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Captains Blog: Stardate 08/03/2010
The Universe is truly smiling on us, no rain and what a hot night in Invercargill it was...yes the Deep South is obviously much maligned as being quite a chilly wee spot, so not all is as we are told.Fired up the shuttles and ventured into town, and Bevin after asking several blokes where the Burt Monroe bike and other bits in Hayes Hardware store was...he doesn't do verbal instructions well lol, we found it and were quite amazed at the number of bikes on display along with an engine a working one I might add, made out out aof all sorts including a mens urinal bottle like you see in a hospital modified into a muffler. Against others advice...why would you go to Bluff there's nothing there, it's the end of the world...well we did anyway and were very happy we visited this remote outpost of the galaxy, was really lovely looking out from a cafe atop the hill..ok never had Roasted Addiqtion coffee served lacking both crema and decent steamed milk...but we did see Stewart Island offshore in the sun. Rode on to Nugget Point and had awesome views down sheer cliffs to see seals having fun in pools despite cosmic fog trying to envelop us. Rode on through cute little Kaka Point and Balclutha(not so cute) and reached Dunedin or Mosgiel to be exact and parked shuttles for another night, but this time staying with my very lovely cousin Michelle's and lovely husband Barry... we had first real bed for a couple of weeks.
Captains Blog: Stardate 09/03/2010
We decided to spend a day visiting family and friends today, so took to the shuttle and headed into Dunedin to visit first Bevin's Aunty, then my Aunty then catch up with our neighbours daughter Yasmin for coffee, We then picked up some vino and vegies to make dinner for my cuzzie and her husband. The night went well with stir fry, and vino, OK started with a few ales moved onto wine, well just what universe were we in by bedtime was a mystery I think...watch this space...doo do doo do.......
Captains Blog: Stardate 10/03/2010
Scotty are you there man?? Can you get Bones for me...tell him to meet me on the holodeck....oh dear I wish I really was on the holodeck or anywhere...Scotty can you beam me some place nice says Bevin, one where I don't feed seedy and oh yip....gotta check out the curve at the bottom of the porcelain, so tell me Bevin could you still recognize dinner ...oh am I not sounding sympathetic enough....didn't you say sympathy can be found after sh#t and suicide in the dictionary. So loading up the shuttles did not go at quite the normal pace...needed some horizontal rest stops in between. Rode a fairly non inspiring stretch of road up to Christchurch...way too many shuttles and craft on the road, but we did stop at the most lovely little village, Moeraki and sat having a lovely coffee and scone looking out to sea and later moved a wee bit further down beach to look at the boulders
...the very special round ones found there. Thankgoodness for the shuttles state of the art navigational systems AKA TomTom, made finding our way into Christchurch and to Bevin's uncles a dream. Went visiting another of my lovely cousins and his lovely wife Glennys, and she could not stop looking at Bevin's new blonde do...she loved it...heaps haha
Captains Blog : Stardate 11/03/2010
We are now camped in Bevin's Uncles Firework Factory...yes shuttles are keeping a safe distance. Weather looking not so flash today with meteor showers(ok thunder and lightening perhaps) predicted for the evening...not so flash for Ben our son riding down late today to meet us for our last days of exploring New Frontiers. We decided to head for the hills...literally here in Christchurch ...headed off to Lyttleton oh and wouldn't you know it a most excellent coffee cafe the Lyttleton Coffee Co no less...mmmm they have their own roaster, funky cafe just how we like it too. Jumped into rain suits and up over the hills and far away we go...well not that far thought of Akaroa then nah too drizzly so headed for one of those big galactic malls...a Westfield no less for a bit of inside type therapy.Off for Pizza with another Auntie and another lovely cousin tonight as we await Ben's arrival
part 2
desperate need of caffeine uptake) so unable to communicate verbally resorted to international sign language fist shaking followed by the one finger version - should not have stopped should have seen the signs namely the deep fryer into which all food bar the coffee went and the fact it was a 4-square cafe so coffee would not have made it onto any rated scale back in the Naki. However the South has a way of redeeming itself with views of breathtaking beauty of an awesome coastline seen at Te Wae Wae Bay. Arrived Invercargill which surprised Bevin no end with it's size found a campsite and supermarket and put shuttles to bed.
Captains Blog : Stardate 07/03/2010
All was glorious in the Universe when we awoke this morning here in Fiordland National Park ya don't get much luckier than that! Deep South expedition was today's flight plan so shuttles blasted off weaving their way back through Manapouri and across the great Southern Lands - everything is supersized down here- down to Tuatapere where a particular wave made history ha ha I was getting peed at Bevin riding in circles in this no horse town (did he not realise I was in desperate need of caffeine uptake) so
Monday, March 8, 2010
Gps google links
Bluff. Cafe.
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=I+am+here+-+SMS+GPS@-46.613169,168.356813&z=16
Nugget point
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=I+am+here+-+SMS+GPS@-46.446266,169.810266&z=16
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=I+am+here+-+SMS+GPS@-46.613169,168.356813&z=16
Nugget point
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=I+am+here+-+SMS+GPS@-46.446266,169.810266&z=16
Saturday, March 6, 2010
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