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This weeks exciting "sounds of New Zealand" soundbite has a seasonal flavour: Merry Christmas and a happy New Year

Saturday, 17 September 2011

made it to nz

We will try to be good about uploading photos regularly during our stay in NZ.

Thandi was very good over the journey, door to door it took 40 odd hours (thanks to a cancelled flight from frankfurt). They put us up a hotel, and Thandi returned the favour of a cancelled flight by destroying their white tablecloth at supper time.


hotel room view, frankfurt

Not much to say about the trip, best not to dwell on it. Now we are in Hamilton (named after captain john hamilton - a scotsman killed at tuarunga during the New Zealand land wars). the Maori name is kirikiriroa (long stretch of gravel). Waikato (the region in which hamilton lies) is dairy capital of NZ - here is a dairy farm at the end our street. We live in the west of the city.

neighbours


The house is perfect for what we need. Here are some pictures.

front of house



Thandi is still getting over the jetlag.



1 comment:

Molokoloko News said...

Long, long journey - glad you are safe and sound and look forward to lots more photos. Your house look very light and spacious. Thandi looks as sweet as ever - you and Agnes look tired!