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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Rakaia August 8th 2009

We received a special request from Dr. Bob to see more trees and forests and so yesterday we took a drive up to the Rakaia Gorge for a walk along the river. It was the first proper winter shorts and t-shirts day...... read more
Approaching the Alps
Reasonablely nice looking water
There's the mountain tops!

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Rakaia September 2nd 2007

Sorry for the delay in updating but i have had a rough few days. It all started in my second week when i either said or implied (i honestly dont remember which!) that i would rather be milking than calf rearing. Not a huge sin you would think, just an honest confession. i didnt mean to imply that i didnt like calf rearing, nor that i wouldnt do it, simply that i preferred being in the dairy shed. However, my boss' wife Michelle (also technically my boss, and in charge of calf rearing) took great offence to this and has been steadily making my life more and more difficult ever since. It seems that i cant do anything right in her eyes, as i am frequently told off for minor mistakes or errors of judgement, or ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Rakaia August 24th 2007

Its been a week or so since my hands turned manky. i went to the doctor that afternoon and she thought they looked very interesting. Did a lot of poking at them and hmmmming and saying "you get all sorts of weird things around here"!!! But basically she agreed that it may well be Cowpox, or some form or Herpes virus. She took some digital photos of the blisters (after i showed her how to use the camera!!) and some swaps for virology. She tried to ring a consultant dermatologist in Christchurch for a referral but they were all at a dermatology conference in Auckland! We did get hold of the on-call dermatologist but there wasnt a lot he could do over the phone. Because we couldnt decide what it was, she prescribed me some anti-viral ... read more




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