tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post8099791920144852611..comments2023-05-05T01:09:51.306+12:00Comments on Life Is Endless: ~Holiday~ Part 2: "A car...with unicorns on it!"Kaygerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-9451086811280046172016-02-06T18:46:24.848+13:002016-02-06T18:46:24.848+13:00Hmm and you wouldn't guess that my great great...Hmm and you wouldn't guess that my great great (great?) grandmother of sorts was a Maori princess...blonde with blue eyes although mum is very blonde. Lol<br /><br />Treaty of Waitangi, yeahKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-62677933770780188642016-02-06T18:42:08.550+13:002016-02-06T18:42:08.550+13:00Whew, awesome!!! Just to walk around smelly boilin...Whew, awesome!!! Just to walk around smelly boiling pools of mud, well worth $90, don't you think?<br />The Maori Heritage thing is a joke. Some neighbors down here got benefits for their education, because their great grandmother was a Maori. They are blonde, blue eyed, and have skin whiter than mine in the winter. For once I agree with Andrew Little, the entire Treaty of Waitangi and surrounding issues is nothing but politics...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-60927202412799178542016-02-06T08:39:17.932+13:002016-02-06T08:39:17.932+13:00Try paying about $90 per person to walk around Sul...Try paying about $90 per person to walk around Sulfur things...less than a 1km walk. But, now I'm not being racist but it's still wrong, if you prove your Maori heritage (which I could but they wouldn't believe me) you get in free. Ha haKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-86245370140454126532016-02-06T08:34:43.611+13:002016-02-06T08:34:43.611+13:00Haha, yeah, Rotorua is home of over priced everyth...Haha, yeah, Rotorua is home of over priced everything. Even Choc Bar icecreams are double what they are everywhere else... Also, when I think about it, a tree top walk through redwoods only wouldn't have that much variety...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-22908405265364763992016-02-05T13:32:13.557+13:002016-02-05T13:32:13.557+13:00Hmm, sounds like another place I'll have to ad...Hmm, sounds like another place I'll have to add to the list to visit and see it :PKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-67863833015549048692016-02-04T14:37:32.827+13:002016-02-04T14:37:32.827+13:00The tree top walk near Hokitika is pretty awesome,...The tree top walk near Hokitika is pretty awesome, not swingy but still awesome all the same.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-1073966584394598882016-02-02T20:25:32.684+13:002016-02-02T20:25:32.684+13:00That's pretty typical of weather forecasts tho...That's pretty typical of weather forecasts though. They've started out now with confidence ratings which are also often fails...yeah my uncle went on the redwoods when I was at your place and it's quite expensive for what it is...typical of Rotorua thoughKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-91705974500676370532016-02-02T07:17:47.416+13:002016-02-02T07:17:47.416+13:00Haha, you may have to be prepared for several visi...Haha, you may have to be prepared for several visits and short-notice bookings if you want to come during snow. Not very predictable, even if its forecast... :P<br />Yeah, I've heard of the tree tops walk, it would be pretty cool. There's one in Taupo, just a short thing about 200m, but that was a fixed boardwalk, not a swing bridge, so had a lot more support and such, so kinda ruined the trees a bit, too many had to be cleared. But a swing-bridge type set up, that'd be awesome, definitely...Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-36254891760083501452016-02-01T21:54:51.004+13:002016-02-01T21:54:51.004+13:00Yeah cos tripping over with your hands in your poc...Yeah cos tripping over with your hands in your pockets could be kinda scary haha, nothing to catch the fall...<br />Oh, I'm allowed to come back? Haha! Lol okay deal, but I'll come in a snow storm cos I reckon it would look quite pretty in the snow. Then yes I'd get you back...somehow...yup fears can really take control over people, heights have never been a problem to me. <br />Actually have you heard of the Redwood thing in Roto's? Walking on the swing bridges near the treetops? That would be awesome Kaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-59653760840978998792016-02-01T18:38:18.274+13:002016-02-01T18:38:18.274+13:00Ummm, yeah, not such a good idea aye... I was taug...Ummm, yeah, not such a good idea aye... I was taught not to walk with my hands in my pockets, after our school principal scared us all with stories of people falling over and breaking their noses and such... Kinda scares you out of it, aye... :P But now, just recently, I notice I'm starting to do it again, not sure why...<br />Okay, okay, you come back, we'll take you there and leave your phone in the van. Then we'll see, shall we? Hmm, gotten me back aye? And just how, may I ask? :P<br />Actually, some people aren't scared of heights, but just being on a rickety bridge above a rather large and noisy(ish) river (and make sure you've told them about the size of the eels), being shaken by a lunatic, it can scare some of them. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09008881590774705984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-49553364238553788402016-02-01T13:54:10.749+13:002016-02-01T13:54:10.749+13:00Hmm I learned the hard way about hands in pockets ...Hmm I learned the hard way about hands in pockets on insecure situations. My cousins and I were standing on the rocks by the Bucket fountain in Wellington. As you'd expect for good old Wellington it was cold so hands in pockets, chilling out, then I lost my balance. Lol didn't fall in but it was close! <br />Yeah I still don't think you woulda done it haha, if you did I would've just laughed but even so I would've gotten you back anyway. :PKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-84528202174841058782016-02-01T13:29:46.569+13:002016-02-01T13:29:46.569+13:00Haha, Pockets are bad enough. Believe me, I did th...Haha, Pockets are bad enough. Believe me, I did that to someone once, walking along nonchantly with their hands in the pockets, trying to pretend they were calm. One shake, their hands flew out of their pockets to grab the bridge, and they flicked their camera out too somehow (I have since tried repeating the procedure myself, and still have no idea how they managed it, but they did. The guy was particularly smart, I must say... :P), which landed on the bridge, thankfully. So now, I make sure no one has any electronics whatsoever, as I would feel pretty bad if they lost them. As to not shaking it just for you, I dunno. The only two that have had that privilege so far are my parents (not a wise move, if they're driving home... :P). I was actually thinking about it as we walked back accross, it was sooo tempting. I haven't been there and done that for so long, I'm getting serious withdrawal. Last time was when my second cousin was here, and the guy from our SQ went through as well. The trouble is, he's just as bad as me, and was going to shake it when I walked along, so it was shaping up to be a fairly rough walk for both of us, trying to scare the other one out. Didn't work for either of us... :PAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-27903424032342265052016-01-31T19:29:12.315+13:002016-01-31T19:29:12.315+13:00Lol you might've done it to others but you wou...Lol you might've done it to others but you wouldn't have done it to me. How do I know? I didn't have my phone out for half of the time, there was ample opportunity...aaaand I'm not scared of heights anyway! HahaKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-17555022051346809472016-01-31T18:19:43.088+13:002016-01-31T18:19:43.088+13:00Mwahahaha, the swing bridge. You don't know ho...Mwahahaha, the swing bridge. You don't know how many poor souls I have terrorised on that bridge... Consider yourself lucky you had electronic equipment that could have been dropped over the edge. It's the only thing that stops me, people pulling a phone or camera out. :PAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-68281259481169682362016-01-31T17:53:06.117+13:002016-01-31T17:53:06.117+13:00Haha yes definitely! I think going to that river/f...Haha yes definitely! I think going to that river/falls was probably the favourite. Probably because of the swing bridge lolKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-34558418397845392162016-01-31T15:08:45.194+13:002016-01-31T15:08:45.194+13:00Sounds like a fun conclusion to a all-round good t...Sounds like a fun conclusion to a all-round good trip! Those photos are gorgeous!Xj.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18296842168946873739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-63788433611162446862016-01-31T10:13:15.149+13:002016-01-31T10:13:15.149+13:00Tyre tubing that isTyre tubing that isKaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-81618633343868533522016-01-31T10:12:42.006+13:002016-01-31T10:12:42.006+13:00Ah I might've seen some of his things before.....Ah I might've seen some of his things before...<br /><br />Yeah and they wonder why the back of their gumboots split and mine don't. But then they've got Utes with lots of feet space, I'd hit mine under the steering wheel lol. <br />Yeah, I know aye? So kind of him! Nah I wouldn't have been allowed to in case they needed to move her.<br /><br />Yeah I was thinking tyre tuning it through the Opo side would be fun!Kaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-85700926924889649772016-01-31T09:48:17.549+13:002016-01-31T09:48:17.549+13:00https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rqZfTJN7d8 Fred D...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rqZfTJN7d8 Fred Dagg was a Rural NZ comedian ages ago, since gone to Aussie. But he was the "iconic" farmer of the time, black singlet, shorts, and gumboots. Look some of his things up on YT, most of them are good. <br /><br />Haha, I would've have thought, though, that gumboots would be really uncomfortable to drive in. Oh well, that's just me I guess... :P Haha, such a loving brother though, thought you car needed a blast so, sacrificed time with his own car just so that yours could have an outing, that's just sweet... Shoulda brought the keys with you!!! :P<br /><br />Oh right, yup. It doesn't look far from Goldsmiths, actually. Its one of the few points where the river opens out and flattens out, gets even better for floating down on on a raft... :PAndrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-66583952923057513742016-01-30T12:53:35.782+13:002016-01-30T12:53:35.782+13:00Yeah those food court/mall things around Hamilton ...Yeah those food court/mall things around Hamilton have the middle sections of mini shops, one of them selling heaps of different lollies and stuff from overseas. Twinkies included haha<br /><br />Nicks ute had finally been fixed up at the panel beaters from his beach expeditions including a whole lot of new paint so he wasn't keen to drive it on the metal roads too soon and figured my car needed a blast out. Yeah well, I drive in shoes and put my gummies in a container in the boot to save it from getting TOO dirty inside. He drove in his gumboots so I wasn't amused...no idea who Fred Dagg is...<br /><br />Hmm good question, I think that's a picture I took on the way to you guys, north/south, I dunno? But towards the middle section on the Opo side of the half way point. Kaygerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01734123708037191756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6994425731906758290.post-52205556364622071602016-01-30T12:42:13.505+13:002016-01-30T12:42:13.505+13:00Twinkies, really? Haha, I thought they were an Ame...Twinkies, really? Haha, I thought they were an American only thing... :P<br /><br />And yup, there's pine trees round here. Massive forests on the coast, like, billions of the things, but there are some smaller clumps here and there round our way. Nice not to get hay fever for a change though!!!<br /><br />Lol, your dad was probably pleased to have you back safe, I bet! :P<br />Why was Nick driving your car though? I'm just curious... Even more curious about the gumboots, but I'm guessing he probably just has a Fred Dagg complex... :P<br /><br />Oh, and I recognise that bit of the Gorge. Just saying. Although, placing it would be harder, just because I recognise it, I get it shuffled around a bit sometimes... :P I'm guessing, though, Southbound, nearer the Opo end, ish?Andrewnoreply@blogger.com