December 31, 2008

happy new year

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bombay new year

The penultimate leg took us from Turangi to Greytown. It was perfect conditions for the desert road and the view of the mountain was spectacular. After [...]

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whangarei to turangi

Is a long long way. Like, its most of the North Island. It takes over eight hours (with stops). Yes that long. Trapped in a car [...]

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December 29, 2008

cape reinga

First, a quiz: when is the most inconvenient time EVER to have your car battery unexpectedly die? a) in your driveway, b) within a few metres [...]

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bay of islands via kawakawa

Sunday morning was spent driving up to the Bay of Islands, stopping briefly in Kawakawa so I could go for a wee in the ‘world famous’ [...]

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December 26, 2008

whale bay

Boxing Day has been even sunnier than Christmas. After fresh croissants for breaky, Science Guy took me on a drive around the gorgeous beaches around Whangarei [...]

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December 24, 2008

just remember…

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comfort and joy

This Christmas will not find me pajama clad, shaking Little Brother awake at the ungodly hour of 9.30am.  The stocking I made when I was 8 [...]

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December 23, 2008

northland

Now I know why the greenery up here is so bloody lush: it never. stops. raining. To prevent cabin fever we took a drive via Dargaville [...]

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December 22, 2008

whangarei

The drive from Raglan was notable mainly for its absence of Death (until now Science Guy has killed some innocent woodland creature every day). We have [...]

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December 21, 2008

raglan via the forgotten highway

Bloody hell that is some bush! It took us about 4 hours to get from New Plymouth to Tauramanui. Over breakfast (best hash browns in the [...]

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December 20, 2008

blogiversary

Sas’ Magical Mystery Tour was born a year ago today. According to google analytics, over the last 365 days, 18,633 hits originating from 53 different countries [...]

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