Tag Archives: NZ2017

Saturday, Landing In Wanaka But Beginning…

I have a few days of photos to upload and commentary t’boot but today… today folks, the day started with Cheezehenge:

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The Night of the Penguins

After dinner, Marge and I headed over to the nearby Oamaru Blue Penguin Colony. Looked around the reception area for a few and then went outside with the rest of the visitors to take a seat in a small grandstand … Continue reading

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Wednesday in Oamaru NZ

On the way back from our walking tour of shops with interesting things including Adventure Books, we found a bakery and, needing bread, went on in. We left with a loaf of bread and two speculaas cookies, one each with … Continue reading

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Tuesday, Akaroa to Oamaru

We drove (well Marge drove while I gawked at scenery and sheep and took photos) from Akaroa to Oamaru today stopping for lunch along the way at a place called The Jolly Potter in Temuka. Found our place in Oamaru … Continue reading

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Tea – From the Quote Box

From a packaged tea bag today: Tea is drunk to forget the din of the world. — T’ien Yiheng Seriously one of the best things about travel to both NZ and Wales is the excellent tea service. The following was … Continue reading

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