Archive for July, 2008
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
It’s a Weather Bomb!
It’s not my term, it’s what the New Zealand Herald is calling this weekend’s severe weather that has taken the northern island, ahem, by storm. Quite a wild time so far. We’re getting near hurricane strength winds of 130 km/h (or 80 miles/hour) and one place even recorded it at 167 km/h (103 miles per [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Auckland, North Island by urs
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
Only in NZ
Somehow, I just don’t think this would fly in the States…
Kaimai School Possum and Bunny Shoot
Kaimai School Possum and Bunny Shoot, Bay of Plenty, 20 July 2008
Please come and support Kaimai School, and help to raise funds to buy some more IT equipment, at this truly rural event. . . . a Possum Hunt.Get your [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand is weird by urs
Sunday, July 13th, 2008
Stop whining about gas
I saw that it made it up to $4.18 a gallon in the States recently.
Blah.
We did the math and we paid $8.72 a gallon today. $74 to fill up an 8.25 gallon tank. If only we had an Air Force here, we could do our part for cheap petrol.
1 Comment » - Posted in New Zealand is weird, Thoughts by urs
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008
Samoa, yes. Samoas, no.
Donovan, a good friend of ours, reminded us about how unbelievably and unforgettably delicious the Samoas Girl Scout Cookies are. Yet for some reason while we were in Samoa, we totally forgot about Samoas. And while we sadly never found the Samoas factory, we did find unbelievable sunsets, some great snorkelling, and a fresh water [...]
