Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New Zealand. Show all posts

Monday, 13 September 2010

Spring is in the air...

Not known to be the cultural mecca of New Zealand, Upper Hutt's Spring Carnival (really a fair down the main street) was quite enjoyable.  I even bought a politically incorrect golliwog knitted by elderly members of the Upper Hutt Bowling Club.  Not for the faint of bogan's or crowds but kinda cool anyway.  Best picture of the day.



Seriously where else can you find Punch and Judy cavorting with the devil (or SATAN) as the voice person was quite keen to tell the audience....

S.

Sunday, 29 August 2010

Leaving on a Jet Plane 1

So yet again I am making preparations to leave the land of the long white cloud.  I have the UK visa (also known as "The very expensive sticker" in my passport.  I have my tickets booked - Wellington to Napier.  Spend a couple of weeks with peeps I love.  Then on October 15th Napier - Auckland and then Auckland to Heathrow via Hong Kong.


I like flying via Hong Kong it's generally shorter and you can get out and walk about the massive complex that is Hong Kong International.  Compared to LAX it's heaven.  Although I must say Singapore-Changai was really nice but AirNZ (who were cheapest) doesnt fly through Singapore on the way to London.   Am excited must say.  Just organising little things now such as getting a new drivers license and possibly organising a little care package for me to be posted before I leave NZ but in time to be back in time for the postie to deliver it to me.   Have been looking at jobs in the UK and writing apps - Yay - hope the job is forthcoming quickly!

And of course I have made a list of books that may accompany me on the plane :D at the moment it is only two: The Passage and Americans in Paris.   

S.