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Bridget ([personal profile] bugshaw) wrote2004-12-22 07:52 am

Does my bum look big in this GIP?

We're here! Flight went well (but more intellectually stagnant than, say, a National Express coach journey). We arrived in Auckland around 24 hours ago. The weather is less sunny than I had been led to expect for an Antipodean summer, with clouds and scattered showers, but it is a good 10dC warmer than Cambridge so I can't complain. Look! Look at me not complaining!

Have been out for a couple of walks already, round Auckland harbour and Auckland museum (fascinating exhibition of quilts by Nancy Crow, which [livejournal.com profile] brisingamen might like).

Have free internet access at hotel, however "We would be grateful if you would be aware of other guests also wishing to use this Computer" (i.e. all of them), so, later dudes.

Mwah!

[identity profile] purplecthulhu.livejournal.com 2004-12-21 07:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Glad you had a good trip!

I guess your safe arrival means that you did not spot any New South Pacific Islands inhabited by my less purple and more squamous relations...

[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com 2004-12-22 05:04 am (UTC)(link)
Well, I didn't have a window seat...

[identity profile] sbisson.livejournal.com 2004-12-21 07:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Do go to the Te Papa museum in Wellington.

[identity profile] ang-grrr.livejournal.com 2004-12-21 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the tuber!

[identity profile] numbat.livejournal.com 2004-12-21 08:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I hope you enjoy yourself there in New Zealand. Please try not to fall off though. And beware the flesh eating parrots.
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[personal profile] hnpcc 2004-12-21 09:56 pm (UTC)(link)
The weather is less sunny than I had been led to expect for an Antipodean summer,

heh, it's a conspiracy we use to suck in Northern Hemisphere visitors so they'll come and spend money.

What, you thought the lack of rain on Neighbours was real?!?
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[personal profile] muninnhuginn 2004-12-21 11:11 pm (UTC)(link)
Those quilts must have been wonderful if the pictures on her site are anything to go by. Could do with one right now. Shivers.

[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com 2004-12-22 07:07 pm (UTC)(link)
They were amazing. The colours come across pretty well on the web site, but the fascinating textures don't. I'm irked now - because apparently visitors are allowed to take photographs in the museum and I'd assumed they weren't!

[identity profile] green-amber.livejournal.com 2004-12-22 03:28 pm (UTC)(link)
Second the museum and are you hitting the Bay of Islands?

[identity profile] bugshaw.livejournal.com 2004-12-22 07:06 pm (UTC)(link)
We went to Devonport yesterday (which was lovely) but are off today so no BoI. Also, not going to Wellington, so no museum. But we'll be sure to read about it in the guide book :-(