Posted in Rick's Posts on Mar 3rd, 2011
It’s all confirmed now. We’ll definitely be seeing you all in August. The flights are paid for and this time in 5 months time we’ll be propping up the bar at 38,000ft. The exact minutiae of the trip are not planned just yet but here are, hopefully, enough details to count at advance notice. So, [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Mar 1st, 2011
I refer of course to our cats. And particularly to their nocturnal activities. Or more specifically those of our oldest. Milly seems to sleep much of the day, which means that she’s up and around at night. I’m well aware of the crepuscular nature of cats but normally they would be active outdoors. Ours were [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 12th, 2011
After many promises and much procrastination, we have finally organised our return trip to see everyone back in the UK again. We fly out on the 1st August, have a day stop-over in Singapore and land in London on evening of the 3rd. Then we’ll be rushing around the country trying to get to see [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 11th, 2011
That is my back problem. No pun intended, and it certainly was no laughing matter last Wednesday. Incidentally, the subtle Elton John reference might have registered too. For the third time in as many months I have been immobilised by the most common injury resulting in more lost productivity than most others combined. It’s certainly [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Feb 6th, 2011
We’re fine. But not everyone has been so lucky. I’m all those back in the UK you will have all noticed that Australia is being battered by Mother Nature at the moment. Those climate-change deniers will have a hard time justifying their attitude after the events of the past couple of weeks. Queensland has come [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 19th, 2011
Well, partly at least. I’ve uploaded some photos for you all to share. They can be found at the following link – http://rickinoz.com/gallery2/v/nz012011. Sorry, but I’ve only had the energy and patience to put a small proportion of the 1000 odd (no exaggeration, it really was that many) pictures I took while in New Zealand. [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 16th, 2011
Well, that’s it. We’re back in Adelaide and feeling quite jaded after rushing about for the past 2 weeks. It’s been quite a ride and I’ll relate some of the highlights or more unusual features of New Zealand later. In the meantime, just a quite recap of the past couple of days. We made it [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 13th, 2011
We’re making steady progress through the South Island. Yesterday saw us try yet more wine at “The Big Picture“. This is an interesting application of science to enjoyment. Firstly we got to test our olfactory accuracy by picking the scents and smells that give wine that archetypal “nose”. Then a few tastings under the guidance [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 11th, 2011
In lieu of getting to see all of the photos I’m back with some teasers. The invention of digital photography should be listed alongside the microprocessor, steam power, nuclear fission and gunpowder as a civilisation-changer. No longer to we have to worry about getting the right shots every time or wasting film. No longer is [...]
Posted in Rick's Posts on Jan 10th, 2011
This is going to be short and sweet since I am royally bushed (code for really, really tired). We’ve just spent all day on the Fox Glacier. This is located on the west coast of the southern island and signifies that we’ve made yet more progress on our holiday. Two days ago we sailed from [...]
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