OK, so last night I was strolling down (IIRC) Hastings St when what do I see? None other than my (former!) travel "companions" cruising past in the rental car. So I gave chase, but decided quickly that was just a touch impractical when on foot! As I strolled around the town centre searching for the proverbial needle, I saw a couple of similar ( Read more... )

I just arrived in Napier on the bus (so yes, my travel "mates" did desert me![*]) this arvo, and, well... wow! It's... Devon, it's... Cornwall...

...in 1932!

I had no choice. With iPod in hand and headphones over head, I stopped the "random all tracks" play mode and switched over to playing tracks exclusively from the Jeeves & Wooster album. I ( Read more... )

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After a mini-debacle I finally made my way out of Auckland in a shared rental car with a few guys I hooked up with: two Soviets and an Ecuadorian. Pretty good mix! No, I haven't done any of the driving yet, though I'm listed as an authorized driver. The car is a Toyota Corolla econo-cookie-cutter POS, crippled by a slushie. Ugh! Steve, one of my ( Read more... )

The only real news to report today: I went on an hour-and-a-half long harbour cruise, which was, well, r'frishng, to use the Nglsh term! :P They even threw in a complimentary cup o' cha and cookie to boot.

Satisfying. :)

( Why I Hate the EUSSR, part II )

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Touched down very early this morning, about 12:30. Am (sort of) rested now, jet lag not too serious.

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Not too bad...
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