Comments | zebra363: Off to New Zealand

zebra363

Off to New Zealand

Feb 09, 2006 19:54

I'm off to New Zealand for work tomorrow morning. Not, unfortunately, the all-expenses-paid kind of work trip, but rather the painful pay-for-everything-yourself self-employment kind of trip. I'd been mostly thinking of it as an expensive hassle until I did a search for information on the town I'm going to (Te Aroha, pretty name!) and learned it ( Read more... )

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victorian_tweed February 9 2006, 12:04:14 UTC

Have a great time!! (I'm sure you will!!)

zebra363 February 9 2006, 12:12:31 UTC

Thanks. It's supposed to be hot here, so it's a good time to get away!

...still putting together case studies to take with me at the last minute...

cricketk February 9 2006, 13:54:00 UTC

One of my cousins is named Aroha.

I always rather fancied it for myself. Along with Katherine. Then I'd be Aroha Katherine and that would make me very happy indeed.

Will it be courses non-stop, or will you have a chance to do some sightseeing? I think Wairere Falls is near there?

zebra363 February 9 2006, 14:34:23 UTC

::ignores your weird name fetish:: *g*

I have a couple of days to look around at the end. Have just glanced at the guidebook and can't see Wairere Falls; will read it properly on the plane tomorrow. Where's your family from?

...STILL putting together case studies...

cricketk February 9 2006, 23:37:35 UTC

My family's from all over the North Island - no-one living in the South Island.

My great-aunt Jane lives in Rotorua (I always liked her because she used to get my name right and my brother's name wrong and all our other extended relatives always remembered him and called me 'Marie'). When great-uncle Robert was alive we used to stopover in Rotorua all the time on our way down to, or back from Wellington.

My Mum lived in Rotorua until she was about 13 as well.

Te Aroha is a nice day-trip away.

zebra363 February 14 2006, 18:07:05 UTC

Thanks a lot for the suggestion about Wairere Falls. It stays light long enough that I had time to go there and do the walk to the top after the end of Sunday's seminar. Gorgeous (and great exercise)!

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imkalena February 9 2006, 20:57:37 UTC

I want to go to New Zealand with you and lounge in hot springs. And take pictures.

zebra363 February 9 2006, 22:43:55 UTC

::off to the airport:: You can only come with me if you can find your swimming gear.

mr_booboo February 10 2006, 02:21:39 UTC

Have fun in NZ. Make sure you so get to play as well and that it's not all work. You deserve a break.

zebra363 February 18 2006, 09:21:10 UTC

I did fit some play in. Black-water rafting = very playful!

przed February 10 2006, 05:18:06 UTC

Have a great time.

BTW, I totally recommend the hot springs in Rotorua. Especially at night. It's got an open roof and you can watch the stars as you get nice and toasty in the springs. It was one of the many highlights of our trip there. (Darn, now I want to go back to NZ.)

zebra363 February 18 2006, 09:19:16 UTC

I was planning to, but didn't end up doing that, only because I'd already spent so much money going to the thermal parks (three in one day!). I did soak in the pools at Te Aroha. Did you go to both the North and South Islands? I've only been to the North, twice now.

przed February 18 2006, 15:18:20 UTC

At least you did get to soak in pools.

We got to both the North and South Islands. The west coast of the South Island is unbelievably beautiful, and when we go back (we totally plan on going back some day) we want to spend a lot more time there.