¡puɐlɐǝz ʍǝu ɯoɹɟ ʎoɥɐ
Hello from The Far Side Of the World!
Arrived safely in New Zealand last weekend. I still can't figure out exactly how many days I spent on that damn plane but I did remember to text sarlania when I passed through Melbourne. I spent most of the flight watching Pirates of the Caribbean films on the basis that they were the only thing on offer with boats and sailors in; and reading charliecochrane's Lessons in Power which I thought was excellent.
Since arriving in the Bay of Plenty I have done a great deal of nothing. The main reason for this trip was to let daughter spend time with family so we haven't really done any traveling, we did the big tour down to South Island last time we were here anyway. Highlights of the holiday so far have been the gorgeous view of the Pacific from FiL's farm, daughter's birthday party, wine tasting at the local winery, and the discovery of an antique print shop with the most eclectic collection of prints I've ever seen. Partner and I spent a very dusty afternoon rifling through the collection and came away with a fine collection of boaty pictures and some very fetching prints of men in breeches. We also went to see a Super 14 rugby match tonight, the Hamilton Chiefs played the Natal Sharks in torrential rain on over on the west coast. It was a pretty scrappy game given that neither team could hang on to the ball because it was so wet but it was very entertaining to see some proper kiwi rugby and both teams had pretty players.
Low point of the trip has been mosquitos, sandflies and weird family dynamics, but the less said about that the better.
Age of sail related landmarks are few and far between here though I did spot a farm called Archie's Orchard just up the road and the 50 cent peice has a lovely image of Endeavour on it. Otherwise that's it. I haven't been idle though! I've fnsihed reading Escape from France which is amazing and inspiring and Flying Colours which is less so :/ and I've also written one and a half fics which I'll inflict on you when I get back.
I've only got occassional internet access here but I have managed to keep an eye on LJ and was imensely entertained by esmerelda_t's post about dreams on following_sea. I very rarely remember dreams of any kind and the only Hornblower character I have ever dreamt about is Mr Bush! (wtf?!) But what do you know, last night I actually dreamt about Horatio and Archie!! I was below deck on a ship with them, Horatio was doing up his jacket with Archie standing behind him, the ship lurched and I caught Archie round the waist to stop him from stumbling. They were both wearing 1920's style uniform jackets but still looked very smart. When I went up on deck the dream had turned into a film which partner and I were watching. I asked partner what had happened to Archie and he said he'd been eaten by a crocodile (!) The end. Don't even begin to analyse that one ;)
Hope you guys are all well, miss you all and will look forward to catching up properly when I get home.
Arrived safely in New Zealand last weekend. I still can't figure out exactly how many days I spent on that damn plane but I did remember to text sarlania when I passed through Melbourne. I spent most of the flight watching Pirates of the Caribbean films on the basis that they were the only thing on offer with boats and sailors in; and reading charliecochrane's Lessons in Power which I thought was excellent.
Since arriving in the Bay of Plenty I have done a great deal of nothing. The main reason for this trip was to let daughter spend time with family so we haven't really done any traveling, we did the big tour down to South Island last time we were here anyway. Highlights of the holiday so far have been the gorgeous view of the Pacific from FiL's farm, daughter's birthday party, wine tasting at the local winery, and the discovery of an antique print shop with the most eclectic collection of prints I've ever seen. Partner and I spent a very dusty afternoon rifling through the collection and came away with a fine collection of boaty pictures and some very fetching prints of men in breeches. We also went to see a Super 14 rugby match tonight, the Hamilton Chiefs played the Natal Sharks in torrential rain on over on the west coast. It was a pretty scrappy game given that neither team could hang on to the ball because it was so wet but it was very entertaining to see some proper kiwi rugby and both teams had pretty players.
Low point of the trip has been mosquitos, sandflies and weird family dynamics, but the less said about that the better.
Age of sail related landmarks are few and far between here though I did spot a farm called Archie's Orchard just up the road and the 50 cent peice has a lovely image of Endeavour on it. Otherwise that's it. I haven't been idle though! I've fnsihed reading Escape from France which is amazing and inspiring and Flying Colours which is less so :/ and I've also written one and a half fics which I'll inflict on you when I get back.
I've only got occassional internet access here but I have managed to keep an eye on LJ and was imensely entertained by esmerelda_t's post about dreams on following_sea. I very rarely remember dreams of any kind and the only Hornblower character I have ever dreamt about is Mr Bush! (wtf?!) But what do you know, last night I actually dreamt about Horatio and Archie!! I was below deck on a ship with them, Horatio was doing up his jacket with Archie standing behind him, the ship lurched and I caught Archie round the waist to stop him from stumbling. They were both wearing 1920's style uniform jackets but still looked very smart. When I went up on deck the dream had turned into a film which partner and I were watching. I asked partner what had happened to Archie and he said he'd been eaten by a crocodile (!) The end. Don't even begin to analyse that one ;)
Hope you guys are all well, miss you all and will look forward to catching up properly when I get home.