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32. Guests from home
32 Guests from home. 2002 was the year all my guests decided to come to Hamilton for a visit,. All at the same time. They came from Kuching, Miri, Kuantan,. Brunei, Holland, Melbourne and Canada. Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Golf and mahjong kaki. Quite often I have guests from Auckland, Kati-kati and Hamilton. They were friends from Miri who had migrated to NZ. We played golf during the day and mahjong at night. Ah-jun came all the way from Amsterdam for a sail at Lake Tarawera. Monday, July 11, 2005. My nei...
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33. Mt. Cook
The best scenery is found around here. The mountain views are really breathe taking. Monday, July 11, 2005. The Southern Alps, 6th December 1999. At the end of December 1999, I took my family for a tour of the South Island. We drove the Toyota Ceres from Christchurch to Hanmer Springs, Westport,. Franz Josep glacier,. The mountain scenes were fabulous so were the wild flowers on the shores of Wanaka. Our first glimpse of snow capped mountains. Part of the Southern Alps. One for the family album. The maje...
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331. Franz Josef Glacier
331 Franz Josef Glacier. In 1999, the family took a second one week tour of the South Island. The visit to the Glacier was very memorable. It was my first trip to see a river of ice. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. The kiwi guy was our tour guide. He recommended us to wear shorts for the climb. A small backpack is useful for carrying your shoes, camera, water bottle and jacket. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. Monday, July 11, 2005. Kevin wants his picture taken too! Monday, Ju...
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332. Lake Wanaka
The colour of the water in the lake was emerald green. My dream is to come back. One day with my Noelex, to sail on this lake. Thursday, July 28, 2005. Mum and Pearl at Wanaka. We stopped over at Lake Wanaka on the way to Mt Cook. Tuesday, July 26, 2005. Sunday, July 24, 2005. I was very surprised to discover these plastic fakes on the road side. Some one has spray painted these flowers. Yellow and green are not natural colours of the wild Lupines. Friday, July 22, 2005. Wednesday, July 20, 2005.
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333. The Lazy Fish
333 The Lazy Fish. I have found Shangri-la. It is a backpacker hostel called the Lazy Fish at the Marlborough Sounds. Monday, July 11, 2005. This hammock is very popular. You have to queue for your turn. The Lazy Fish has a lazy dog. It was Kevin's birth day. We bought the lobsters on the road side at Kaikoura for only $25 each. It was highly over-rated. I prefer the barbecued tiger prawns from Maxim on Merbau Road, any time! There was absolutely nothing to do, but watch the ships go by.
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34. Flowers
This photo blog shows all the flowers in my garden. They are all planted by my wife, Christine whose hobby. Is gardening. I am her helper photographer; but no gaji. Wednesday, November 28, 2012. Roses, November 2012. We have a lot of flowers in our back garden, some Roses and a mixture of other common New Zealand flowers. My favourites are these Roses which came inside. The percola to say [hello] to me! Friday, October 19, 2012. Beside Roses, Christine also planted many other flowers:. Close ups of roses.
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340. Hamilton Gardens
My wife, Christine and I regularly make a visit to the Hamilton Gardens near our house. There is always some thing new to see. We have been surprised by the Roses, Azalea, Camelia and Rhododendron which bloom at different times of the year. Monday, May 19, 2008. Entrance to Japanese garden. Saturday, April 19, 2008. The English gardens have a wide variety of many types of flowers not usually seen in NZ homes. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Welcome to my blog. Please feel free to browse and leave a comment.
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341. Fruits in my garden
341 Fruits in my garden. My wife, Christine's hobby is gardening. She has planted. A few fruit trees in our back garden in Hamilton. Sunday, June 22, 2008. It is so strange to see such big fruits on a small tree. Wednesday, May 14, 2008. My plum tree produces two types of fruits: Billington and Black Doris. This is because there are two graftings on the one tree. Here you can see clearly that one branch already has leaves and the other branch was just starting to bloom. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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342. FAQ and answers
342 FAQ and answers. Saturday, August 25, 2012. My blog is back on line. It seems that my blog has been hacked. When I opened it I could see my blog for only a few seconds and then another blog, Kunoichi appears. I seek help on the blogger help forum and received a response from Redleg. Thank you Joe, it worked. Your blog is getting redirected by this line of code, the script call. Script style="text/javascript" src="http:/ kunoichi . info/blogger buster/comments. Div class='widget HTML' id='HTML13'.
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35. Chapter 2. Sailing boats
35 Chapter 2. Sailing boats. Saturday, July 01, 2017. A hole in the ocean. Some one once said that a boat is like a hole in the ocean; into it you throw all your spare cash. . I am trying to keep track of all the new stuff I buy for this old boat. The cost of all new items added to an old boat is not recoverable when you sell the boat later. Hole in the ocean. Why yachties stop sailing. Friday, June 30, 2017. Thursday, June 29, 2017. My first submission for Warrant of Fitness failed for 2 reasons:.