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[greeneyes]

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love, love, love the piccies!!

whassa tramper?

[rubywillow]

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tiptronic_ct;825801 wrote:

I will have night terrors.

[rubywillow]

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Miss Behaving;826440 wrote: Hello everyone!!

Sorry I have been MIA ..... I have been hiding under the bed. Not a very heroic thing to do, but there have been humongous winds here. I thought it must at least be a hurricane, but Miss B just laughed and said that this is why Wellington is known as the windy city. And anyway, it gave them a good excuse to call off the cricket test (which they were losing hopelessly to their Australian mates!!!)
Gale-force winds cause havoc - national | Stuff.co.nz

When it wasn't scary it was quite exhilarating, and I now know what it feels like to have a southerly storm rippling through my fur. Unfortunately, the surfie, wind-blown look doesn't suit me all that well and I snuck off for a quick swim to get my sleek and masculine tigger looks back!! Order has been restored to the Universe!!

Speaking of wind, NZ takes advantage of it and uses it to generate power! This is a wind turbine which we went to look at on the weekend .........



The other thing that I may not have yet mentioned is that Wellington (like a lot of NZ) is incredibly hilly!! It is because geologically it is prone to earthquakes,and some of them have been quite recent (as in having occurred in the past 1,000 years!). My leg muscles are quite sore from all the walking that we have done up hill and down dale. Here are some photos of the hills looking down from the wind turbine, and another one looking up the coast .....







I'm moving on in a couple of days, but not before I have met a sheep! And attended the Hurricanes vs Sharks game at the Cake Tin. Family at home: ... can you remind me of what colours I should wear please!!!

B, I believe that last pic has set the benchmark for all pictures! Absolutely makes me want to pack me bags and run away to your island.:goodjob: Love it!

[tiptronic_ct]

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Absolutely stunning!

[tiptronic_ct]

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But who the hell cares what Tiggs will be wearing on Saturday if the Sharks girls will be in attendance?

[tiptronic_ct]

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The Sharks feature a monochrome theme:

[tiptronic_ct]

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Their home base is Durban, in the Kwa-Zulu Natal province (where daddy Tiggs spent his formative years):

KwaZulu-Natal Tourism Authority, South Africa

[tiptronic_ct]

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Daddy Tiggs was born in this little town and spent his 1st 7 years there. It is in northern KZN.

Welcome to Mtunzini - A place in the shade

[rubywillow]

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tiptronic_ct;826773 wrote: But who the hell cares what Tiggs will be wearing on Saturday if the Sharks girls will be in attendance?

One of son's ex-girlfriends was a dancer for the Atlanta Braves! (Dummy broke up with her! :H)

[Miss Behaving]

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greeneyes;826563 wrote:

whassa tramper?

tramper = hiker. 40 people a day are allowed to walk to Milford Track (a 4 day walk and one of the most beautiful walks in the South Island) but there were a lot of evacuations yesterday as the weather had caused major slips on the only road out!

Slip = when a chunk of the hillside falls onto the road (usually the result of rain, earth movements etc) . Isn't it funny the things you take for granted in your own environment that you only really notice when you are telling other people about them!!

Milford Track. All the information you could want about Milford and the Milford Track

Ok, daddy Tiggs ... will put our thinking caps on for suitable attire for Saturday .....

[Miss Behaving]

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Tip - those sites pushed South Africa up my (very long!) list of countries that I want to visit. I've been to West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire) but not down your neck of the woods.

[rubywillow]

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You've ALL given me the travelling bug! How many of you have extra bedrooms?? :H

[JackieClaire]

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rubywillow;826982 wrote: You've ALL given me the travelling bug! How many of you have extra bedrooms?? :H

You're still taking me with you aren't you Rubes (I know it's after midnight here but I've sneaked out of bed )

[Miss Behaving]

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JC - love the avatar!

Sorry things have dried up a bit here folks ....... my mum is in hospital and I am organising transition to a rest home and Tigger is being a bit neglected as a result. I have lot more photos ... just need time to organise them. But that can be done while he is en route to his next destination!! I would send him off early, but he really wants to be at the Sharks game on Saturday!!!

[tiptronic_ct]

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Miss Behaving;826845 wrote: Tip - those sites pushed South Africa up my (very long!) list of countries that I want to visit. I've been to West Africa (Nigeria, Ghana, Burkina Faso and Cote d'Ivoire) but not down your neck of the woods.

***Rubbing hands in glee***

Wait till I show where I now live