all the way to Britain non-stop without paying a penny. What a bladder!!!
Judy
We are missing you at work. Do you have any plans for returning home?
Tanks for the history lesson Hey Gaz and Emma,
I managed to read through the whole blog, thanks for the very informative history leeson, have definately learnt something new today. Looks like you had a wonderful time which is awesome
wowee! im torn between being outrageously jealous that you are off travelling YET AGAIN!! and loving your logs gar, you really are a good writer!
lots of love to you both, hope i see you again sometime soon, im coming to your wedding even if you dont invite me! xxxxx
jealous! hey guys, so glad you're having a good time, im jealous of 1) the travelling 2) you're in NZ right now! and 3) because i am.
take care, let me know stuff, helen xxxxx
Boston looks awesome guys, wish we had made it there! Hey guys, sounds like you are having heaps of fun. Give us a call when you are home. Our number in ChCh is 03 3316420 or my cell is 021 843 658. Cheers! jesse
Hi Guys Hey thanks for the update, your blogs are always fab to read, and I am very jealous as to how much awesome stuff you sre fitting into your travels. How long are you guys in the US and Canada for? Where will you be spending christmas? Will carry on now as am about to start the mammoth task of tackling the housework, yuk, would much prefer to be doing what you are doing some days!!! Take Care, Love Rach
Hehe you don't need to rip that seal(talking about those drinks). Just get the bottle top as open as you can and then tilt that cork to any direction and it's off.
Is that a hint of sarcasim I detect in your response? The Imperial War Museum is actually really cool. Also looking foward to the Churchill Musuem in the old Cabinet War Rooms. You and your unquenchable thirst for knowledge would probably quite enjoy it.
Is that a hint of sarcasim I detect in your response? The Imperial War Museum is actually really cool. Also looking foward to the Churchill Musuem in the old Cabinet War Rooms. You and your unquenchable thirst for knowledge would probably quite enjoy it.
Can't believe you missed the Westminster Service!! But I must say the pictures do show that you're certainly keeping the kiwi flavour alive. Has your next blog got anything to do with wearing baige and finally experiencing a win?
Hmmm.... maybe your beige doesn't fit any more....?
(I'm allowed to I'm his sister!!)
good work kids Hi Gareth and Emma,
We miss having you guys around in Vancouver. Looks like you are having an absolute ball over in London. The weather has fined up here just nice and is sitting at sunny and warm 8 degrees. Heading to the snow this weekend for some more boarding and a few beers. Good luck with the job hunt Gareth and congrats Emma on your job, maybe gareth can be a kept man again over in London.....
Enjoy yourselves guys and look forward to catching up soon. Have a few Speights for me mate!
Cheers, Jesse
Hello Gareth,
It's really neat to hear about all your adventure is Canada. I don't know if you're planning to come back to NLC for a bit in the spring, but if you are, I look forward to seeing you then.
Rebecca (of the NLC office)
Great to hear you guys are still doing it well. Thought I should say gidday. Emma your hair has grown long!
How are you guys going to manage over the world cup?
All well here, not quite so cold in Blenheim as in other places, I had a whistle stop 18 hour visit home at the weekend, the kids still rock, Mills is COOL! Gave Knocker the biggest scare of his life to date when I just rocked into his bedroom first thing in the morning when he didn't even know I was around. He didn't talk to me for a wee bit after that.
Daffies are out here and lambs.... I hope you making the most of those awesome temps because I'm guessing it will swing pretty quick when it does.
We miss you guys!!!
Ni`c x
Muzza Yo Gaz, i see you have turned into bit of a muzza with those handlebars. Im hanging out for when i can grow a soupstrainer like that. will give it a go in movember when it is legal at work. Keep up the good work. Rout
Busy Beavers We appreciate your really long and informative blog. You seem to have been very busy wee beavers, making the most of all your free time. The fireworks sounded spectacular. The heat seems a bit over the top. you must be fading away with the heat and the excessively long days, but I suppose that is a bit more money. What happens to your job in the approaching Canadian winter? Have you made contact with the Conway boys yet? What other trips are in the pipeline?. Keep having fun and take care. Love to both of you. Mum
long time no see Hey there guys first time i have checked out your blogs! sounds like you guys are getting to do a massive amount i am so jealous:)we just had a massive amount of black ice here this morn, heaps of accidents and it was all over the news:)i go fulltime tutoring at sit next semester so have to spend this week planning it is rather boring:) but am going to sneak to dunedin for the day with simon for something to do, but nothing compared to what you guys have been up2!:) was in massey the other week for one of the papers for my post grad and it was alot warmer up there i can tell you:) the weekend before that i was in dunedin for a wedding, bonnie and ash and the got married at corstophine house on the saturday avo and it was snowing eapd during the ceremony was very cool:) dont have much other news from over here is really just the same old same old:) soph is out flatting again she shifted back to the flat they had on chelmsford st with her bf brenton and her friend niki and her bf, they are liking it apart now she is actually realising the massive amount of washing she creates!called in2 c rach the other day and amelia still mauling daisy with huges every chance she gets and now also gives her tickles:)he is so cute:)well i have to run but i will write again soon and check your updates!:)luv amy:)
Hi Guys Hello to you both, sounds like you are having an awesome time. Winter has set in now, we are having quite a few frosts. Good to see the sun in the afternoons though. We are having a staff night out this Saturday. Going to the Lone Star for a meal. It has been renovated so looking forward to seeing what it is like.
Sting Netball fever is again on. We had a very tight match against the Bay of Plenty Magic last Friday night here at the Stadium to earn the right to play against the Northern Force in Auckland this week for the final. It was great that they won because it was the very last game that sting as they are now will play at the stadium, because of the aussies pushing their way into the competition next year. So heres hoping they can beat the Force. Will be interesting because they beat us the week before. Davu did a big shoulder charge on Ardine Wilson that caused a huge fuss. Sent her flying into the advertising boards. She should of been sent off!!!!! Revenge here we come. GO STING.
Anyway theres the All Blacks to watch at the weekend as well. Might just stay up all night on Saturday night perhaps!!!!! Thanks for the blogs, it is interesting to read what you have been doing. Take care until next time.
Cheers, Mary and all the staff at Tisbury School
Hello! Hey Guys, sounds like you are having a blast over there! Ive just read all of your blogs, its great to hear what you have been up to, and now I feel all caught up, and extremely jelous! Im glad to hear your job is going so well, Emma, thats awesome :)
Looking forward to the next installment,
The followers Great to share your journey. You certainly seem to have done your homework well and know exactly what you want to see and do. I didn't realise how vast your music knowledge was. Do you realise that someone tags along behind on your journeys, stopping at the towns along the way too, via google earth, so these stay at homes can feel a wee bit involved. Connor gets to see the bears you hunt out Emma. Keep it up, and keep having fun. Of course Gareth you know on your return you will be expected to speak with many sentences, as we know you have a good command of language!
Judy
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Leone let me read your email
Leone kindly passed on your latest travelogue to me, and I found it really interesting. Don't think we will get up t'north of England, though I would have liked to have practised my Scouse. We are taking a fast train from London through to Edinburgh, and will then travel back through the Lakes District to Bangor in Wales. We leave NZ on 13 September, so it is rolling round pretty damn quick! Three nights in Hong Kong (which, I believe, is much like Bluff in that it is a port town) and then to London. Leave from there for a 20 day tour around Europe - about half an hour in each country except for Paris, where we have 45 minutes. (Is Paris a country?) My sister has already decided not to travel with me, because the doctor has insisted I wear pressure stockings, and I have found the white ones that I wore after surgery that have "Property of the Southland Health Board" written all over them. I am not concerned as much with deep vein thrombosis as I am about pushing the lever on the toilet too soon and having some of my small intestine sucked out over the Atlantic. I think I did express that worry to you when you were here, and you assured me that you could travel all the way to Britain non-stop without paying a penny. What a bladder!!! Judy We are missing you at work. Do you have any plans for returning home?