Category Archives: travels

Southward toward Dunedin

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

Penguins! (and other wonderful things) Continue reading →

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Greetings from Lake Tekapo

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

This morning we rode and walked around the cathedral area of Christchurch, where they continue to work on taking down earthquake-damaged buildings and putting up new ones to take their place. Quite sobering but hopeful too. They’ve put a lot … Continue reading →

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Marmite vs Vegamite (or Nutella)

Posted on March 7, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

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Some Things I’ve seen in New Zealand, so far

Posted on March 6, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

Sheep. Cows. Cattle. A goat. Four chickens. Three Pukeko. A few black swans. Canadian Geese. Black-back sea gulls. Shag. Myna. More sheep. More Cows. A lot of ocean! Nice walkways leading to beach with lovely park benches at strategic resting … Continue reading →

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PS

Posted on March 5, 2015 by Mary Beth Frezon

I had been pretty proud of myself, answering questions at Hobbiton correctly. At today’s meeting of fans, there were a big handful of guys who could answer a LOT of questions about LOT of non-Lord-of-the-Rings movies correctly. Where was this … Continue reading →

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