nz continued....day 17

15.8.08....DAY 17
8.00AM...TURNED ON MY MOBILE...LOADS OF INBOX TEXT MESSAGES COMING THRU.
8.05AM...ITS MICHAELA...SHE'S SENT ME FOUR TEXTS...EVERY TIME VILLA SCORED...4-1 ON THE NIGHT.
8.15AM...KETTLE ON.
8.30AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.50AM...SHOWER.
9.25AM...CORNFLAKES...CUPPA TEA.
9.55AM...ALL PACKED UP.
10.00AM...EVERYTHING IN CAR...HYUNDA GETZ.
10.25AM...PARKED UP ON SUPERMARKET CARPARK.
10.40AM...IMMAGRATION OFFICE...ITS GOOD NEWS...WE CAN GO TO FIJI AND COME BACK TO NZ...AND OUR VISA'S ARE UNEFFECTED.
11.05AM...DRIVING TOWARDS THE OTAGA PENISULA...ON A WELL BENDY ROAD.
11.50AM...ALBATROSS CENTRE.
12.05PM...ALBATROSS CENTRE TOUR.
1.00PM...WE WATCHED A FILM THAT WAS INTERESTING...BUT WE ONLY SAW HALF A HEAD OF A BABY ALBATROSS IN THE WILD...BIT DISAPPOINTING.
1.25PM...DRIVING BACK TO DUNEDIN.
1.50PM...ON THE HIGHWAY TO PALMERSTONE.
2.20PM...PALMERSTONE...LETS DRIVE ON...NOTHING WORTH VIEWING HERE.
2.50PM...MOERAKI BOULDERS...HUGE MARBLE SHAPED ROCKS ON A DIRTY BEACH.
3.20PM...DRIVING ON THRU HAMPTON...LOOKS A BIT POSH HERE.
3.35PM...OLIVE GROVE HOSTEL...BIG SIGN ON GATE READS 'CLOSED'...OUCH!
4.30PM...OAMARA...A LARGE TOWN.
4.55PM...EMPIRE HOTEL...BOOKED TWO NIGHTS.
6.00PM...TIME TO EAT...CURRT BOG LEFTOVERS...TASTY OK...NEED TO CALM DOWN...TOO MUCH EXCITEMENY!
6.25PM...BOTTLE OF WINE...AFRICAN...TASTED GOOD.
7.00PM...CHATTING WITH YOUNGSTERS...A PLEASANT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
9.00PM...AN ENJOYABLE EVENING.


16.8.08...DAY 18...
8.30AM...GOTTA PHONE TOM AT 9.00AM...IT'LL BE 10.00PM IN ENGLAND.
8.40AM...KETTLE ON.
8.50AM...CUPPA TEA.
9.10AM...PHONED TOM...TWO B's AND ONE C...HE'S OF TO LIVERPOOL UNI...WELL DONE TOM...I'M PROUD OF YOU...[CHIP OF THE OLD BLOCK!]
9.50AM...SHOWER.
10.25AM...SCRAMBLED EGG ON TOAST...CUPPA TEA.
11.10AM...OFF TO MUSEUM.
11.35AM...MUSEUM CLOSED AT WEEKENDS...OUCH.
12.10PM...WALKING THE SHOPS.
12.20PM...NU'S IN KODAK CAMERA SHOP HAVING PHOTO'S PUT ON DISC.
12.40PM...SUPERMARKET...MILK/BREAD/FRUITCAKE!
1.30PM...BACK AY HOTEL...FRUIT CAKE AND COFFEE.
2.10PM...WATCHING 'SNATCH'...A GUY RITCHIE FILM.
3.40PM...FILM FINISHED...IF I HADN'T SEEN IT...I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED IT.
4.10PM...PREPARING VEG.
4.35PM...VEG ON BOIL...PORK UNDER GRILL.
5.00PM...EATING...PORK SLIGHTLY CHARRED...YOU CAN'T TRUST FORIEGN GRILLS!
6.00PM...PLAYING SOLO POOL...NU WATCHING ANOTHER FILM.
7.00PM...ANOTHER BOTTLE OF AFRICAN WINE...NZ WINE NOT THE GOOD.
7.45PM...WINE FINISHED...SOME PEOPLE HAVE A LIFE...SOME PEOPLE LIVE A WHOLE LOTTA LIFE...I THINK I DO BOTH...BUT THE LATTER ESPECIALLY!...NU SAYS I'M UP MY OWN BACKSIDE...THATS INTERESTING...I'VE BEEN AND SEEN MANY PLACES...TO MANY TO MENTION...BUT I'VE NEVER BEEN THERE!...INTERESTING?


17.8.08...DAY 19...
7.30AM...GOTTA A PHONE CALL TO MAKE.
7.40AM...KETTLE ON.
7.55AM...CUPPA TEA.
8.00AM...PHONED WILLIAM...[9.00PM IN ENGLAND]
8.25AM...SHAVE/SHOWER.
9.00AM...PACKED EVERYTHING IN CAR.
9.25AM...BREAKFAST...EGGS HAVE STUCK TO THE PAN...MUSHROOMS AND BACON OK.
10.00AM...OFF WE SET.
10.30AM...THIS GONNA BE SLOW...ITS WELL COLD AND THERES SNOW IN THE AIR.
11.20AM...GOTTA GO BACK THRU PALMERSTONE AND TAKE THE HIGHWAY FOR RANFURLY.
12.30PM...RANFURLY HOTEL...THEY'VE GOT SKY TELE...ENGLISH FOOTIE ON AT MIDNIGHT...OK IF YOU INSIST DEAR!
1.15PM...SETTLED IN OUR EN-SUITE ROOM...AFTER VAN IN OZ...WE'RE DOING NZ POSH!
2.30PM...HOTEL BAR...JUGS OF BEER ON SPECIAL.
4.30PM...BACK IN ROOM...SHOWER.
5.30PM...HOTEL RESTAURANT...MIXED GRILL FOR ME...NU HAD BLUE COD AND VEGGIES.
7.00PM...BACK IN ROOM.
7.30PM...WATCHING SPIDER MAN FILM ON TELE.
9.30PM...SET ALARM FOR 12.30AM...GONNA TRY AND SLEEP AND GET UP FOR FOOTIE LATER.


18.8.08...DAY 20...
12.30AM...WOKE AT 12.23AM.
12.40AM...TELE ON...SOUND DOWN.
1.00AM...CHELSEA-PORTSMOUTH...I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD HAVE VILLA ON.
3.00AM...4-0 TO CHELSEA...PORTSMOUTH WERE POOR...MADE CHELSEA LOOK GOOD.
3.05AM...MAN UTD-NEWCASTLE.
4.50AM...1-1 DRAW...NEWCASTLE DESERVED TO WIN.
5.00AM...BACK IN BED.
9.20AM...NU WAKES ME...CUPPA TEA...WHERE WOULD I BE WITHOUT HER!...SHE'S THE BEST.
9.35AM...SHOWER...TRYING TO WAKE UP.
10.10AM...ALL PACKED UP AND READY TO ROLL.
11.00AM...TAKING IT SLOW...THE ROADS LOOK ICY.
11.10AM...CROMWELL...BEEN HERE BEFORE...WE ARE KINDA ZIG ZAGGING NZ AT THE MOMENT.
11.20AM...ONWARD WE DRIVE TO WANAKA.
12.30PM...THE TOWN OF WANIKA...RENTED A CHALET OVERLOOKING THE LAKE FOR THREE NIGHTS...WANAKA IS A SKI RESORT...AND I FEEL A FAKE...I DON'T SKI AND I DON'T SNOWBOARD...WHAT AM I DOING HERE?
1.00PM...NU WANTS EVERYTHING OUT OF THE CAR...SHE WANTS TO HAVE A SORT.
2.30PM...WALKING MAIN SHOPPING MALL...ART DECO OUTLETS EVERYWHERE...YAWN.
3.40PM...PUB...STEAK PIE...WONDERFUL...BEST I'VE HAD IN A LONG TIME...BETTER HAVE ANOTHER!
4.50PM...WALKING BACK TO OUR CHALET...SCENERY BREATHTAKING...SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS[HILLS] SURRROUND WANAKA.
5.35PM...SEMI MICROWAVED SPUDS IN OVEN...WANT THE JACKETS TO CRISP.
6.15PM...JACKET SPUDS/BAKE BEANS/CHEESE...NOT BAD.
6.20PM...IF THIS BLOG EVER GETS TO EXCITING...YOU WILL LET ME KNOW...PLEASE!!!


19.8.08...DAY 21...
9.00AM...SHALL WE SKI OR SNOWBOARD TODAY?
9.15AM...TWO CUPS OF TEA.
9.35AM...SHAVE/SHOWER...THE SHOWER IS WELL SLOW WARMING UP.
10.30AM...BREAKIE TIME...BACON/MUSHROOM/EGG...CUPPA TEA.
11.10AM...LAUNDRY...BIGGISH LOAD...NEED TO MACHINES.
11.40AM...WASHING DONE...NU SAYS WE'LL DRY IT LATER.
12.10PM...PUZZLE WORLD...A CENTRE FULL OF OPTICAL ILLUSIONS...YOU LOOK THRU LENSES AT CERTAIN ANGLES AND OBJECTS LOOK AS IF THEY ARE IN YOUR FACE...LOOK AT ANOTHER ANGLE AND THEY APPEAR DIFFERENT...GO INTO ANOTHER ROOM...AND YOU THINK YOU ARE LEANING BACK...ABOUT TO FALL OVER...WATER AND BALLS ARE ROLLING UP HILL...MADE ME FEEL A BIT FUNNY...THERE ARE PICTURES OF FAMOUS PEOPLE...MANDELA/CHURCHHILL ETC...AND THERE HEADS AND EYES TURN AND FOLLOW YOU AS YOU MOVE/TURN...THERE IS A ROOM THAT MAKES YOU LOOK SMALL...WALK TO ANOTHER CORNER AND YOU APPEAR TALL...THERE IS A MAZE WITH FOUR CORNER TOWERS...AND YOU HAVE TO FIND YOUR WAY TO EACH...THEY SAID IT WOULD TAKE ABOUT ONE AND HALF HOURS...NU AND I DID IT IN ABOUT 40 MINS...GUESS WE GOT LUCKY!
3.00PM...SUPERMARKET...NU WANTS TACO'S WITH LAMB AND SALAD ETC.
3.50PM...PUB.
5.00PM...ATTEMPTING MEXICAN TACO RECIPE.
5.35PM...EATING BOG AWFUL TACO'S WITH LAMB.
5.45PM...TACO'S AND INNEREDS IN BIN.
6.00PM...BREAD AND CHEESE/BOTTLE OF WINE[SPANISH]...THE SIMPLE THINGS IN LIFE ARE THE BEST...LIKE ME!?


BOTTOMS TO EVERYBODY!

BYE FOR NOWZ.