November 1991 Well we finally saw the swirling mudpools of Rotorua yesterday. By the way Rotorua stinks(Sorry I was only talking about the sulphur smell, everything else was great.) I finally saw a geyser. I had always wanted to see a geyser ever since I had seen a picture of Old Faithful as a child. …
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Mystery of the Day-Why I Miss Letterboxes
Delivering free newspapers with my brother was brilliant fun. I was thinking about this today, when my mind had wandered onto the subject of letterboxes.(mail boxes) Letterboxes vary around the world. Off the top of my head I can’t think of any other country but the UK, who gets their mail delivered through a slot …
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Taupo to Wellington-Another Misadventure
Taupo To Wellington (Another Epic Misadventure) New Zealand November 1991 Sunday was our day for travelling to Wellington. It was a long day. We set out at 11:45 am. The bus headed initially for Taupo. When we had had a half our break in Taupo, we had to change bus to catch the one to …
Having A Whale Of A Time
November 1991 One of the highlights of my life, not just my trip was seeing the whales in Kaikoura. I remember being somewhat perturbed when I had first seen the size of the boats we were catching, I think there were about eight of us on each boat and they were tiny. I also had …
Horse Riding in New Zealand
It’s hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. Adlai E. Stevenson November 1991 Kaikoura, New Zealand We drew back the curtains and what did we see but sunshine. Suddenly as if out of nowhere there were snow-capped mountains. They are absolutely beautiful. Now for the really important …
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