tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47016595676137946382024-03-12T01:06:23.571-07:00THE ROAD TAKEN H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.comBlogger963125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-53047642816415302682023-04-01T20:30:00.000-07:002023-04-01T20:30:28.018-07:00Come See Us On Substack<p> We're bailing on blogger. Come visit <a href="https://heidihough.substack.com/" target="_blank">The Road Taken on substack here</a>.<br /></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-71310512911986948182023-03-30T23:01:00.000-07:002023-03-30T23:01:14.410-07:00Mt Ruapehu<p style="text-align: center;"><b>Ruapehu rises in the night sky over the mountain village of Ohakune </b><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kXpejYX436TI9T2VHphQ3ncSN9l_t2DC_8vpkxSICKmo9A7UalFFDIVQT5HOL7vx58oRMoUp170TEv9IhTeyyJIWQKxIdQAojYvxy1lflLD9XFz3LN42AFG4KySMi-rXKGOON2g5MF6CxQRBwBNOWTVOQTYteiu1eB7xzaR53m43wqFy-x3HWsyk/s4992/Ohakune%20Township%20-%20Visit%20Ruapehu.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3320" data-original-width="4992" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1kXpejYX436TI9T2VHphQ3ncSN9l_t2DC_8vpkxSICKmo9A7UalFFDIVQT5HOL7vx58oRMoUp170TEv9IhTeyyJIWQKxIdQAojYvxy1lflLD9XFz3LN42AFG4KySMi-rXKGOON2g5MF6CxQRBwBNOWTVOQTYteiu1eB7xzaR53m43wqFy-x3HWsyk/w640-h426/Ohakune%20Township%20-%20Visit%20Ruapehu.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Greetings from Ohakune, at the southern end of Tongariro National Park. That's not my photo above, but it's a good one, showcasing the scale of the largest active volcano in NZ. Mt Ruapehu's three peaks <span>offer two ski fields and the surrounding area is a dream for mountain bikers and walkers.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span>This pic is ours. For flatlanders,</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span>it's a surprise to look up from a morning stroll and see this</span></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VT2MZflQQbqdh-VBQSj_-Qr2dCT2-s8msvR-tsV-d5dYFhq5LJUIS24bHbl_8v6IicGqmbdUj5u2Nw0UODia1orcpFoZrY8b1HiB1ZEbtJSHdmY3IrDn7cH9huzM7drSLb2nSR4t1pfxgHk0MWz4aTpXMmPU73kBedEo0SfBDdWR3NViyP9kmvnv/s4032/IMG_3002.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8VT2MZflQQbqdh-VBQSj_-Qr2dCT2-s8msvR-tsV-d5dYFhq5LJUIS24bHbl_8v6IicGqmbdUj5u2Nw0UODia1orcpFoZrY8b1HiB1ZEbtJSHdmY3IrDn7cH9huzM7drSLb2nSR4t1pfxgHk0MWz4aTpXMmPU73kBedEo0SfBDdWR3NViyP9kmvnv/w640-h480/IMG_3002.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></p><div style="text-align: left;">Of course we stopped at the grocery here. These were seductive but I passed.<br /></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDymMFZFTUQEv0tVmYimpNu6cGoUqCXGHf--aaHGcw5zlsnpGXJlxatUdVmR3r9GKZkxQnfbm2mvcqzekrJhIoPEI_SaYpeRwrq28d8IqnuQQCYUtOhBwXxZ1NVHSNWj12JnUij2dnGZWVwY1kuhYO8rQ3OsOUL27S1W7evG8aDNcsIeKzQz-vrD-/s4032/IMG_2974.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDymMFZFTUQEv0tVmYimpNu6cGoUqCXGHf--aaHGcw5zlsnpGXJlxatUdVmR3r9GKZkxQnfbm2mvcqzekrJhIoPEI_SaYpeRwrq28d8IqnuQQCYUtOhBwXxZ1NVHSNWj12JnUij2dnGZWVwY1kuhYO8rQ3OsOUL27S1W7evG8aDNcsIeKzQz-vrD-/w640-h480/IMG_2974.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central-north-island/places/tongariro-national-park/?tab-id=50578" target="_blank"><span class="introduction-text">Tongariro is New Zealand's oldest
national park and a dual World Heritage area. This status recognises the
park's important Māori cultural and spiritual associations as well as
its outstanding volcanic features.</span></a><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span>We left the northern part of Tongariro yesterday and drove an hour south to </span>Ohakune, to be closer to Ruapehu and its <span>massive presence. </span><span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzcoRNtSdTiqCLkJpxeshlIzcvifBHhhb22BTlnqiPRsaiQTQbxTLGuMITWWt5MCujeiglGpoXjTBZU4nUJlHEvpP0KfMzCL1mKvXLPu4IIJDe-aejHovFj0oq1mHrzLAeDxbKCW43r70kDwgBokPQk1ZoLxvZxGJx0Dyt83Up5oJ9hwzarYO5fMk/s4032/IMG_3049.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzcoRNtSdTiqCLkJpxeshlIzcvifBHhhb22BTlnqiPRsaiQTQbxTLGuMITWWt5MCujeiglGpoXjTBZU4nUJlHEvpP0KfMzCL1mKvXLPu4IIJDe-aejHovFj0oq1mHrzLAeDxbKCW43r70kDwgBokPQk1ZoLxvZxGJx0Dyt83Up5oJ9hwzarYO5fMk/w480-h640/IMG_3049.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span> </span> </div><p style="text-align: left;">Only a USian would mis-interpret that second pictogram as an automatic weapon. Or possibly only me.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH7VWD0Jl60cFgt68MfntXRL_-YX897i-mAbSoaaoILfPtEwA4fP--pVBdc8xW9OFFWOPIWGPXS7aiB2RpZRfOzDdGUJ1cL9hBvX6ZKhwLcIVO7wypN3VGqUOEH0IV9Eb_c8lWnm4DrQ0NF_gvFfF9ieUjMuB_z0uvW6na2k6Zi6fXtizp6mEvMho/s4032/IMG_3014.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRH7VWD0Jl60cFgt68MfntXRL_-YX897i-mAbSoaaoILfPtEwA4fP--pVBdc8xW9OFFWOPIWGPXS7aiB2RpZRfOzDdGUJ1cL9hBvX6ZKhwLcIVO7wypN3VGqUOEH0IV9Eb_c8lWnm4DrQ0NF_gvFfF9ieUjMuB_z0uvW6na2k6Zi6fXtizp6mEvMho/w480-h640/IMG_3014.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Today we hiked the Mangawhero Forest Walk. We always feel better in the trees.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNwoDN0gcwJZiyvCAnxQCvZqy4ONINsbLjD1uo6nq6DnAF90OxHukoF6hclz55fJf54aeWpMrrWQOQ8cJTVjeLDqM8WFTzXj4xEZ7dC_CqybcI_f-u_eKE0hP5QNOQIMidj8TOkbG4NnZrBcAXm92hnK3g7RCX4OHOgN1rDE4tnY2Wu_Y88-yfvdV/s4032/IMG_3016.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNwoDN0gcwJZiyvCAnxQCvZqy4ONINsbLjD1uo6nq6DnAF90OxHukoF6hclz55fJf54aeWpMrrWQOQ8cJTVjeLDqM8WFTzXj4xEZ7dC_CqybcI_f-u_eKE0hP5QNOQIMidj8TOkbG4NnZrBcAXm92hnK3g7RCX4OHOgN1rDE4tnY2Wu_Y88-yfvdV/w640-h480/IMG_3016.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYxXhwITBp8GzobPT5lXEPt5rwvB3-_cgKbLMrYlndk7ZZ93N8q_Pgb5T-L-mQRjmBy82oQyuOG0HhMtIXu4wC-OY0DZ8E7cPFMEXjF1D0fBcnIOqcbI0iEAfm67G57AzOmoNgoDPXbIpo980A3PPcx1BB4Xm7zjoHGQT_MPpvmKoUTJZ6DAk5S1ei/s4032/IMG_3023.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzuEGNXfu-lBq0dL2RJJFf15Be9s3WcgqAKIFDU4A47oiCNNQ0nDs5Adn0qweBPlsFYGzqwzTD549nBykuaQv8VR5plSTXAntoCH7vo1V4VkdE7Kg6bJ_D0wlwTt14mmH9VQ1HWPSJb19SPKg95-xqBO0V4NyXBzGxiryIFELOxPvFJo-cn9N1DOS2/w640-h480/IMG_3040.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> On the walk back to our lodging, we stopped at Frank's Eatery and Bar.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcja5aidC_h_Ew9nE9mWnDUetpVdMxOJTH6hC8sY-yJlCkuO2_l3eDJEQJRkLZSJTucPabhMLijsXD6oKAcsVuc6eud4NTLW3tG0ulIaaQqW-agJYxGxo0DFfi3OWpDLwNvNvzlxhVnCMWpEYAhp_gbfX2TH4GUwJQ70-H-puQep5iEID9TKEkllI/s4032/IMG_2980.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKcja5aidC_h_Ew9nE9mWnDUetpVdMxOJTH6hC8sY-yJlCkuO2_l3eDJEQJRkLZSJTucPabhMLijsXD6oKAcsVuc6eud4NTLW3tG0ulIaaQqW-agJYxGxo0DFfi3OWpDLwNvNvzlxhVnCMWpEYAhp_gbfX2TH4GUwJQ70-H-puQep5iEID9TKEkllI/w480-h640/IMG_2980.jpeg" width="480" /></a> <br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Looks like a sweet spot for breakfast or lunch. Art caught a glimpse of the eggs bennie and that might prompt a return for first meal tomorrow.<br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae5nREedxJZeIbrPEyYqDkw_K3KsxjeCqkq1SAP7jDpqZdv1d8zLy1-BclA44NmXqGz4O6fElv3Obk7CjfC5-gWLXdlxxLiroPm9ii1LZ08d0w90Z_XS5YH1_WxGcXvEyi-P0ZUyTbKCvrUeIc5UdtjZFBpXvBNK8x-eSSWK9te7k6dmpgWdfLCzE/s4032/IMG_3042.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgae5nREedxJZeIbrPEyYqDkw_K3KsxjeCqkq1SAP7jDpqZdv1d8zLy1-BclA44NmXqGz4O6fElv3Obk7CjfC5-gWLXdlxxLiroPm9ii1LZ08d0w90Z_XS5YH1_WxGcXvEyi-P0ZUyTbKCvrUeIc5UdtjZFBpXvBNK8x-eSSWK9te7k6dmpgWdfLCzE/w640-h480/IMG_3042.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b> </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This flat white especially for Kathy, </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>who wondered if we were still smitten (absolutely yes)<br /></b></div><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57A5tpeLwHZxw0OBR3hR-w7U_mgou9iyIn-YkUwx5FPmZ70PcuOg-eHkkXJCa_fjhpGTc25u6JzP-ZfPbV2zUoA21E8b7POvEfcuNuGr33Ez8lvzjC1hjE177z87fX7ca4OZLXOojsgLEujjZKwVfUAsD8N_rwhsP6AjeuXOpEdZcFUnVDoMynacT/s4032/IMG_3044.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj57A5tpeLwHZxw0OBR3hR-w7U_mgou9iyIn-YkUwx5FPmZ70PcuOg-eHkkXJCa_fjhpGTc25u6JzP-ZfPbV2zUoA21E8b7POvEfcuNuGr33Ez8lvzjC1hjE177z87fX7ca4OZLXOojsgLEujjZKwVfUAsD8N_rwhsP6AjeuXOpEdZcFUnVDoMynacT/w480-h640/IMG_3044.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">Back home for some laundry, a little sun sitting, and a supper of smoked fish with rice and all these bits. Tomorrow more Ruapehu...<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QDbCC7mD8XjKGtpZK-PfANVkhgERmEr5ZfG1eCgxLkBbmB7nWLYWWQIs4Dpbdx2OiuFf8_z92gEkZ5ZY0N4qx2-6cKKzaL6wMOAJaui5keJETIQP0I5NdRtgkGPNjqtCX9SvNzivbtdIF7x-ofsADw3uUwJAtdHmmi6LCi6bcvXGUX2Yir9Oy1bu/s4032/IMG_3046.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4QDbCC7mD8XjKGtpZK-PfANVkhgERmEr5ZfG1eCgxLkBbmB7nWLYWWQIs4Dpbdx2OiuFf8_z92gEkZ5ZY0N4qx2-6cKKzaL6wMOAJaui5keJETIQP0I5NdRtgkGPNjqtCX9SvNzivbtdIF7x-ofsADw3uUwJAtdHmmi6LCi6bcvXGUX2Yir9Oy1bu/w640-h480/IMG_3046.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-32394319806380673992023-03-28T21:05:00.000-07:002023-03-28T21:05:32.464-07:00Volcano Out The Kitchen Window: Tongariro National Park <p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1qxwor4jQfxRsMHauoONaU50exQsIBkjpdgz3PLeZSSXLsYvBA791wBC-5i4qkD1DlHH8-3HcZc1hAlX3K0RJIv6Ec0pYgqVenZEGwOl3tNfhiVkhDYK_DxKmFSR_wwQb-gioen5H5mo4Z-KlGGSk3Ckkp3DRVXKbnJbK1hF5ZpqkTgRxeXzMzQ3/s4032/IMG_2964.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs1qxwor4jQfxRsMHauoONaU50exQsIBkjpdgz3PLeZSSXLsYvBA791wBC-5i4qkD1DlHH8-3HcZc1hAlX3K0RJIv6Ec0pYgqVenZEGwOl3tNfhiVkhDYK_DxKmFSR_wwQb-gioen5H5mo4Z-KlGGSk3Ckkp3DRVXKbnJbK1hF5ZpqkTgRxeXzMzQ3/w640-h480/IMG_2964.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">In the mountains, the air is perfectly clear and quenching, there's not a hint of road noise, and you park once and walk everywhere. And then, as just happened while I was writing you, a snowstorm blows through for 90 seconds on a sunny day and all you can do is laugh.<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Mt Ruapehu at left, </b><b>Ngauruhoe at right</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapebdgACjbQE4CNcJ5gcPjXXGDTk7Q8ZnXSL8u33Xsd-gntx6GO6k9ev82Ek6o-dawhoNSYARkr5I2CMdx1IkCCXknkW_pI8QNSpBq-Y3CeUDfarArlI4Vv5mmn1qlvzKrNGI0qEZ7BNCQHXIzBzjfEF5hLBpnP7RsdHsrNW-61hMZ2oQfUQLx7g_/s640/IMG_5963%202.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhapebdgACjbQE4CNcJ5gcPjXXGDTk7Q8ZnXSL8u33Xsd-gntx6GO6k9ev82Ek6o-dawhoNSYARkr5I2CMdx1IkCCXknkW_pI8QNSpBq-Y3CeUDfarArlI4Vv5mmn1qlvzKrNGI0qEZ7BNCQHXIzBzjfEF5hLBpnP7RsdHsrNW-61hMZ2oQfUQLx7g_/w640-h480/IMG_5963%202.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></b></span></div><p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">Tongariro became New Zealand’s first national park in 1887. Just over
one hundred years later, the park was awarded dual UNESCO World
Heritage status for both its cultural significance to the Māori people,
as well as its outstanding natural features.</a></p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">
</a><p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">The 80,000-hectare park is a spectacular showcase of volcanic wonders
including emerald lakes, old lava flows, steaming craters, colourful
silica terraces and peculiar alpine gardens. It is an environment of
staggering beauty and diversity.</a></p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">
</a><p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">Three volcanoes – Ruapehu, Ngauruhoe and Tongariro – mark the
southern limits of the Taupo Volcanic Zone, the horseshoe-shaped series
of volcanic phenomena that make up the Pacific Ocean’s ‘Ring of Fire’.</a></p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">
</a><p><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/au/feature/national-parks-tongariro/" target="_blank">Volcanic activity started here around two million years ago and
continues to this day. Ruapehu and Tongariro, which date back before the
last ice age, are two of the most active composite volcanoes in the
world, with Ruapehu last erupting in 1996. Ngauruhoe – geologically
considered a ‘vent’ – last erupted in 1975.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Catching up: back on Lake Taupo Art beach-picked a new hat.</b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oy3Xhm0OqLsG80fbaEUkrDDnu2bnhm6oZkowZSWZzXseIsXr77I3BaFNlFGgZFenXlTGO8ewKXcq9r28DxzfRLGgG8mGQxWcrg0dxKI2QhGU-jBGhCGLKsCzvg-VwPeAvLHd8S7Td68wD-s3maXFEWT4reNW_LX0eT9oRY-Z0iVg21OkWcrC3emJ/s4032/IMG_2831.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oy3Xhm0OqLsG80fbaEUkrDDnu2bnhm6oZkowZSWZzXseIsXr77I3BaFNlFGgZFenXlTGO8ewKXcq9r28DxzfRLGgG8mGQxWcrg0dxKI2QhGU-jBGhCGLKsCzvg-VwPeAvLHd8S7Td68wD-s3maXFEWT4reNW_LX0eT9oRY-Z0iVg21OkWcrC3emJ/w480-h640/IMG_2831.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">On the drive to Tongariro National Park we stopped for gas and got more than full service. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrjzU9q0jHKu2iDeCbp0Ijezo7iHsolb5i9Ho4SBBMxZRZXpcN7RmB4OhY-8RwF-aMMVmv4NIDfRKLLoEw358UjQzOyexhkG0Qm9u7QKjZi1M02UlDITb7natC7QV24iBh-tUVZNS5C4XoS25MUQLfkVdlxHl8T2mCHkIbl7XCShsclSFq-FW3ATv/s4032/IMG_2845.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvrjzU9q0jHKu2iDeCbp0Ijezo7iHsolb5i9Ho4SBBMxZRZXpcN7RmB4OhY-8RwF-aMMVmv4NIDfRKLLoEw358UjQzOyexhkG0Qm9u7QKjZi1M02UlDITb7natC7QV24iBh-tUVZNS5C4XoS25MUQLfkVdlxHl8T2mCHkIbl7XCShsclSFq-FW3ATv/w480-h640/IMG_2845.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Because we're without a caravan we're staying in a cabin on the park
grounds, a short walk from</span> <span style="font-size: medium;">the beautifully maintained walking tracks. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7630VrvuzhcylyCRWXUS140CFXTdBig-iUYrDunGe57SSu7qr0qUM1HJO5057DayJ2L2AzWNFX70cYkbdTWms5F8bDH9uD8CyzGUPh5FXFFZsBTA_-LNQQYxF9sK0XcBP7BiJUcdgVfxW45KFWis8g_ThXvHMQofiyR1pPhesyD063IMOQ7JhXMc/s4032/IMG_2940.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF7630VrvuzhcylyCRWXUS140CFXTdBig-iUYrDunGe57SSu7qr0qUM1HJO5057DayJ2L2AzWNFX70cYkbdTWms5F8bDH9uD8CyzGUPh5FXFFZsBTA_-LNQQYxF9sK0XcBP7BiJUcdgVfxW45KFWis8g_ThXvHMQofiyR1pPhesyD063IMOQ7JhXMc/w640-h480/IMG_2940.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The cabin has a generous kitchen, which we've put to good use sauteing snapper.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xGtvQ5H2fWq0my4vPzKklysMvssxWHq_Cc8BYz1e8dmHiQHLyzMvB5OLkH3en3vEil1_r3T4x5C2f3fkKg7uA7fHpzcFfG4280xlyC2E7SlNvi1n1Mnv0FTEsaATYLhvRrFRsU3KdovH2P0OQCg-_hUOFxHnYIU49hn7n_F3vrWs_HA7goqUGmUf/s4032/IMG_2865.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xGtvQ5H2fWq0my4vPzKklysMvssxWHq_Cc8BYz1e8dmHiQHLyzMvB5OLkH3en3vEil1_r3T4x5C2f3fkKg7uA7fHpzcFfG4280xlyC2E7SlNvi1n1Mnv0FTEsaATYLhvRrFRsU3KdovH2P0OQCg-_hUOFxHnYIU49hn7n_F3vrWs_HA7goqUGmUf/w640-h480/IMG_2865.jpeg" width="640" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4xGtvQ5H2fWq0my4vPzKklysMvssxWHq_Cc8BYz1e8dmHiQHLyzMvB5OLkH3en3vEil1_r3T4x5C2f3fkKg7uA7fHpzcFfG4280xlyC2E7SlNvi1n1Mnv0FTEsaATYLhvRrFRsU3KdovH2P0OQCg-_hUOFxHnYIU49hn7n_F3vrWs_HA7goqUGmUf/s4032/IMG_2865.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mXFLwwOKY96Afsx9ia-wRjU1XEvZ6354UsYmLrfqjGOF5dq9-jSyk7fo17tiufxBcq-ODLtqcjrFYDIQzb9h2W0xzbee3XncVdjd77V6VDRWQGNkxKTVJBxCyo1yrKBE63I-cfAUQYt8XOKIjDFAVuJhXnPs0iaNW-jVLXhlkktMFfJn8D19C_6S/s4032/IMG_2900.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3mXFLwwOKY96Afsx9ia-wRjU1XEvZ6354UsYmLrfqjGOF5dq9-jSyk7fo17tiufxBcq-ODLtqcjrFYDIQzb9h2W0xzbee3XncVdjd77V6VDRWQGNkxKTVJBxCyo1yrKBE63I-cfAUQYt8XOKIjDFAVuJhXnPs0iaNW-jVLXhlkktMFfJn8D19C_6S/w480-h640/IMG_2900.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And a lovely little deck. <br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMXv43-AgGGhi9FgKWwKHCRxeXDQ58Xx5XHG0pTTBuwHRR-N2fi_00B707SNQa8xcXX6V3wEV6s2GOFS0gFyMr-02TAcvbBnLqvOeJ2KNzOeyZ2mA9ZCg5y_V8ZRHF5qSFsVfXb3I_JfvjNGb0PYtmVPHXbo-QCYplIYmjZiSKJRCYBkRIVDOj8i9/s4032/IMG_2914.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMXv43-AgGGhi9FgKWwKHCRxeXDQ58Xx5XHG0pTTBuwHRR-N2fi_00B707SNQa8xcXX6V3wEV6s2GOFS0gFyMr-02TAcvbBnLqvOeJ2KNzOeyZ2mA9ZCg5y_V8ZRHF5qSFsVfXb3I_JfvjNGb0PYtmVPHXbo-QCYplIYmjZiSKJRCYBkRIVDOj8i9/w480-h640/IMG_2914.jpeg" width="480" /></a> </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You could all be staying here with us in the extra sets of bunks. Each day we say hello to folks from all over the world who are here for the hikes, but people also come in winter to ski.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMrTyL8MCGH9XqC6vaW4H-HHQ5ETUTVPHc3O-jLJf5QJXHUjJG3uChJeBAoFFlK2W978KqpXT4ZNBCMFLbap-rbR1aiK66YXEDLlriSWIuPXLRbl_IEzyxBJJkleVKSPcua7vSRXbI0Oi6E_BDMR_9L1YuGlfwq9GNIgJZb7zXa7FSW_8YQvraFKb/s4032/IMG_2867.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeMrTyL8MCGH9XqC6vaW4H-HHQ5ETUTVPHc3O-jLJf5QJXHUjJG3uChJeBAoFFlK2W978KqpXT4ZNBCMFLbap-rbR1aiK66YXEDLlriSWIuPXLRbl_IEzyxBJJkleVKSPcua7vSRXbI0Oi6E_BDMR_9L1YuGlfwq9GNIgJZb7zXa7FSW_8YQvraFKb/w640-h480/IMG_2867.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We've been walking the various tracks and enjoying it immensely. This is our kind of biosphere.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii79RQR6JLhvnUHpHb5dziDz7P9F9UsjkAHaJtoCGTHEfI75806E_cbeIjna9V92Z3acHq8a5D2O-KJTnvNBUbFkz5UaQ0DnKMog6SRCSZYSsxe0IMJGcp536AkKt0k0IAwd3hOqZb9V3v2rxCJoTtRlzVff6iUlmXT9hwSxXrp4uQThSj_zwbMXO0/s4032/IMG_2895.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii79RQR6JLhvnUHpHb5dziDz7P9F9UsjkAHaJtoCGTHEfI75806E_cbeIjna9V92Z3acHq8a5D2O-KJTnvNBUbFkz5UaQ0DnKMog6SRCSZYSsxe0IMJGcp536AkKt0k0IAwd3hOqZb9V3v2rxCJoTtRlzVff6iUlmXT9hwSxXrp4uQThSj_zwbMXO0/w480-h640/IMG_2895.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkFqJiT2xa3kvJTT6q2W6MrCjNx50FEpx3SKjlUqo3msC5PJS836M0-UU3CccmE7jx8qXshiX3zX2qvI81f4IlGbP7C35iFPKqFaq-vahQT8alWadNikc0diA7hOaLI2K9h14E5bxWfAobIHH10T4DAepn7cxSkjHp6WrwADRJl8vAX3W8dt3-57Ff/s4032/IMG_2884.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Tomorrow we're going to move to a different part of this same park for some fresh vistas.<br /></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6vscCvxsga1gA10FED1R3PtgCY_m7wavBkqH9gojihI8pIhAVHRUekT8Fmjkdkiq9xfSb6Sti4cQp0BrvLpNHMr1vohOUqq7t6v6Ih_UwIO54SqjlVQ3PkTR3fLrVjUwlxQQkW-N2lssvvARZCC603lGSXfOBqGdVvAYGoYHCIOvrKTpPHb7TmEG/s4032/IMG_2961.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ6vscCvxsga1gA10FED1R3PtgCY_m7wavBkqH9gojihI8pIhAVHRUekT8Fmjkdkiq9xfSb6Sti4cQp0BrvLpNHMr1vohOUqq7t6v6Ih_UwIO54SqjlVQ3PkTR3fLrVjUwlxQQkW-N2lssvvARZCC603lGSXfOBqGdVvAYGoYHCIOvrKTpPHb7TmEG/w480-h640/IMG_2961.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-61818187306997131552023-03-27T12:42:00.000-07:002023-03-27T12:42:45.845-07:00NZ Green Lipped Mussels for Dinner<p><span style="font-size: medium;">Happily, they sell these at the grocery. Easy to saute a little garlic in butter, toss the mussels in, add some lemon/water/wine, and put a lid on it. 15 minutes later, all we're missing is Rob's sourdough...<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44fjMe5YY6zlP8fWT9MyAYaVmmw9mEQGclqYIRE6vEX_d2JSVi4rWRAGaWC8AMjGvhSM0QF31KM3bFJGRXSqawTP2_baaB_3dVar4r3PcI285F7uC8CSBhGfSt1x6sikXdBopFSBe7e-OUj8MK5ExNmFfjJK2VxHTpn-JLMdl5LsR9tstxSzoQO-p/s4032/IMG_2874.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg44fjMe5YY6zlP8fWT9MyAYaVmmw9mEQGclqYIRE6vEX_d2JSVi4rWRAGaWC8AMjGvhSM0QF31KM3bFJGRXSqawTP2_baaB_3dVar4r3PcI285F7uC8CSBhGfSt1x6sikXdBopFSBe7e-OUj8MK5ExNmFfjJK2VxHTpn-JLMdl5LsR9tstxSzoQO-p/w640-h480/IMG_2874.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-1300850201099424462023-03-25T18:18:00.000-07:002023-03-25T18:18:12.988-07:00The Waitahanui River<p><span style="font-size: medium;">What a day to step softly or gently cast a fly upon the moving waters. The Waitahanui river is a fly fisher's dream and our idea of a perfect walk. We got lost in the reserve each time we entered.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNo5GFBlkCDJIJUeNnsLW31nApA6FVk9N7mJ-aRYcd4EpCm32SVM9VkPbkVh4t21KagZvOPN8Bvf_xVqHs2pT0XJGzg_9f53f8TsJn20kiaP1SIkqvBfEtR6gZP5N6s5c-N2tREi25qkO8yq37cYriH9gozJ9Hyj7Dmi0UwKdgUhCoFmEBpW-bE3v/s4032/IMG_2779.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNo5GFBlkCDJIJUeNnsLW31nApA6FVk9N7mJ-aRYcd4EpCm32SVM9VkPbkVh4t21KagZvOPN8Bvf_xVqHs2pT0XJGzg_9f53f8TsJn20kiaP1SIkqvBfEtR6gZP5N6s5c-N2tREi25qkO8yq37cYriH9gozJ9Hyj7Dmi0UwKdgUhCoFmEBpW-bE3v/w640-h480/IMG_2779.jpeg" width="640" /></a> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwlvzklxbPl0gOpJoAsAxfQ-6sXHU6EC_oE8WXrpF0clGySJ3SMLcvoVPpxzOhYyCF4RcQ10RL8t3cwUhR6hiE5mE8xmnjDJi6EhG4pvxIJp_CJao8dpuuQtJGylD5imj4uMySVmFErL0KekmZXpzEHaRi8pSutlLjax_BRX_RlDR9Ipj8fS3swP-/s4032/IMG_2726.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBwlvzklxbPl0gOpJoAsAxfQ-6sXHU6EC_oE8WXrpF0clGySJ3SMLcvoVPpxzOhYyCF4RcQ10RL8t3cwUhR6hiE5mE8xmnjDJi6EhG4pvxIJp_CJao8dpuuQtJGylD5imj4uMySVmFErL0KekmZXpzEHaRi8pSutlLjax_BRX_RlDR9Ipj8fS3swP-/w640-h480/IMG_2726.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The original Waitahanui Lodge (we're staying in the 1950s version) was built in 1932 on 2.5 acres by ex-pat Englishman Fred Fletcher. He and his family worked </span><span style="font-size: medium;">from dawn until dark in the middle of winter </span><span style="font-size: medium;">to get the lodge up. </span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In those days, the trout being caught here often weighed more than 20 pounds. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjJpJR5SlxBV_ZJYyZ-eG_96GsYQdGs4_upWnfgDrJo7KNNGb6YdY9MbsuB1eGC-OPkrUWnb_n3r1c6ikH0lPCXpjaLgeaX2CuaAeLMIpXXm9ASGWF0ND-ZF4sgWVMw165beUShFYueb59BHUQkmpmmJZwKwYcB7Q7L48RPTlmOudHdznIn-sjHmB/s4032/IMG_2721.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhjJpJR5SlxBV_ZJYyZ-eG_96GsYQdGs4_upWnfgDrJo7KNNGb6YdY9MbsuB1eGC-OPkrUWnb_n3r1c6ikH0lPCXpjaLgeaX2CuaAeLMIpXXm9ASGWF0ND-ZF4sgWVMw165beUShFYueb59BHUQkmpmmJZwKwYcB7Q7L48RPTlmOudHdznIn-sjHmB/w480-h640/IMG_2721.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The old weatherboard lodge consisted of a dining room, kitchen, living room, and sleeping for nine, no electricity or running water, but most certainly a smokehouse to smoke trout and also to cure wild pork and venison.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbHWgxHnHy3zeLbd2-Pgsb6xyPtDEGYQSVO4-pH8zDeDEv9eySODGdUlqReh8fXyR5PmKFqI1JjpuY2C1woOQizKX_l1cKtvMgF6P8BOeVpftU2pI-mlcpGUWQZkkjMewwEYSQw8v4-tbG0oJhevAhIHrCZa2DSgES6JMCL_pHOiN56i0ZAPQbVUf/s4032/IMG_2722.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpbHWgxHnHy3zeLbd2-Pgsb6xyPtDEGYQSVO4-pH8zDeDEv9eySODGdUlqReh8fXyR5PmKFqI1JjpuY2C1woOQizKX_l1cKtvMgF6P8BOeVpftU2pI-mlcpGUWQZkkjMewwEYSQw8v4-tbG0oJhevAhIHrCZa2DSgES6JMCL_pHOiN56i0ZAPQbVUf/w480-h640/IMG_2722.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoey28rJCwsMmEvbULAISy56W8m_6WowieYWpWH1AdtnjzygKaq_i9IOSJGxnDwPcKvESU7Jarn1COlxRUZXJIspFiCz6jOGaT2X4sECfZSrMlNU6oqN_dXnoAqWLs9t0EUCjSjaD5viqtoApK9lH2n2XCoht_3qYKAYdpk-rhtoIbplAucTGBfP1/s4032/IMG_2723.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipoey28rJCwsMmEvbULAISy56W8m_6WowieYWpWH1AdtnjzygKaq_i9IOSJGxnDwPcKvESU7Jarn1COlxRUZXJIspFiCz6jOGaT2X4sECfZSrMlNU6oqN_dXnoAqWLs9t0EUCjSjaD5viqtoApK9lH2n2XCoht_3qYKAYdpk-rhtoIbplAucTGBfP1/w480-h640/IMG_2723.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In the early days there was no limit on the catch and word soon got out. Before long people from around NZ and the world came to stay, including diplomats and English royalty (who, it has been noted, were treated just the same as everyone else). In the 1950s, the lodge was rebuilt into individual units, still spartan by today's standards. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_satOC8H4vBpDzjvcusoWMej3eaLtPvVD0FSf5hSEbo7ycSISGFHJxZdytuNWhyZUFQzKxFWpgx3xwXeEDKG2BR76Iwc-SHhIc_LRNLkbrxgndJd9F4vt5wAOT9UDCT6V1JK196lv0T_9nTpuS28pk60NTmIfbVX5mskcZ6UOU-lJ4i1QWsvNEks/s4032/IMG_2729.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp_satOC8H4vBpDzjvcusoWMej3eaLtPvVD0FSf5hSEbo7ycSISGFHJxZdytuNWhyZUFQzKxFWpgx3xwXeEDKG2BR76Iwc-SHhIc_LRNLkbrxgndJd9F4vt5wAOT9UDCT6V1JK196lv0T_9nTpuS28pk60NTmIfbVX5mskcZ6UOU-lJ4i1QWsvNEks/w640-h480/IMG_2729.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Look at the clarity of this water.</b><br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjPduXDybZtKnq99anjAFkfAxJSvGH4PIOcD9oTK2p2PUPzLHuqjSYfp2X4GklPtJ4tQWDnbOBZB-kLp_UyZOjmzyrF0z3261m6tKZqEoPX-KaS2Gb2Vxix_Xb7QVjzVEHk5fwBOxwlFzXo_xasU4SpXCpQJkV3y8aw0u1pOmg4bXAwMy-zb1ZUir/s4032/IMG_2734.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjPduXDybZtKnq99anjAFkfAxJSvGH4PIOcD9oTK2p2PUPzLHuqjSYfp2X4GklPtJ4tQWDnbOBZB-kLp_UyZOjmzyrF0z3261m6tKZqEoPX-KaS2Gb2Vxix_Xb7QVjzVEHk5fwBOxwlFzXo_xasU4SpXCpQJkV3y8aw0u1pOmg4bXAwMy-zb1ZUir/w640-h480/IMG_2734.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We walked the dreamy river on each of the three mornings we awoke here, occasionally speaking to the fishers, women and men skilled at arcing a line elegantly across the sky. <a href="https://nzfishing.com/taupo-turangi/where-to-fish/waitahanui-river/" target="_blank">More on the fishing here</a>.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4aF5UMhLqgmrevVVVuqayRSAInzj2I1Uo6LVz8deOCJg3YC75SNVuJmlUsh4mbqVpSSoY2YAK9W92nu7fD9Jmp9UVpTyRqDfVlFMfLNC70ruvt7b7TEHHTnf7RC8X-mCo700u6f8UezK1xjvnloYGTu8YdgR99_x30pxSHc2viL2SeJivLj6xm5q6/w640-h480/IMG_2747.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The reserve is just across the street from our small space, where we've awakened to the sound of waves each day.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA-mqCRpZuSV3K0jRncohi7uIvtEGMWLPBo9ZBzxrqHJWaxOx1IFWFXYQcJ1005IlRqEAd_TLGkf81qSByceX47b8HN48ySOCPePalaU1G_Zd1hffBlDHEF4PgturTa8CBm4zs-y8GmnRaLJ9yYQS15BTNtJU4eNjH064Axn-ewodgOuKDgAh5wNOO/s4032/IMG_2757.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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I wrangled that oven-top electric range at left until we got meals from it. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQNOHnp-y0ga5zSdFrGIr9FfyPnaDcuT_1WxeYgf8g45Ot035DyGeAiS8kU4g9Z_XR09NZFTmNjssmtGulWbJzaH60HLEOQJMPdVj7O9fQ8mS4OaokCB5HDMZetuWPXOCkktjfANVXGu94W2Yj6WOR_lowRYTW1tXT01-yasl_zRyeRxW1va1kCCM/s4032/IMG_2787.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQNOHnp-y0ga5zSdFrGIr9FfyPnaDcuT_1WxeYgf8g45Ot035DyGeAiS8kU4g9Z_XR09NZFTmNjssmtGulWbJzaH60HLEOQJMPdVj7O9fQ8mS4OaokCB5HDMZetuWPXOCkktjfANVXGu94W2Yj6WOR_lowRYTW1tXT01-yasl_zRyeRxW1va1kCCM/w640-h480/IMG_2787.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Last night Art grilled on the gas grill just outside our door. We wanted burgers.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxklefDM7EzMIHmm_NlBfB4LFfW-_7w0lgMhpE9dBkddtYNchPEhRX6EJl9V14wGl_50FktfZj3lPNX0OUUCgtba25z-jZb1M_fHQWbqgE1M4eUzmqB31-SKwI8rQ4PwtnNjqnWbTV4XKuRki8EnHvyvaB1XrjtlZSjAFzsba5gGq4OftmV5egnGCp/s4032/IMG_2789.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxklefDM7EzMIHmm_NlBfB4LFfW-_7w0lgMhpE9dBkddtYNchPEhRX6EJl9V14wGl_50FktfZj3lPNX0OUUCgtba25z-jZb1M_fHQWbqgE1M4eUzmqB31-SKwI8rQ4PwtnNjqnWbTV4XKuRki8EnHvyvaB1XrjtlZSjAFzsba5gGq4OftmV5egnGCp/w640-h480/IMG_2789.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here's a curious product, ground coffee in bags, kind of like tea. These came with the room so I tried them and was as underwhelmed with the result as I was in 2019.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zDHBVejlH-goNz698_jh_udd-HrVpGzgWOXUCMi5ZF_XNqkDc9mE-MlkvAivPJd1F9Clk6wMMHEMZ16ZX41KnPDjj4VFx8OwmS7t7KSG3B19VuQ-hw0DNOZE1VBI7SuWP6xtVKiw5XzxiYGEmtL1bJwFyFfp66xRwF0D4w71gKihh2ETN_LkhJYS/s4032/IMG_2791.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9zDHBVejlH-goNz698_jh_udd-HrVpGzgWOXUCMi5ZF_XNqkDc9mE-MlkvAivPJd1F9Clk6wMMHEMZ16ZX41KnPDjj4VFx8OwmS7t7KSG3B19VuQ-hw0DNOZE1VBI7SuWP6xtVKiw5XzxiYGEmtL1bJwFyFfp66xRwF0D4w71gKihh2ETN_LkhJYS/w640-h480/IMG_2791.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's summer's end and tomatoes are still decent, though not unsprayed. The meat was delectable.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNeV2V1ReCUYAYCVJRpVO3cdlt6sfhv4pS9mOomiLXm1RVdhGojsymoDAhIzsI-eXUauZiRtlPxy2nXcR-MO80Biwkl_ytn8aJuBJHX2ydOYAauyxpAlqpblnpnVWLyWbvCzG6XnorA7AZs0vz8ISTakOrCONZlFnzplu6ZS4tFUB3WINjQ_1Jv_N/s4032/IMG_2794.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNeV2V1ReCUYAYCVJRpVO3cdlt6sfhv4pS9mOomiLXm1RVdhGojsymoDAhIzsI-eXUauZiRtlPxy2nXcR-MO80Biwkl_ytn8aJuBJHX2ydOYAauyxpAlqpblnpnVWLyWbvCzG6XnorA7AZs0vz8ISTakOrCONZlFnzplu6ZS4tFUB3WINjQ_1Jv_N/w640-h480/IMG_2794.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /> </span><p></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-71983444424335350662023-03-23T22:42:00.001-07:002023-03-23T22:51:34.979-07:00Postcard from a Rotorua Marae and on to Lake Taupo<p><span style="font-size: medium;">We walked an exquisite local marae before leaving Rotorua, marveling at the area's tidy symmetry and detail.<br /></span></p><p><a href="https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/new-zealand/articles/maori-culture-what-is-a-marae/" target="_blank">Unique to the Māori cultural experience is the <i>marae</i>, a
communal and sacred meeting ground that provides everything from eating
and sleeping space to religious and educational facilities.</a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekDh15Kj8Qw1v6KNk0HXGBn8gPXIG-bdp2gJrPn1fvE14tJUH8NV4eb3bRPgYVoFTtCh_R3ZmnDkYA09dRzsi2azerJbOta_-RZy0p13nKy8HZgSed74tFmRLgtyLR0WFSPLAuzdCIlv0l3LrIzDoAj9BR-yuzYJD4U_egDcqrbw6feryueM2Vnnr/s4032/IMG_2653.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhekDh15Kj8Qw1v6KNk0HXGBn8gPXIG-bdp2gJrPn1fvE14tJUH8NV4eb3bRPgYVoFTtCh_R3ZmnDkYA09dRzsi2azerJbOta_-RZy0p13nKy8HZgSed74tFmRLgtyLR0WFSPLAuzdCIlv0l3LrIzDoAj9BR-yuzYJD4U_egDcqrbw6feryueM2Vnnr/w640-h480/IMG_2653.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://theculturetrip.com/pacific/new-zealand/articles/maori-culture-what-is-a-marae/" target="_blank">At the front of the meeting house is the <i>kōruru</i>, carved to represent the face of the ancestor. The two long beams trailing down are the <i>maihi</i> and represent the arms, at the ends of which are the <i>raparapa</i> or fingers of the ancestor. Supporting the beams are the <i>amo</i>, or legs, holding up the entirety of the building. Finally, standing aloft at the top of the marae is the <i>tekoteko</i>, or statue, which represents the ancestor in all their revered likeness.</a><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog224XecZeDmUcbFpuK5YRA40hXnPn8o69ga17b6mMBNT5WEPn1MnkZtFwJXXmErA2RH4Non4N_V0ETGeLf5cLV5dvRb4K0YoD3nd2dQYs7CvBAgM79ir7go8BegVWc9BqOQNbZAuUMBGclYQgsJa8KVgm-OvA9w3W3Ba9wj5VR_aneDp1wgV-gfl/s4032/IMG_2654.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgog224XecZeDmUcbFpuK5YRA40hXnPn8o69ga17b6mMBNT5WEPn1MnkZtFwJXXmErA2RH4Non4N_V0ETGeLf5cLV5dvRb4K0YoD3nd2dQYs7CvBAgM79ir7go8BegVWc9BqOQNbZAuUMBGclYQgsJa8KVgm-OvA9w3W3Ba9wj5VR_aneDp1wgV-gfl/w480-h640/IMG_2654.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5_sOAcDO0RYnMpN6icKm14PwBbhVYjg5LTa038CBkRq2TxJOcX3527Gron8yrIgwcYS1Eflte3mPFqhoW-QFJ07rXYuJH0f7p0SiL_wRoIkhioZsF7cii6utMgnCuil9H44507TTNAh_uhGVemzEQEmywKayVfLfU81FKJuXf0hvFybtBHL7c-t7/s4032/IMG_2665.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw5_sOAcDO0RYnMpN6icKm14PwBbhVYjg5LTa038CBkRq2TxJOcX3527Gron8yrIgwcYS1Eflte3mPFqhoW-QFJ07rXYuJH0f7p0SiL_wRoIkhioZsF7cii6utMgnCuil9H44507TTNAh_uhGVemzEQEmywKayVfLfU81FKJuXf0hvFybtBHL7c-t7/w640-h480/IMG_2665.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> There was also a cemetery on site.<br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHPdOm1z84P0x1Oc8JhK4j3oQ2VxZVBbgbnx2li6m-XVlHqA1x4WXPo4yuTxuWDeZ0PQn9bxBdsq3oOZ7Sdto4mzPcdy7VRz1VD09vVKyM_1hgluc0Wf5rj_0M8e1fJATzJoGKPHx_m_LuC5p_LznA3maSps-b7fzJz9VpPB6YZL9tTTGeraG68xa/s4032/IMG_2661.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWHPdOm1z84P0x1Oc8JhK4j3oQ2VxZVBbgbnx2li6m-XVlHqA1x4WXPo4yuTxuWDeZ0PQn9bxBdsq3oOZ7Sdto4mzPcdy7VRz1VD09vVKyM_1hgluc0Wf5rj_0M8e1fJATzJoGKPHx_m_LuC5p_LznA3maSps-b7fzJz9VpPB6YZL9tTTGeraG68xa/w640-h480/IMG_2661.jpeg" width="640" /></a> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Then a stop at the grocery, whose full bins belied the note below. Between the heavy rains and cyclone some weeks ago, it's true though that many growing areas have been devastated.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWnWKKizJ_SBz8pjOo19eUPCvodhL3UUQWm6fQ-WrEQWmOU0JY1gJlZ5rTpveqhNYlgZceqJYFATYP-CAfxI2pJFPoykW8xqWabsnbmNNVAjnKaBKzvZeI8C-FGMv6ps9_C4lTM9aWZfRh4oDy7kdWFdjWs1yVtSLxL5tW2CHEBgpHfEiJNpDupO2/s4032/IMG_2677.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeWnWKKizJ_SBz8pjOo19eUPCvodhL3UUQWm6fQ-WrEQWmOU0JY1gJlZ5rTpveqhNYlgZceqJYFATYP-CAfxI2pJFPoykW8xqWabsnbmNNVAjnKaBKzvZeI8C-FGMv6ps9_C4lTM9aWZfRh4oDy7kdWFdjWs1yVtSLxL5tW2CHEBgpHfEiJNpDupO2/w480-h640/IMG_2677.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Next time I'm going to get the green-lipped mussels...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKXAR1D0-JZ6d5fUGffQSi1tpQoamV1VAFFEfKEQbeIDvyO2Vl9C9HCwbocaezAcdsST4EMwibk08gZDcio2NhIa8dihGgufwab53juyj7tZQktpjiDoQHAsHfWyuUBhMUEsMkfaF78tUV82MX5FHL5_EDXtZCUrAamAGdjilIVkioSIcDSPPqepW/s4032/IMG_2679.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrKXAR1D0-JZ6d5fUGffQSi1tpQoamV1VAFFEfKEQbeIDvyO2Vl9C9HCwbocaezAcdsST4EMwibk08gZDcio2NhIa8dihGgufwab53juyj7tZQktpjiDoQHAsHfWyuUBhMUEsMkfaF78tUV82MX5FHL5_EDXtZCUrAamAGdjilIVkioSIcDSPPqepW/w480-h640/IMG_2679.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><a href="https://www.lovetaupo.com/en/discover/highlights/lake-taupo/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: medium;">At the heart of New Zealand’s central volcanic plateau sits the largest freshwater lake in Australasia, Lake Taup<span style="margin: 0px;">o. This</span>
huge, shining expanse of water, moving between aquamarine blue and jade
green, is crystal-clear to a depth of 13 metres. It is home to one of
the best wild trout fisheries in the world, more than 30 species of
water bird, several types of native fish and native koura (crayfish).</span></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_fBxMLjj4xEt11jCfoEa3eotVNRLiQj0FsRPobJPA-S-zH4qgpa1nbCeYBdQbstfdd7X8bRCCZakcU4fVjS9tuLSx4ePzQSg5SpcS_dZMCV75zuNTNiLQv9jB0-xAnAaSTihlqLJbcGwuyVXjU71EHphagOh_zUttXlwDwbKF965Rbri_76p_1Yd/s4032/IMG_2686.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr_fBxMLjj4xEt11jCfoEa3eotVNRLiQj0FsRPobJPA-S-zH4qgpa1nbCeYBdQbstfdd7X8bRCCZakcU4fVjS9tuLSx4ePzQSg5SpcS_dZMCV75zuNTNiLQv9jB0-xAnAaSTihlqLJbcGwuyVXjU71EHphagOh_zUttXlwDwbKF965Rbri_76p_1Yd/w640-h480/IMG_2686.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Art found a sweetheart of a spot right on the lake, redolent of summers long past. So much lakefront property has been built up, occupied by hotels or private homes, much like in the US. In the setting sun, <span style="-moz-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); color: black; display: inline; float: none; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-decoration: none; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">Waitahanui Lodge is Kiwiana personified.<br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFbqDdsxq6dg2gSlrTgL0xKl9-6yyT9h9q9PN1Hr4eXjdCzZyI6vRBAJm-R5mH6lBrRFYwdpITLSeN9wLK9jx06orFLjVbrsD0o9Eyf4gA2P8cvzihOlGfAt8HvhrCXoSkwayO2yP1dRZTZgXWjWRq1DRfIxfovRueKwBMFNU3Bkp1S4gIwxfAm20/s4032/IMG_2709.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNFbqDdsxq6dg2gSlrTgL0xKl9-6yyT9h9q9PN1Hr4eXjdCzZyI6vRBAJm-R5mH6lBrRFYwdpITLSeN9wLK9jx06orFLjVbrsD0o9Eyf4gA2P8cvzihOlGfAt8HvhrCXoSkwayO2yP1dRZTZgXWjWRq1DRfIxfovRueKwBMFNU3Bkp1S4gIwxfAm20/w640-h480/IMG_2709.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Inside, all the bits that needed restoring have been done, while some, like this workable range, have been left alone.<br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m0T4zioobZXhQS4s6k1ymqIh-KT3bGZExFcmYBgwsnweVr5vQyOB4cX39KcJMVCrM7KwVOicQpb_VP3eq2c9982iqkKN8_xku2vwuHD65MLLeU3fJ2vZQvOHQzqqJse_85ChfXqS0-9-ULJ5251kphJUXcWuacEtykvsJePF0in6ezpPaNICascZ/s4032/IMG_2693.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m0T4zioobZXhQS4s6k1ymqIh-KT3bGZExFcmYBgwsnweVr5vQyOB4cX39KcJMVCrM7KwVOicQpb_VP3eq2c9982iqkKN8_xku2vwuHD65MLLeU3fJ2vZQvOHQzqqJse_85ChfXqS0-9-ULJ5251kphJUXcWuacEtykvsJePF0in6ezpPaNICascZ/w640-h480/IMG_2693.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lake Taupo beckons to walkers.<br /></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eMQMm6En0GW6AYHBEnyCvRDV5DtGKXewcMijqdFD01eqssd6e8vCcrxMBUrfvIazO5td9Q7BMeBD7HASwVPprl6Ke2T3uj_O52oN-ssDhoOlO66XFJ3YtWPXXlVMAz6DaaygukB2CpEMFG7NKdzSb2Tq-Sz0Qc7sqhHBK3qths4gFe4nEHMOFwUZ/s4032/IMG_2715.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6eMQMm6En0GW6AYHBEnyCvRDV5DtGKXewcMijqdFD01eqssd6e8vCcrxMBUrfvIazO5td9Q7BMeBD7HASwVPprl6Ke2T3uj_O52oN-ssDhoOlO66XFJ3YtWPXXlVMAz6DaaygukB2CpEMFG7NKdzSb2Tq-Sz0Qc7sqhHBK3qths4gFe4nEHMOFwUZ/w640-h480/IMG_2715.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />And the individual units compel you to take off your shoes and stay awhile.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5pTG4XGDiH5-weEahNBVZHpyYRqUDzJJOkNbwM7NYxsuEyh64n8f7xeIsPY8Thpm3_2J8_E8WWj54JmdL_As5fj2oqyPrhgW2hgpQ4zIWCrG8UaRWP2Nd4myxiwS4RWz7AfGWxztYQKAFHmbo8o1OQk36_5R62r12CyocQ1GkwqcYo8R9uf4MU35/s4032/IMG_2695.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx5pTG4XGDiH5-weEahNBVZHpyYRqUDzJJOkNbwM7NYxsuEyh64n8f7xeIsPY8Thpm3_2J8_E8WWj54JmdL_As5fj2oqyPrhgW2hgpQ4zIWCrG8UaRWP2Nd4myxiwS4RWz7AfGWxztYQKAFHmbo8o1OQk36_5R62r12CyocQ1GkwqcYo8R9uf4MU35/w640-h480/IMG_2695.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://waitahanuilodge.co.nz/" target="_blank">The Waitahanui Lodge</a> has much more going for it, though. It sits steps from the Waitahanui River, world famous for its trout fishing. Just walking the winding river paths is a thrill. More on that next time.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzRLIqAVB66FHG16KVXScc7d6DXVaPyh-Yp1HBVBLPaPGwCgP15LQHE4KwRqhp11rsLTldmJoAUv5hWqEeMkErfNOVbj82ZgHKKbTY4qMglodd3UINrkyWLGUYS0j8xJi6TPx4oTvmtfNbbG0LS1XYiy_LhnSJq6FKlUzUX_rfWF-PrPhCytKg-Mk/s4032/IMG_2690.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYzRLIqAVB66FHG16KVXScc7d6DXVaPyh-Yp1HBVBLPaPGwCgP15LQHE4KwRqhp11rsLTldmJoAUv5hWqEeMkErfNOVbj82ZgHKKbTY4qMglodd3UINrkyWLGUYS0j8xJi6TPx4oTvmtfNbbG0LS1XYiy_LhnSJq6FKlUzUX_rfWF-PrPhCytKg-Mk/w640-h480/IMG_2690.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTQEToWFAZUyY-d8uBBfkrZ6Z-VZ2mqAuZzobnS2RpWzfXOTp8BLAHFxxRgp05KJykNPzYGsNOPv5YCwKxqNwd4U9jriI_y6gknpaKncyujSWg3QuyqgxMy4skWab5dweKZBiPA3Us4A_rQHKHYDMs5pIlrBKmqKbc0Mw3UdaY115rHEJq7Bt80j0/s4032/IMG_2750.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqTQEToWFAZUyY-d8uBBfkrZ6Z-VZ2mqAuZzobnS2RpWzfXOTp8BLAHFxxRgp05KJykNPzYGsNOPv5YCwKxqNwd4U9jriI_y6gknpaKncyujSWg3QuyqgxMy4skWab5dweKZBiPA3Us4A_rQHKHYDMs5pIlrBKmqKbc0Mw3UdaY115rHEJq7Bt80j0/w640-h480/IMG_2750.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></p><p></p><p><br /></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-50400042624998607762023-03-21T22:05:00.000-07:002023-03-21T22:05:10.583-07:00Twelve-Foot Swells?<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8fRSU0IxNkpxzRZy2p5oJf1iDulugC8t1jvyzlcfvupg_ZU2b7Nmgp4BzqEpRGMg8U9f_w4Vrqhr8JI4ygfUYeEyOdSEPAzgXqHsTxRDhxuw1U5_SfmTXYC1ReDyGgYGG8fcPSm9gcK5YF_gIoVinrV4h6qNOwbbGxONrmBX5t_WHOz1CJYH6PmR/s4032/IMG_2638.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn8fRSU0IxNkpxzRZy2p5oJf1iDulugC8t1jvyzlcfvupg_ZU2b7Nmgp4BzqEpRGMg8U9f_w4Vrqhr8JI4ygfUYeEyOdSEPAzgXqHsTxRDhxuw1U5_SfmTXYC1ReDyGgYGG8fcPSm9gcK5YF_gIoVinrV4h6qNOwbbGxONrmBX5t_WHOz1CJYH6PmR/w400-h300/IMG_2638.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Checking the ferry schedule to see if there were any earlier bookings, I ran across this. Twelve-foot swells? Just how keen are you to get across?<br /></span><p></p><p><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Interislander - Service Alert</span></b></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><strong>Wednesday 22 March:</strong><span class="ui-provider ve b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak"> The
3:45 pm (ex Wellington) and 8:35 pm (ex Picton) Aratere sailings are
going ahead as well as the 8:30 pm Kaiarahi sailing from Wellington
tonight but it will be rough. Swells are likely to be over 4 metres. You
may want to reconsider your travel if you get seasick. <span class="ui-provider wf b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">Full refunds are available and unfortunately, we are fully booked and cannot offer alternative sailings. </span></span><span class="ui-provider ve b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak"><span class="ui-provider wf b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z ab ac ae af ag ah ai aj ak">See Service Alerts for more. </span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><a class="btn btn--secondary mt-3 d-lg-none" href="https://www.interislander.co.nz/plan/service-alerts/"></a>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-45690749448048569742023-03-19T22:50:00.002-07:002023-03-20T11:41:08.790-07:00Full Disclosure: A Report from NZ's North island<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Before we get into it, here's me with a mint chocolate chip ice cream cone, happy en general, but also a wee bit frustrated.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyo3PMNuFrFDgt77c7R9S7sUSwLP7SIZrnTuVNo882EtthHTEwcaktv08DHHFpbDc1PZfeLuXDyyvEf2SwIprMc617LXRXtUEd-EyJcP8OGJWLZZpT2HPA4rH7n8cGGcuAhB-os9IpQ869gEVGWOEiIVg-Whylp5x54r3UcM7d-VbUNa_uXWXiF-A/s4032/IMG_2614.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyo3PMNuFrFDgt77c7R9S7sUSwLP7SIZrnTuVNo882EtthHTEwcaktv08DHHFpbDc1PZfeLuXDyyvEf2SwIprMc617LXRXtUEd-EyJcP8OGJWLZZpT2HPA4rH7n8cGGcuAhB-os9IpQ869gEVGWOEiIVg-Whylp5x54r3UcM7d-VbUNa_uXWXiF-A/w300-h400/IMG_2614.jpeg" width="300" /> </a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">John Lennon famously sang "life is what happens to you when you're busy making other plans" and for us this rings especially true. Geography review: NZ is made up of two main islands, north and south. This being our fourth visit, you'd expect us to have a favorite, and we do.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSueKe_3jMqtWUFmvrez6xCHUr-gCpa2JJntZgdHH40h8UI9yaCSgzLfR84F0LK3KaWjG_fEOdBD3gSK4_cCdBWR0Yk3vAHSKZMkHqP7qT25XYEir96L5X60PeyIV9FO9pF82SgrxmVhj7Sxw-TmG4y5RUxXY7qmtzoKsli0CkJsFwvFd_A2K73WV/s2596/New-Zealand-Map-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2596" data-original-width="1981" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiSueKe_3jMqtWUFmvrez6xCHUr-gCpa2JJntZgdHH40h8UI9yaCSgzLfR84F0LK3KaWjG_fEOdBD3gSK4_cCdBWR0Yk3vAHSKZMkHqP7qT25XYEir96L5X60PeyIV9FO9pF82SgrxmVhj7Sxw-TmG4y5RUxXY7qmtzoKsli0CkJsFwvFd_A2K73WV/w488-h640/New-Zealand-Map-1.jpg" width="488" /></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The South Island it is, with the spine of the alps, Aoraki/Mt Cook, and many many other treasured spots. The North Island? So much to love and we've seen a lot of it, though this time sadly many roads in the eastern cape have been decimated by the recent cyclone, putting it out of reach.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">People move from North Island (Wellington) to South (Picton) across the Cook Strait via ferry, either Interislander or Bluebridge. You can also fly, but obviously not with a vehicle or freight. And here's where our story gains some drama. On March 14 we innocently logged onto the ferry website to book a crossing one week away, plenty of time to drive to Wellington. We quickly discovered there were no slots available until April 17.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Historically, we've been able to book within a few days. We now find ourselves kicking around the North Island for an extra month. We had to delay pick-up of the caravan, the nice people on the South Island saying they fully understood, had people living in caravans because they couldn't get a ferry back north and couldn't get accommodation in the overloaded town of Picton. Some had to leave their cars at the airport and fly back north for work.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In late February, the ferry fleet was reduced from six to one. <a href="https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/131290583/bluebridge-cancels-ferries-aratere-only-cook-strait-passenger-ferry" target="_blank">Read more here.</a> One of the Interislander ferries broke down at sea in mid-February, drifted toward rocks, and put out a mayday call, leading to what one person on board called "the scariest 12 minutes of his life." <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/interislander-ferry-breaks-down-in-cook-strait-as-wild-weather-approaches/3ZZTAQSLNBGXTAAOJBGYZ4UXV4/" target="_blank">More on that here</a>. <a href="https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/interislanders-kaitaki-ferry-out-of-service-again-due-to-engineering-issue/6CQCOJG435BCBF2ID6VFMMZGXY/" target="_blank">And extra engineering issues here</a>.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3mUUGl-96YbCzmVdDnpOPKzedydrqegR-QbwgzDcDqKiCJewoPU85UhmMDCEo0A3CF0InObhWntbd5qoq0XpfAYXZfOinDcYgUw6qikVQz8KULQ06EMigHT5sF0U3NBllKFzcJgVgsFJNlKEvPvCAsqLCOiVG_zpKlKfetlqyMmWiphjduXqKNlX/s1368/5-Interislander-Ferry-on-Cook-Strait-NZ-388K.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="912" data-original-width="1368" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD3mUUGl-96YbCzmVdDnpOPKzedydrqegR-QbwgzDcDqKiCJewoPU85UhmMDCEo0A3CF0InObhWntbd5qoq0XpfAYXZfOinDcYgUw6qikVQz8KULQ06EMigHT5sF0U3NBllKFzcJgVgsFJNlKEvPvCAsqLCOiVG_zpKlKfetlqyMmWiphjduXqKNlX/w640-h426/5-Interislander-Ferry-on-Cook-Strait-NZ-388K.jpg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm honestly finding it difficult to collate all the mishaps the ferries have endured, with stories of people--and freight--stuck on both ends. Right now we're feeling grateful to have the April 17 crossing.<br /></span><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So how 'bout some mini-golf?</b></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">With weeks to forge fresh plans on the North Island--and still jet lagged--we booked into a hotel in Rotorua that had an array of outdoor activities. Art's clearly been holding out on me<b> </b>regarding his mini golf skills.<b><br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsJouyOIJtlkvWOEgNCzZkC1U5Jnv1CvA_J8UI9RRR72rxJ625dz6YWqnZglxeVB3a4ken9U8TnWAsOHymIpJWlDLrGOWrQMe3NU4RnTj67oRBz0a0_m1myQK8aVjz9xWvfylE-4vOLSExCHpOk6zPcbkjFvnAtHd6pT3ee4_dW8Ms8xyKaqMK-Ej/s4032/IMG_2498.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtsJouyOIJtlkvWOEgNCzZkC1U5Jnv1CvA_J8UI9RRR72rxJ625dz6YWqnZglxeVB3a4ken9U8TnWAsOHymIpJWlDLrGOWrQMe3NU4RnTj67oRBz0a0_m1myQK8aVjz9xWvfylE-4vOLSExCHpOk6zPcbkjFvnAtHd6pT3ee4_dW8Ms8xyKaqMK-Ej/w480-h640/IMG_2498.jpeg" width="480" /></a><b> </b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Five under par<br /></b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqGfX204kGaPOoOJW4-DPJo8ChIqIQ5KNrHUoAAgcCf9nTqNB6E4PQeK9fBoJWboRGY4RODGUQ_8jZ_pMSlWXAYdtbREI9P9NR0s3m2poltXc6qzOdP7MmD1SzjiCeqHsmxaQUnJAUKU9yTZzrnsKNIkeS_fKZfO7S2F4sbL3DXiJTc0sndPQFVNo/s4032/IMG_2504.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhqGfX204kGaPOoOJW4-DPJo8ChIqIQ5KNrHUoAAgcCf9nTqNB6E4PQeK9fBoJWboRGY4RODGUQ_8jZ_pMSlWXAYdtbREI9P9NR0s3m2poltXc6qzOdP7MmD1SzjiCeqHsmxaQUnJAUKU9yTZzrnsKNIkeS_fKZfO7S2F4sbL3DXiJTc0sndPQFVNo/w300-h400/IMG_2504.jpeg" width="300" /> </a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The next morning, with nowhere to be but a second hotel in Rotorua, I attempted to regain my dignity with a near-hole-in-one ("If there were a minor earthquake right now that would have gone in").<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PaTkw4jD4NRGpber_PjHdPaem_SY3rdT-83uoKti6r2YBfpVARSmsKZfwdjM8rHfVbJ8vZkauY6X6iI4pjK5qLJwybmlazSQviIV1lPN_gyzmseP-i-ptP68LFWsKM_vujlcb4MEy6OfMdeX85kfWA7TvU2i2g9YqQM47dCxj7uir_BADF2OTtMy/s4032/IMG_2514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1PaTkw4jD4NRGpber_PjHdPaem_SY3rdT-83uoKti6r2YBfpVARSmsKZfwdjM8rHfVbJ8vZkauY6X6iI4pjK5qLJwybmlazSQviIV1lPN_gyzmseP-i-ptP68LFWsKM_vujlcb4MEy6OfMdeX85kfWA7TvU2i2g9YqQM47dCxj7uir_BADF2OTtMy/w300-h400/IMG_2514.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Our new hotel is right on the water with walking access everywhere in town.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-KD1ahsyHJbknae13_dGXUGa-yCVLYFepuv-5wXNpuLjvjA9z31TCL7Gi6KgkDY5fpXOn4VjPy2ntKym4RyABbzOYhlP35NNbMU9H-cCSpuV1v26JhY6GN4MVny6c5kefhn-fQUsMA3qbuSMs0UwvqZuNmfwxRKg33kQi9hePy38TbPKCWvzGoh/s4032/IMG_2553.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Q-KD1ahsyHJbknae13_dGXUGa-yCVLYFepuv-5wXNpuLjvjA9z31TCL7Gi6KgkDY5fpXOn4VjPy2ntKym4RyABbzOYhlP35NNbMU9H-cCSpuV1v26JhY6GN4MVny6c5kefhn-fQUsMA3qbuSMs0UwvqZuNmfwxRKg33kQi9hePy38TbPKCWvzGoh/w640-h480/IMG_2553.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">The dramatic waterfront redevelopment in Rotorua gets high marks. Check out the boardwalk, new plantings, and truly the best play park for kiddos, who were out with parents yesterday, a Sunday.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfgdHDhUGrAYHefHfTUT5qSUWve-1emO1qeu-UgFgf19cnnvV2o0rzH-v8RKn6caTRNOnze2hxgo_wyXG3RvAXVIRCTLNwTtlZabYSR7Tbl9ToKuiZqu2d3KNlDGKhrNVhHJgoQCNQfRV2W_oy1r24W6L_YF4-EnHN9AoyYdXAeD5QGrr-nG7mxPa/s4032/IMG_2519.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsfgdHDhUGrAYHefHfTUT5qSUWve-1emO1qeu-UgFgf19cnnvV2o0rzH-v8RKn6caTRNOnze2hxgo_wyXG3RvAXVIRCTLNwTtlZabYSR7Tbl9ToKuiZqu2d3KNlDGKhrNVhHJgoQCNQfRV2W_oy1r24W6L_YF4-EnHN9AoyYdXAeD5QGrr-nG7mxPa/w640-h480/IMG_2519.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeMMnv0U3zOzBeGtZitB2G_PNInTg16stolIS4nTnKG1gga-N-W1zXLyyHYwi4SEw7hBijRehNX-5rtO7Fix3CixHf5fyD09_DpyjtHj9weK-zjy8EqsZi79OUzuXojcRqYWI-Rm3jWULONDwy9d9Jol0o8vKWCoeVET3H1-clZUoKAmWXHApmy7Y/s4032/IMG_2526.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAeMMnv0U3zOzBeGtZitB2G_PNInTg16stolIS4nTnKG1gga-N-W1zXLyyHYwi4SEw7hBijRehNX-5rtO7Fix3CixHf5fyD09_DpyjtHj9weK-zjy8EqsZi79OUzuXojcRqYWI-Rm3jWULONDwy9d9Jol0o8vKWCoeVET3H1-clZUoKAmWXHApmy7Y/w640-h480/IMG_2526.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">It was a dramatic day, overcast and warm in the low 70s. <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95BH5Knn0jNxqHxx4MJKFZTuqUyuMY2TOgZH0xRLggxCB3FZngxM_HBgbGfYKpWmKjgqVzrOApX5hAaKxmxNvFh-vgCaBR76J1fEsW34Awz0Nf03dNnwYpVmVdRIE0jW39B1ACmOO8Z2iz_hLYtjVEjpkRHLr_7Ye_Tk4-AH6zLDEaCqJdDN-wUOU/s4032/IMG_2515.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi95BH5Knn0jNxqHxx4MJKFZTuqUyuMY2TOgZH0xRLggxCB3FZngxM_HBgbGfYKpWmKjgqVzrOApX5hAaKxmxNvFh-vgCaBR76J1fEsW34Awz0Nf03dNnwYpVmVdRIE0jW39B1ACmOO8Z2iz_hLYtjVEjpkRHLr_7Ye_Tk4-AH6zLDEaCqJdDN-wUOU/w640-h480/IMG_2515.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span> </p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aW53IXNeQurmZBKuyuiSvTmQuQlyZxLpisOOqg6PUEXqBWySZP_3vNdqU0u1fumdvf2mJ-WWoVh2ivegKj_XgOebzLLhoqgJq4w6ZIhD5nuQGsH3f_TefqI525vuucDs3vp9K8tP7qQ-HsUX4mTJoRQfKHAriESZFrPOmI22ogDL1NMyytVSIqOY/s4032/IMG_2517.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1aW53IXNeQurmZBKuyuiSvTmQuQlyZxLpisOOqg6PUEXqBWySZP_3vNdqU0u1fumdvf2mJ-WWoVh2ivegKj_XgOebzLLhoqgJq4w6ZIhD5nuQGsH3f_TefqI525vuucDs3vp9K8tP7qQ-HsUX4mTJoRQfKHAriESZFrPOmI22ogDL1NMyytVSIqOY/w640-h480/IMG_2517.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> The park even has a zipline...</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVmnfQKW6tAMCK5j7hMUa6U22ow1qpcHAJp2i7IjM_B1cGVl3BsW6Maj2RIXebNTo3gbd0VAMxNeVxKO-CTSwgjRPhRPF4T-5qvJLrLOfh9ZgDxY3fGK8_Qclpk9XwP_4rU_IHIyCuyxpP-GheEnko-vd1FFSNs4M4B6lmu9jPrmUnOA0J_WgqUlN/s4032/IMG_2529.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcVmnfQKW6tAMCK5j7hMUa6U22ow1qpcHAJp2i7IjM_B1cGVl3BsW6Maj2RIXebNTo3gbd0VAMxNeVxKO-CTSwgjRPhRPF4T-5qvJLrLOfh9ZgDxY3fGK8_Qclpk9XwP_4rU_IHIyCuyxpP-GheEnko-vd1FFSNs4M4B6lmu9jPrmUnOA0J_WgqUlN/w640-h480/IMG_2529.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> Brighter this morning</b></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfPN8H--06WGNFK9YqjQp4s7QjCXONVOpwoslTDF1d0mLMlWFuY4grYoMFsaPaqZV6G1xxjd_g8igfcMoIVBflg8GjUxQfRWALBwgxn-K_opX4plfgOv0cntUtBOJgSQ111n3VM9DTjOU-Y5kqR85bdyRbS8mEjthNHmZHP6S96UO7hpKFmPR5exy/w480-h640/IMG_2593.jpeg" width="480" /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We have plenty of time to get organized. Today we walked to AA (NZ's version of AAA) and reinstated our membership.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk53U7PaxOxgPhXy5C9pKomMpyNytauC7cGu09OkUFa4xfdjBMwadeGCu78H362nzWhxrgWsXN8alMhUevq-mM8LylSbUln3gpdGo7ABSMYMfFr_BrFdBtS6-kjU1Bd-9-lGH9yvXdL-JAKibG1_G2_DFjZI_QPI9xDT9Q5q65ILG9qur6sg-ea8H/s4032/IMG_2605.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtk53U7PaxOxgPhXy5C9pKomMpyNytauC7cGu09OkUFa4xfdjBMwadeGCu78H362nzWhxrgWsXN8alMhUevq-mM8LylSbUln3gpdGo7ABSMYMfFr_BrFdBtS6-kjU1Bd-9-lGH9yvXdL-JAKibG1_G2_DFjZI_QPI9xDT9Q5q65ILG9qur6sg-ea8H/w400-h300/IMG_2605.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Also space to regain our sense of time and to read, eat, and ponder our next move.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jZD81-ebAUMShDuO_QNGbJQTRGuDYzDb6yYy2k4woSjb_6nWP3M8Ik0vfBOLRgstqxbrkoRyYtPGtqETqvNClrVU00FknqCw5WmRR3DquQ7RXpjtGVnZZna582mIWVeoQajM-LEknc0d23mvf5XmGBCzxrsN7XhQWsrXAJ5T72x2IGgdtvvbEWfo/s4032/IMG_2596.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8jZD81-ebAUMShDuO_QNGbJQTRGuDYzDb6yYy2k4woSjb_6nWP3M8Ik0vfBOLRgstqxbrkoRyYtPGtqETqvNClrVU00FknqCw5WmRR3DquQ7RXpjtGVnZZna582mIWVeoQajM-LEknc0d23mvf5XmGBCzxrsN7XhQWsrXAJ5T72x2IGgdtvvbEWfo/w300-h400/IMG_2596.jpeg" width="300" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">We found a bookshop and I finally got the new Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, which the woman at check-out said was received variably by her book group. I'm hopeful, though, since I devoured her Booker Prize winning <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/18/eleanor-catton-i-felt-so-much-doubt-after-winning-the-booker" target="_blank">The Luminaries</a>. </span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeZnsZfI2DiFyIdBEniXpU7Q9DbKONfNtV1X-5soxznAhPP7EFB5icx_9fwHWNPEboo4y-7ZibkXxMBkhrjwqeJaNQG6IBqhWsAG6N0KzOauJfAjuNGDK0_L-wC9Aw6fM8cjWhtndumM3evS2tJKMpZg4z46_CnxdRLvJo6xVK7uvpZ-MsEwOgZR6/s4032/IMG_2609.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCeZnsZfI2DiFyIdBEniXpU7Q9DbKONfNtV1X-5soxznAhPP7EFB5icx_9fwHWNPEboo4y-7ZibkXxMBkhrjwqeJaNQG6IBqhWsAG6N0KzOauJfAjuNGDK0_L-wC9Aw6fM8cjWhtndumM3evS2tJKMpZg4z46_CnxdRLvJo6xVK7uvpZ-MsEwOgZR6/w400-h300/IMG_2609.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yHSYrSaehXLOq4FVGUq6gjGLsvOPuN5wXD9Q1qqYu2FAJofVdyyj3q-XFSTSr0t2edLwXIGXzBdWv9a8N7Rmu1uEmucErw_mWNOixZ3hI2k-5BDlEPzkf7pLbe-4kHgs3Q0qCNqrPNt5YZEgHCoXEH1hDz62pLyYeINbZDJRkkHm7IzR25MyYs5Y/s4032/IMG_2514.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Yesterday, Sunday brunch why not. What does body language tell us about the couple at Table 46?<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLhTaEIloRiQ9iCvHkFMMeXZW3CVJRUUdThGYfUQ96gstLDULDkZCsC6HwxqNVkUtCdRmzcscnr763XZGzE0wH77bdVMcteeBkB1WJOGdZ-d-YFWPvxCVA8Q3xB6xw2az75wkMurV5kV7nxx06yhHrL3AKZHtMGXVx8vy2BFt271FRGTaT3Q_znJq/s4032/IMG_2533.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZLhTaEIloRiQ9iCvHkFMMeXZW3CVJRUUdThGYfUQ96gstLDULDkZCsC6HwxqNVkUtCdRmzcscnr763XZGzE0wH77bdVMcteeBkB1WJOGdZ-d-YFWPvxCVA8Q3xB6xw2az75wkMurV5kV7nxx06yhHrL3AKZHtMGXVx8vy2BFt271FRGTaT3Q_znJq/w640-h480/IMG_2533.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrRu-1knfpgb7sSgRQW7D8b0Htmt-IdLWPWTmVp4qZ_vsS1eqrfjq26CHjhnRz1LATFqYYtkqRQ1nM3xjcsOnmlB_wfT8S5LhrmVD2EYDUMzJpJhLkqYEuwuRaqkZD8cTAyhxpsQbAeRGKc9AWm8Jxf7VeCCXDCp4YXBAl_Cxpsk2xke-3CValwb8/s4032/IMG_2534.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRrRu-1knfpgb7sSgRQW7D8b0Htmt-IdLWPWTmVp4qZ_vsS1eqrfjq26CHjhnRz1LATFqYYtkqRQ1nM3xjcsOnmlB_wfT8S5LhrmVD2EYDUMzJpJhLkqYEuwuRaqkZD8cTAyhxpsQbAeRGKc9AWm8Jxf7VeCCXDCp4YXBAl_Cxpsk2xke-3CValwb8/w480-h640/IMG_2534.jpeg" width="480" /></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssuBl7Ry81_IynN2ChmQvWBHzrmjNDvsTdylv-Xfo_cbS4TCjKbjOLfimRPIPTAxKgZ_-l1JjHlcNdp3VerJPHe89eaR-rvVTl6sG8PY0GbtfiYLeQGCizI9hW1Y_sscazOjYsFFP9CMCGWN6WtG1uTdMkIMM02gt1-ndhmdaHjT0jdFyoiQhm7qG/s4032/IMG_2592.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgssuBl7Ry81_IynN2ChmQvWBHzrmjNDvsTdylv-Xfo_cbS4TCjKbjOLfimRPIPTAxKgZ_-l1JjHlcNdp3VerJPHe89eaR-rvVTl6sG8PY0GbtfiYLeQGCizI9hW1Y_sscazOjYsFFP9CMCGWN6WtG1uTdMkIMM02gt1-ndhmdaHjT0jdFyoiQhm7qG/w400-h300/IMG_2592.jpeg" width="400" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Everywhere in Rotorua, Maori culture and geothermal activity. </span></p><blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotorua">Rotorua has the nickname Sulphur City</a>, because of the hydrogen sulphide emissions, which gives Rotorua a “rotten eggs” smell...It is known for its <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geothermal_%28geology%29" title="Geothermal (geology)">geothermal</a> activity, and features <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geyser" title="Geyser">geysers</a> – notably the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pohutu_Geyser" title="Pohutu Geyser">Pohutu Geyser</a> at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakarewarewa" title="Whakarewarewa">Whakarewarewa</a> – and hot mud pools. This thermal activity is sourced to the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotorua_caldera" title="Rotorua caldera">Rotorua caldera</a>, on which the town lies...37.5% of the population are Maori, compared to 14.9% in New Zealand as a whole. </span></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgBEabKFx-LY9F7GHrtwsDGE8DAjOJwV0JhucaabTPZZbslN2pODpjp2JTLCbu1ybxzwQszIgOPenc7yQrmFEIvH6HUnLJNs06QWzNLPDU1RdZIXiIlSPp50O_9vSVDUeH4YXmV3UGQM4TAJdR2HRI35QoZ_0MwkJNZouaMPO7ilHZQ8B-wkPeSeh/s4032/IMG_2590.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEgBEabKFx-LY9F7GHrtwsDGE8DAjOJwV0JhucaabTPZZbslN2pODpjp2JTLCbu1ybxzwQszIgOPenc7yQrmFEIvH6HUnLJNs06QWzNLPDU1RdZIXiIlSPp50O_9vSVDUeH4YXmV3UGQM4TAJdR2HRI35QoZ_0MwkJNZouaMPO7ilHZQ8B-wkPeSeh/w640-h480/IMG_2590.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62rODGAnAoIulGbgJtBfq_IuOTDRUFN-OXQ8faADZLCYpvlTpxHJk1WNdJkhlP04HXL7jO9F87xXLyZKo-gemLdWMKxwhcaiH2cCVvEDfUSoNixRDI0KCxyX82qq3MEai0ZSgUnaj6_Y0YV7czo2PKR06d4aPJ6LgexyoEs2v9Hi2b1d_OHz-mzHT/s4032/IMG_2589.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj62rODGAnAoIulGbgJtBfq_IuOTDRUFN-OXQ8faADZLCYpvlTpxHJk1WNdJkhlP04HXL7jO9F87xXLyZKo-gemLdWMKxwhcaiH2cCVvEDfUSoNixRDI0KCxyX82qq3MEai0ZSgUnaj6_Y0YV7czo2PKR06d4aPJ6LgexyoEs2v9Hi2b1d_OHz-mzHT/w640-h480/IMG_2589.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">Walk on, friends. We'll keep you posted.<br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl-RZUrUOVFut7XJRGRrbsrvr-6Eol3EsYe4iY2GhhEALdPlT47-BB0Cq7u4sfe-GRyqfNLFbYPxcvBIQt0qGcUvqvFJUZpH0UdX8YlrOFHWjScJOl8MsXMoR_TvplRdJpvhppm4pTiYH8Cs2NeBmfrhnHS2ajw0LI7r0JIJ77_FOnT83okXAlsBr/s4032/IMG_2573.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcl-RZUrUOVFut7XJRGRrbsrvr-6Eol3EsYe4iY2GhhEALdPlT47-BB0Cq7u4sfe-GRyqfNLFbYPxcvBIQt0qGcUvqvFJUZpH0UdX8YlrOFHWjScJOl8MsXMoR_TvplRdJpvhppm4pTiYH8Cs2NeBmfrhnHS2ajw0LI7r0JIJ77_FOnT83okXAlsBr/w640-h480/IMG_2573.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><p></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-33412285468841425282023-03-16T21:55:00.001-07:002023-03-16T21:59:04.491-07:00 Manaakitanga and on to Rotorua<p><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS5zZ1oauPuiK5lMGcpUFKINWsGsZ30Xmt6KeBX6BvR5HQA3FrhxrouCvN8ho7qJvGaCxbrRawpd3M0n0J3nA-yYvrAQQREI_noGqbMeN3mLQxVyw04EKDrDIk9wkDRjd9ns9dA0I5wYHHbof747slWOQr30v0Ph5hmmDly_9O7yoig9ACT6-fUn7/s4032/IMG_2478.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJS5zZ1oauPuiK5lMGcpUFKINWsGsZ30Xmt6KeBX6BvR5HQA3FrhxrouCvN8ho7qJvGaCxbrRawpd3M0n0J3nA-yYvrAQQREI_noGqbMeN3mLQxVyw04EKDrDIk9wkDRjd9ns9dA0I5wYHHbof747slWOQr30v0Ph5hmmDly_9O7yoig9ACT6-fUn7/w640-h480/IMG_2478.jpeg" width="640" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://maoridictionary.co.nz/search?keywords=manaakitanga" target="_blank">Manaakitanga</a> is a Maori word for hospitality, and New Zealanders apparently come into the world with this trait. When was the last time you had to check out of a hotel and into a new one and the proprietor of the first place arranged for you to stay up the street and then drove you there and picked you up the next morning to return to her hotel?</span></div></span><p></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">At left is Kerri-Ann, and she did exactly that when we needed a couple extra nights while the Rover got finished. Quiet generosity seems to be embedded in the tapestry of New Zealand culture, and we're so grateful for it. </span></p><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3POmQrvqdvmYu6Z6gfDVnSA630eu4iLWnjiNxUOLovCbddj0skRbBDnH9NZvOXzNerrOiHH4DKzX5UER-OuV4zzuVu0I_jIANGFH9xyUiUXB5tSRvnGRQg6ZpvPSgajiy1Ii9X-x4_lCON7XaxPu6mBGlr3GAcaeVKDdnyGf8o2gOC5pNo69mFdW/s4032/IMG_2424.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN3POmQrvqdvmYu6Z6gfDVnSA630eu4iLWnjiNxUOLovCbddj0skRbBDnH9NZvOXzNerrOiHH4DKzX5UER-OuV4zzuVu0I_jIANGFH9xyUiUXB5tSRvnGRQg6ZpvPSgajiy1Ii9X-x4_lCON7XaxPu6mBGlr3GAcaeVKDdnyGf8o2gOC5pNo69mFdW/w480-h640/IMG_2424.jpeg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Speaking of which, young Margot and her mom stopped to say a final goodbye the morning we left Tauranga and Margot proceeded to clean our windows.</span> <br /></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_kQzFz7LGbtQrSDt_Spd-sy47zZrXUOcuVSAEjIEpnOFhbu2gMOOlc5EhTPfE7rfTM78MvIaKZFrGi0j0VCkt90orxAWSav2KUPwB7txm_RB4WZ99W86rJR5SaNGCPN8QZ10FtU5FtyI2CsRmNTbjGadxduIICOByMkijfjx_SkedoIco6ibDNnD/s4032/IMG_2422.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ_kQzFz7LGbtQrSDt_Spd-sy47zZrXUOcuVSAEjIEpnOFhbu2gMOOlc5EhTPfE7rfTM78MvIaKZFrGi0j0VCkt90orxAWSav2KUPwB7txm_RB4WZ99W86rJR5SaNGCPN8QZ10FtU5FtyI2CsRmNTbjGadxduIICOByMkijfjx_SkedoIco6ibDNnD/w480-h640/IMG_2422.jpeg" width="480" /></a> </div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The day before, Hannah gave us a lift to pick up the Rover, leading us back through vast amounts of road construction via a petrol station to fill up. It's quite the moment pulling out on the left side of the road, but Hannah shepherded us back and on the way we fought over who was paying for gas. Fun!</span></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3c7pw-uMJ4KDW5YyRE8sQtB_JGW8YkLVGMs4DipNdHt38A0VZO3KkjMTxiWc1pnXocSUSjhOBXfc-lUnVy2KlPL6s0QeeFRxL-sVaa4ss2VcyQufHXEDbJfng2Xlt_3jIBYGGOV0MS0c4ZDtOp1Mxgp_HqVelPHaBXn065DMWZIbwqsZK0bT-JAE/s4032/IMG_2415.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM3c7pw-uMJ4KDW5YyRE8sQtB_JGW8YkLVGMs4DipNdHt38A0VZO3KkjMTxiWc1pnXocSUSjhOBXfc-lUnVy2KlPL6s0QeeFRxL-sVaa4ss2VcyQufHXEDbJfng2Xlt_3jIBYGGOV0MS0c4ZDtOp1Mxgp_HqVelPHaBXn065DMWZIbwqsZK0bT-JAE/w480-h640/IMG_2415.jpeg" width="480" /> </a></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It was lovely too to meet her parents the day before. Topics of conversation included: Are people in the US <i>really</i> permitted to open-carry semi-automatic rifles? (There is no sane response to this, </span><span style="font-size: medium;">obviously</span><span style="font-size: medium;">.) </span></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And we learned that minimum wage here is NZ$20+ (US $12.50) per hour, still barely a living wage given the housing costs, so a lot like the US except more than the US federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour. </span><br /></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8mG8W-uyvF-cS4iOONTDRSoPorY0yh8jqoApos878oV-55tt4USUTZWglpy9i51HoC1tMHlcJVC-9o1uYABgc4TRVET3qQUsFBNTgAT-9RrwNWM-vnGQOAYRdjXyPxhwR9kfChwBsn77Gj7TcjLT8jbhYboe3zLEGRzo68GcZ0rwpUnb0Oi_gn_P/s4032/IMG_2386.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjk8mG8W-uyvF-cS4iOONTDRSoPorY0yh8jqoApos878oV-55tt4USUTZWglpy9i51HoC1tMHlcJVC-9o1uYABgc4TRVET3qQUsFBNTgAT-9RrwNWM-vnGQOAYRdjXyPxhwR9kfChwBsn77Gj7TcjLT8jbhYboe3zLEGRzo68GcZ0rwpUnb0Oi_gn_P/w640-h480/IMG_2386.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"> </div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We hit the road Thursday morning, heading for Rotorua<br /></span></b></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/int/rotorua/" target="_blank">Rotorua is known for bubbling mud pools, shooting geysers and natural
hot springs, as well as showcasing our fascinating Māori culture.</a><b><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.newzealand.com/int/rotorua/" target="_blank"> </a><br /></span></b></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsnobWteF3SYTSJLDAzotou_NpfWi9Cml5K6dWyDH9m8YsMXbbYAHUOwUkIkl9-XQdy_HH5I-Oq92iAcERTLHQEKni-WsD7t_2rgGhl_9j-SLw5FNZ_9T2oSIqbWcsE2qaGsLxcrefZw8iU-YhyeELnNTvsgXLTZb3vG-Uiu0eJbNvxmrIZ4Pl9DD/s4032/IMG_2427.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTsnobWteF3SYTSJLDAzotou_NpfWi9Cml5K6dWyDH9m8YsMXbbYAHUOwUkIkl9-XQdy_HH5I-Oq92iAcERTLHQEKni-WsD7t_2rgGhl_9j-SLw5FNZ_9T2oSIqbWcsE2qaGsLxcrefZw8iU-YhyeELnNTvsgXLTZb3vG-Uiu0eJbNvxmrIZ4Pl9DD/w640-h480/IMG_2427.jpeg" width="640" /></a> </div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Art got right back into driving NZ style, and we landed at our hotel ready to find some much-needed stuff in our camping stash.</span><br /></div><div class="native-img-lazy__ImageRationWrapper-sc-1k57wfs-0 llXJCJ content-image-wrap" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp5pNaygc95Fd6QgBuB8JlYhYSjHqPPT2GuBfvqyiIbrAd0SHf3EhHCkrgIcOdfx5-GwAGLTH4euNekc4ZDGib-XWjYBuK5mk-ZDDbuXa0v0J28iq153Qco0axl5bz-PazQqbXQewaBq-RR2_tfjWT9RndvXKuXUd_hYb-N9xrMDI41GEjjEMiulF/s4032/IMG_2448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVp5pNaygc95Fd6QgBuB8JlYhYSjHqPPT2GuBfvqyiIbrAd0SHf3EhHCkrgIcOdfx5-GwAGLTH4euNekc4ZDGib-XWjYBuK5mk-ZDDbuXa0v0J28iq153Qco0axl5bz-PazQqbXQewaBq-RR2_tfjWT9RndvXKuXUd_hYb-N9xrMDI41GEjjEMiulF/w640-h480/IMG_2448.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-size: medium;">Our hotel has a smart mini-golf course and, like everywhere we stay, includes a small kitchen.<br /></span><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94Blq6z77F3dbfzndS5tFYzcs3HzgS3kuK9Wr0UxFkGT6rlBNd8ThCfVHr8PIhE3yJFIwwtpDw-im5oKXKTqf7yVGfJKc3VmC2VfcX9f55cPFYhL7Fbr8OHFDAfYdh9-KLzRGW_Mjrl9WECweEWVVRhtevWxmKrSV_lfj2Bnh4LqSWaFKy72mjX3c/s4032/IMG_2456.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi94Blq6z77F3dbfzndS5tFYzcs3HzgS3kuK9Wr0UxFkGT6rlBNd8ThCfVHr8PIhE3yJFIwwtpDw-im5oKXKTqf7yVGfJKc3VmC2VfcX9f55cPFYhL7Fbr8OHFDAfYdh9-KLzRGW_Mjrl9WECweEWVVRhtevWxmKrSV_lfj2Bnh4LqSWaFKy72mjX3c/w480-h640/IMG_2456.jpeg" width="480" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV8PBTmdQiJXo5jvjg5Eqz9kt7mP5W2DqWuRfJ7fM4ij3ArzdDxaFDuTOotdTwmFzsA6cD5KYTHxaePB9bfiX56ZL51rjY5XUMjN3ZKYjt__3bPa0QCvUz_26SggDVh_BlhI1qilQ0P0Hz0-G-t9hw8p67b0lGEdtu4TrkuEYgg6U_R44RRxXy5XL/s4032/IMG_2455.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtV8PBTmdQiJXo5jvjg5Eqz9kt7mP5W2DqWuRfJ7fM4ij3ArzdDxaFDuTOotdTwmFzsA6cD5KYTHxaePB9bfiX56ZL51rjY5XUMjN3ZKYjt__3bPa0QCvUz_26SggDVh_BlhI1qilQ0P0Hz0-G-t9hw8p67b0lGEdtu4TrkuEYgg6U_R44RRxXy5XL/w640-h480/IMG_2455.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">If you've traveled with us before, you know we </span><span style="font-size: medium;">happily </span><span style="font-size: medium;">grocery shop and cook and then dine out when a primo spot presents itself. This morning Art found our nice sharp French knife and I put it to work fast on our vegetable melange.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMZlnCRXNnQAvPSzs1fUGybbkb1PnIPwthW8weoVI4y2LqY4yJtGv4Pbe9S8ODMJ7dVUdNXndlGZdKcyNtUHrqsynb5v9GIi6V0as-VjHncJzK62lUM0K7I_ENUaHuzbq6-N_cScUVYRYBfThyk7YEaucjsBMJISGePfcvX4GD6UfdZK6T_JvasM/s4032/IMG_2452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLzMZlnCRXNnQAvPSzs1fUGybbkb1PnIPwthW8weoVI4y2LqY4yJtGv4Pbe9S8ODMJ7dVUdNXndlGZdKcyNtUHrqsynb5v9GIi6V0as-VjHncJzK62lUM0K7I_ENUaHuzbq6-N_cScUVYRYBfThyk7YEaucjsBMJISGePfcvX4GD6UfdZK6T_JvasM/w480-h640/IMG_2452.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"> We also had these sausages, "Handmade in NZ by imported Frenchmen."<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8l1_7aUHkpZmNnEmclTcQwGa0vBy7_uVrlzVxFAW_cP3CzL6cegFmumWOqmlUZYB293If8sxC9ei1WtJhROlNxCjKHFPOCFYv6Me0ScN-Z7gjQHceOtfZXAPN7W4WGlAWHXssCjTIQe6qXAvZaXYPeK2XirXRCLMj8esALJ1LXo8AggPRvVcueBM/s4032/IMG_2453.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP8l1_7aUHkpZmNnEmclTcQwGa0vBy7_uVrlzVxFAW_cP3CzL6cegFmumWOqmlUZYB293If8sxC9ei1WtJhROlNxCjKHFPOCFYv6Me0ScN-Z7gjQHceOtfZXAPN7W4WGlAWHXssCjTIQe6qXAvZaXYPeK2XirXRCLMj8esALJ1LXo8AggPRvVcueBM/w640-h480/IMG_2453.jpeg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"> <br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMU64GnYAIUUXXdFryLO9mYNmJry_8VTbIMW0lQ_kJ93QVjbqREZgP4W2cob0wUTt-B5VI0mKXN8ZBFIs1WE9AvcUScww_aUoNMjz1C1OtvfX61uSfVI0_fMpK2WZZWnHGLb3jAw53DCCajj54dcT7uO3CKgAlF-yC63IvF0rHCTOENZFzfQJnEL8/s4032/IMG_2454.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMU64GnYAIUUXXdFryLO9mYNmJry_8VTbIMW0lQ_kJ93QVjbqREZgP4W2cob0wUTt-B5VI0mKXN8ZBFIs1WE9AvcUScww_aUoNMjz1C1OtvfX61uSfVI0_fMpK2WZZWnHGLb3jAw53DCCajj54dcT7uO3CKgAlF-yC63IvF0rHCTOENZFzfQJnEL8/w480-h640/IMG_2454.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Reading Jane Harper's latest, as excellent as her others<br /></b></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa0rs6rD2nbvl4D74cN1ecYf953qOfcV2Ht1cerhDogTFUlt8fdPemnIXE7ftIE0U01njnsQvBN0tMm8vEo1IbMzk-t_B1pJriGUpjDPnXayBUCluq3DL7M6PVRQA-tORiTzwxGGbufjoqy0KMkyvRo3wps-p0FodqnwgjQSgkLfdgY45Z2ySPsww/s4032/IMG_2487.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa0rs6rD2nbvl4D74cN1ecYf953qOfcV2Ht1cerhDogTFUlt8fdPemnIXE7ftIE0U01njnsQvBN0tMm8vEo1IbMzk-t_B1pJriGUpjDPnXayBUCluq3DL7M6PVRQA-tORiTzwxGGbufjoqy0KMkyvRo3wps-p0FodqnwgjQSgkLfdgY45Z2ySPsww/w300-h400/IMG_2487.jpeg" width="300" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"><b> <br /></b></span></div><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This morning we walked to Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve to experience the otherworldly geysers and steam bubbling up everywhere. More of that to come. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">PS: Logan was successful in inserting a new email sign-up box, which you can find in the far-right column. Add your email to get an alert when we post...and thanks for coming along. <br /></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBWtRg1t91nkJ_sjLHJn2IKOHhKvSuZvZRKUuWCwnwOJoD_jvs0hgdzK9_-BKkmukpAtnAnEYGwdt1uPQUU02r5p_8IjNWoruiMzNy5q6zFV3G9mjLC_0hdCw3Z2mAPHk26uB3TEN3S5w2ggmmW0FgljcLi3_EEMm-yiNwT5lEtUqH9pETFwgRd1-/s4032/IMG_2461.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbBWtRg1t91nkJ_sjLHJn2IKOHhKvSuZvZRKUuWCwnwOJoD_jvs0hgdzK9_-BKkmukpAtnAnEYGwdt1uPQUU02r5p_8IjNWoruiMzNy5q6zFV3G9mjLC_0hdCw3Z2mAPHk26uB3TEN3S5w2ggmmW0FgljcLi3_EEMm-yiNwT5lEtUqH9pETFwgRd1-/w640-h480/IMG_2461.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I once embedded google maps with abandon, but now all I get is...code. Copy and paste into browser to see our route.</span><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;">https://goo.gl/maps/LBa4X9VwDAyLqJDT6</div><p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com8Rotorua, New Zealand-38.1445987 176.2377669-55.841311755984776 141.0815169 -20.447885644015233 -148.6059831tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-86646885589907692052023-03-14T15:36:00.000-07:002023-03-14T15:36:13.284-07:00Slow Food and Fast Friends in the Bay of Plenty<p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKzcOXZdsHvDIh9oCUR62cThxdxD8meXfLXZi3yVbasLW1R7N0TMD1q5dlVtOAUdatil66_4PajgKSyYAog6zj9Mhp3HiBPLzkW7St4vV4M4y2LHc-7XsymxNbwgrMI4uRqhRQumB3FuE5l3ILSUchHtDg4cGrdB0kKD0F0DJsRqlcRjgdH1yuOI7/s4032/IMG_2329.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXKzcOXZdsHvDIh9oCUR62cThxdxD8meXfLXZi3yVbasLW1R7N0TMD1q5dlVtOAUdatil66_4PajgKSyYAog6zj9Mhp3HiBPLzkW7St4vV4M4y2LHc-7XsymxNbwgrMI4uRqhRQumB3FuE5l3ILSUchHtDg4cGrdB0kKD0F0DJsRqlcRjgdH1yuOI7/w480-h640/IMG_2329.jpeg" width="480" /></a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd50CKDIk-2WOxMJkQRBxowbDD3SBCvlft6egHPMKd7Kuwu9x_KByEmwLg_4ydpiO7VTW_xNZr8e73S8S_i6Yh1qQMGQOPMW4ScJvs0UkVgvzN8aOLN9xReOvC7MNizbWCZPn7WRigEIVScDDrH9vY_h6mD_wv3ClSkQbVI1SbSFHVU0EYsy_wRVQP/s4032/IMG_2336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd50CKDIk-2WOxMJkQRBxowbDD3SBCvlft6egHPMKd7Kuwu9x_KByEmwLg_4ydpiO7VTW_xNZr8e73S8S_i6Yh1qQMGQOPMW4ScJvs0UkVgvzN8aOLN9xReOvC7MNizbWCZPn7WRigEIVScDDrH9vY_h6mD_wv3ClSkQbVI1SbSFHVU0EYsy_wRVQP/w640-h480/IMG_2336.jpeg" width="640" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Universal themes, delicious food and fast friends, and how lucky we are to have both in Tauranga, about three hours by car southeast of Auckland. We were greeted at our efficiency motel by Hannah and Logan holding a big basket of food from the farmers market. The freshest eggs, greens, zucchini, eggplant, and bread. Plus a bottle of NZ merlot and a bouquet of manuka. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2VNQa_JJw537znnzotZeXVzv7XmP8FNOlGDAIJ_sWVjb7dtpU22A5IsYW_xCAEiXBsRw8jO_BEyHDpl0h4BniMkct6cQ6R0H8_XckzLEL8L8MoHouHx_l5a1nb-Qpv90TnZ3f30DGp0-y31djsYeCzNvexzKHJq9kewj5JT4sei0jbWVPMF_BZn/s2628/IMG_2307.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2429" data-original-width="2628" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivY2VNQa_JJw537znnzotZeXVzv7XmP8FNOlGDAIJ_sWVjb7dtpU22A5IsYW_xCAEiXBsRw8jO_BEyHDpl0h4BniMkct6cQ6R0H8_XckzLEL8L8MoHouHx_l5a1nb-Qpv90TnZ3f30DGp0-y31djsYeCzNvexzKHJq9kewj5JT4sei0jbWVPMF_BZn/w640-h592/IMG_2307.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p style="text-align: left;">We met these two at a campsite on the South Island six years ago and kept bumping into them at other campsites down the road. We shared our search results for organic food shops and became friends the way only parallel travelers can. </p><p style="text-align: left;">When our dear pal Selwyn moved from Auckland, H&L kindly offered to look after the Rover and Selwyn dropped it here, where it's been for too many pandemic years (we should have returned in 2021). Now the Rover's in the shop getting a last look before we hit the road and it's taking a wee bit longer than expected. In the meantime we've been delightfully fed and watered. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbHEUFTXuJv6e7m0dCnTY_eDg4JEoCu-a2_1tHiLRqX9zfpsQ1_u-cpa-PL56z1IG_O7jcwuNlYFObS0fCspSJVpVCzfRwmeNCv-C8oPW_s4DuC4uOc8Jw6tTmeExTci7ZcKkMNOgwcYDJ7yfw5a8qlcb44WHcfAqzAv5hSgPR1s8NTzBx9J_fwD3/s4032/IMG_2353.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFbHEUFTXuJv6e7m0dCnTY_eDg4JEoCu-a2_1tHiLRqX9zfpsQ1_u-cpa-PL56z1IG_O7jcwuNlYFObS0fCspSJVpVCzfRwmeNCv-C8oPW_s4DuC4uOc8Jw6tTmeExTci7ZcKkMNOgwcYDJ7yfw5a8qlcb44WHcfAqzAv5hSgPR1s8NTzBx9J_fwD3/w400-h300/IMG_2353.jpeg" width="400" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">But wait there's more: in the space of 2019-2023 a new family member
arrived. Who can imagine life without sweet naughty Margot, who managed
to steal our hearts too. <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>And also: our oysters! </b></p><p>At lunch right on the beach in Papamoa we saw fresh oysters on the menu, and Logan and I said yes please. When he passed a forkful of raw oyster to Margot, she made a little sound of unease and pushed the thing back on the fork. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8H3IvkIJ_NhaG7EUVp1aQE2SKJaJUT3XChdc8sKCqcMh9bGJNc0env6tVQ5wmD1w9jPr22I8h9BpGPCpp-eOGmcskAHntYhnNy-tkbO5urVq3d3dIp89cnPTFfLcvIqFyJz3J0mqYdWTrObxRckq4-qb3eVfxLY4BoiR6aJYtq_89sPPy0Xml0Qc/s4032/IMG_2364.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj8H3IvkIJ_NhaG7EUVp1aQE2SKJaJUT3XChdc8sKCqcMh9bGJNc0env6tVQ5wmD1w9jPr22I8h9BpGPCpp-eOGmcskAHntYhnNy-tkbO5urVq3d3dIp89cnPTFfLcvIqFyJz3J0mqYdWTrObxRckq4-qb3eVfxLY4BoiR6aJYtq_89sPPy0Xml0Qc/w480-h640/IMG_2364.jpeg" width="480" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">But when he tried again with just a small piece, we could see her interest developing. </p><p style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDb7syK6CHIIdbUfHTF9dBbXRfikGAnqj_XZRAfZapWV-T6VQiULVk9NNuf06Ns9sGAMuNqCiH0-A-SxXtiPiMmKIeQviW1Jcup7hFReS-o99Gc0H6rmqDPnLsZ5b2c6pOoZ7nqP8Qej8PzSLed2YGQJsSFlq1Rt82tCzGrtfbQgVAkhw2icYc82x/s4032/IMG_2365.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDb7syK6CHIIdbUfHTF9dBbXRfikGAnqj_XZRAfZapWV-T6VQiULVk9NNuf06Ns9sGAMuNqCiH0-A-SxXtiPiMmKIeQviW1Jcup7hFReS-o99Gc0H6rmqDPnLsZ5b2c6pOoZ7nqP8Qej8PzSLed2YGQJsSFlq1Rt82tCzGrtfbQgVAkhw2icYc82x/w480-h640/IMG_2365.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Now she's got a bib full of shells...</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X11cNOco_4iFnSe6FazI9_LHdb2KOaogypTbs0xwjI40rSveC0_m4QlECVwBH0bGC3N6q5srrY92S8IkuzItSZPBH8FTFP5_Qi0tCB2DCfsi7pwe-8lzCOzIlECKphXgES-o5w7s1ntX8hFU6bm8CxtHxwM-crkr2lGPVO8Ue6K9PGwp9Zn72Yio/s4032/IMG_2366.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6X11cNOco_4iFnSe6FazI9_LHdb2KOaogypTbs0xwjI40rSveC0_m4QlECVwBH0bGC3N6q5srrY92S8IkuzItSZPBH8FTFP5_Qi0tCB2DCfsi7pwe-8lzCOzIlECKphXgES-o5w7s1ntX8hFU6bm8CxtHxwM-crkr2lGPVO8Ue6K9PGwp9Zn72Yio/w480-h640/IMG_2366.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">...and that's how we came to be pouring the oyster liquor from each shell into the expectant mouth of this engaging little person (she tried to take my actual oysters, too, but we have our limits).</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdpmcXtsGHQbzy-ZE4lwCWEyiiiO2CCENCoq5tmXKQKRWW8cJdVeGdHnlmWAzj_ikgygf749e5VaD3DYkx-03aAavi_JrJqxYHQQD4DMOBttu6c2jiHYx1epDLzrH3IL-r8v_1c2I1fez7Bno6jAUKam1h3vL9jrN4L60sfOYS5UfCIHR0-WTKFX2/s4032/IMG_2361.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYdpmcXtsGHQbzy-ZE4lwCWEyiiiO2CCENCoq5tmXKQKRWW8cJdVeGdHnlmWAzj_ikgygf749e5VaD3DYkx-03aAavi_JrJqxYHQQD4DMOBttu6c2jiHYx1epDLzrH3IL-r8v_1c2I1fez7Bno6jAUKam1h3vL9jrN4L60sfOYS5UfCIHR0-WTKFX2/w640-h480/IMG_2361.jpeg" width="640" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">Her first words to us were a big secret to share: mommy has a baby in her tummy!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Iced coffees at Papamoa Beach</b><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei5btalngKl2v1eGDEMvhHU-1xfbImtauleRelsRgsgWyszSpqZFrT8fv4iJ85A5F-i_MuxRgYCThSoH7e8iLgheXiAveUts3dqtiPgc3efEZJxXIKDxisTuJOGk56Fe4OeMSJ3rjuY_RY0eFI_adjsZ6YBTjL_5CzWyXcgqcJDrNyvWFEcGJtu2W/s4032/IMG_2344.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgei5btalngKl2v1eGDEMvhHU-1xfbImtauleRelsRgsgWyszSpqZFrT8fv4iJ85A5F-i_MuxRgYCThSoH7e8iLgheXiAveUts3dqtiPgc3efEZJxXIKDxisTuJOGk56Fe4OeMSJ3rjuY_RY0eFI_adjsZ6YBTjL_5CzWyXcgqcJDrNyvWFEcGJtu2W/w640-h480/IMG_2344.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr4AmaZeJ21jGILiE9j8kJZnMguZUqFqBXAQT6A5ZtYte7UiSfQ2dyHaQ29uitF8Lkzgj3mTUOaQc_sGrhLzfcMBVeVxj5Dn9w0gQPiK3jW_av3cD2wXxxPhHPPMvqSYWxz14RBHqXrE1KAHbu1rz6vTw6as8OJdagYImXYT145WOjtGZt3m_SmF9/s4032/IMG_0306.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnr4AmaZeJ21jGILiE9j8kJZnMguZUqFqBXAQT6A5ZtYte7UiSfQ2dyHaQ29uitF8Lkzgj3mTUOaQc_sGrhLzfcMBVeVxj5Dn9w0gQPiK3jW_av3cD2wXxxPhHPPMvqSYWxz14RBHqXrE1KAHbu1rz6vTw6as8OJdagYImXYT145WOjtGZt3m_SmF9/w640-h480/IMG_0306.jpeg" width="640" /></a> <br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Roast chicken smells like welcome </b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGd-UGQYDg28dKI2cNwBpXzmIFTbb27_QxtLrUBFgThUY1HOzs4ToDojG_0RoCkb6PpUiHrkMbRV1MGlCQz4VcE7iizAwd7m5qX2n-wRSq1KLtbCCuIwKM2iSt6nIRPwCoM4fSpiABu-Md4LBUlNy-mZ0OkxbVXvAkE4qYjAvmH6tdWVlCYuaPXAN/s4032/IMG_2327.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiGd-UGQYDg28dKI2cNwBpXzmIFTbb27_QxtLrUBFgThUY1HOzs4ToDojG_0RoCkb6PpUiHrkMbRV1MGlCQz4VcE7iizAwd7m5qX2n-wRSq1KLtbCCuIwKM2iSt6nIRPwCoM4fSpiABu-Md4LBUlNy-mZ0OkxbVXvAkE4qYjAvmH6tdWVlCYuaPXAN/w480-h640/IMG_2327.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: left;">Logan's an IT expert and he's telling me to ditch Blogger and start posting on Substack. I'm migrating the blog there and will email you a link when it's live. Thanks, Logan.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKgkeFN8O6Zl3qF7COsR5OMuTfsKGTfQBzLWnmcuDv61seClsqg4C8JprGZQP8oW642O1oP3ZqZTlEPzH1WQDkZSzRgcOzF9hY2SJac0UjhzU2sxL4bOd1TYYWSykWnImtOENzBC0Q5beu3YUD5Yh8O0S0UD4JjO-7HGqvdCvsXRCfmE0EIU4Z18k/s4032/IMG_2326.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdKgkeFN8O6Zl3qF7COsR5OMuTfsKGTfQBzLWnmcuDv61seClsqg4C8JprGZQP8oW642O1oP3ZqZTlEPzH1WQDkZSzRgcOzF9hY2SJac0UjhzU2sxL4bOd1TYYWSykWnImtOENzBC0Q5beu3YUD5Yh8O0S0UD4JjO-7HGqvdCvsXRCfmE0EIU4Z18k/w480-h640/IMG_2326.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>More home cooking from the pizza people </b><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftVBOkX11TAgJ2KhB47A5IkCug-xsiEY8MH58zQ54vDL1woIr-Bjii04cQV2Ebr4-46GoYB3Zx76FTvkmetRspj1zrICjN4bqfqFZ-xVXAy3rBJO6IP471wyD6KrjgFUTb_22xwIhPEoP0acbvTaFid86xfo1iBFMbm8LyVSrHzYvGn660Rtc98SH/s4032/IMG_2408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiftVBOkX11TAgJ2KhB47A5IkCug-xsiEY8MH58zQ54vDL1woIr-Bjii04cQV2Ebr4-46GoYB3Zx76FTvkmetRspj1zrICjN4bqfqFZ-xVXAy3rBJO6IP471wyD6KrjgFUTb_22xwIhPEoP0acbvTaFid86xfo1iBFMbm8LyVSrHzYvGn660Rtc98SH/w480-h640/IMG_2408.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Auckland to Tauranga</b></p><p style="text-align: center;">https://goo.gl/maps/6Qnnd2KjADphGFES8<br /></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-38384958054572742352023-03-09T13:21:00.001-08:002023-03-09T13:21:46.186-08:00Seen in NZ<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBj0QILPYc7o9ENhGvypVW2mjD7Q8ZNz7Xf4U7XYbqtfwIEgr0drIvrVpYeM_iJs8BQWa28qEt_V6KkCNWl8Qz7EPDYuPcaVoy4fjkxgA1JM-kv1xq09wwL_Z3c_8_uO-X7EM7BPxa-2H_7cE5Forui0c64qYz-3pxm2LGldYdfbKMgF-nn0tpoib/s4032/IMG_2253.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHBj0QILPYc7o9ENhGvypVW2mjD7Q8ZNz7Xf4U7XYbqtfwIEgr0drIvrVpYeM_iJs8BQWa28qEt_V6KkCNWl8Qz7EPDYuPcaVoy4fjkxgA1JM-kv1xq09wwL_Z3c_8_uO-X7EM7BPxa-2H_7cE5Forui0c64qYz-3pxm2LGldYdfbKMgF-nn0tpoib/w480-h640/IMG_2253.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-42400281259353408382023-03-08T10:25:00.003-08:002023-03-08T10:25:45.523-08:00Auckland, City of Sails<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohvprLEMHxS0MzzC1WryZeLeGGHG1wVntAER-Fu8RuEvyizPnJgd_ZkNJH4a57anjhs8gmjjgWQ8AtoWIVdZeOjt4ohUkM_7aWC2Xn_WTEldIcRH49x8wKX3fsNHxej5H9jOxbk1vdKJ0yRdm0bhNTyDj3qjvJ9AGX9ACfsx6QO0Dr9iVj50oKyxo/s4032/IMG_2255.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjohvprLEMHxS0MzzC1WryZeLeGGHG1wVntAER-Fu8RuEvyizPnJgd_ZkNJH4a57anjhs8gmjjgWQ8AtoWIVdZeOjt4ohUkM_7aWC2Xn_WTEldIcRH49x8wKX3fsNHxej5H9jOxbk1vdKJ0yRdm0bhNTyDj3qjvJ9AGX9ACfsx6QO0Dr9iVj50oKyxo/w480-h640/IMG_2255.jpeg" width="480" /></a></p><p>16.5 hours on a plane in a mask is not conducive to maximum brain power. It seems I've forgotten how to post here, so let's chalk it up to reduced oxygenation and have a day in pictures. </p><p>The welcome-to-Auckland landing package: free covid tests (with a 40% reinfection rate here, a good thing), the business card of Nimbus, who capably sniffed everyone's luggage, and a large flat white from the first vendor we saw. </p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIrfNzE_0iKLz2PRvLDO5Q89N1kMLQK8yG2MyUlGHTJXUmaRL2JLrPiNhXuqdaipYuh8CJy9vclNxVzmb5ag0Nd1tibYGEAMLVsy812NsyWNWGvN0DFqR6fk4drQocEvBsilf0L0PzfARmvtw1svITRjeSZE97nLO4G7whggCaqFEoZaDEpSDtbhm/s4032/IMG_2211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIrfNzE_0iKLz2PRvLDO5Q89N1kMLQK8yG2MyUlGHTJXUmaRL2JLrPiNhXuqdaipYuh8CJy9vclNxVzmb5ag0Nd1tibYGEAMLVsy812NsyWNWGvN0DFqR6fk4drQocEvBsilf0L0PzfARmvtw1svITRjeSZE97nLO4G7whggCaqFEoZaDEpSDtbhm/w480-h640/IMG_2211.jpeg" width="480" /></a> <br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="https://aucklife.co.nz/auckland-city-of-sails/">1.6 million people crammed into a tiny stretch of land, surrounded by oceans and islands. Auckland is the largest and fastest growing city in New Zealand. Calling it multicultural would be an understatement. Auckland has also the largest Polynesian population in the world.</a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9BJ4kmgiuWNcuwnsU9r1HO3xwzZEEFE0xofhqr2PxCIG9dQZ8M3n8GVHKeA3U5DGCZlI96nsE26nnppWsaLThKjyqnS3keLp7SGRHY3D0KZ74uTtQ_0ZaF-6eq_3xTfWIqUWQObkjVBK5psSjDUbFiWfv0ff47uGJsdIAKJqoh_uVHaEhy7SPjWn/s4032/IMG_2252.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht9BJ4kmgiuWNcuwnsU9r1HO3xwzZEEFE0xofhqr2PxCIG9dQZ8M3n8GVHKeA3U5DGCZlI96nsE26nnppWsaLThKjyqnS3keLp7SGRHY3D0KZ74uTtQ_0ZaF-6eq_3xTfWIqUWQObkjVBK5psSjDUbFiWfv0ff47uGJsdIAKJqoh_uVHaEhy7SPjWn/w640-h480/IMG_2252.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnbpuVTNWAUr6FYQCPpQigbXHWOzVQbvOa85dYzXqlDkO8YlCmP_nJYcmhe1adMyPgEkBttwT4C2Kq_WhHHYAdYqz1RrU3jYr5IARKWt9bbpHSDeTqsyWOiYx3d2BG5E7voTMABVXXTjhLKHaw1nh1ZT0n-M8CHQJtUz0uxgYppKoVCUlu6jF1rdT/s4032/IMG_2251.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnbpuVTNWAUr6FYQCPpQigbXHWOzVQbvOa85dYzXqlDkO8YlCmP_nJYcmhe1adMyPgEkBttwT4C2Kq_WhHHYAdYqz1RrU3jYr5IARKWt9bbpHSDeTqsyWOiYx3d2BG5E7voTMABVXXTjhLKHaw1nh1ZT0n-M8CHQJtUz0uxgYppKoVCUlu6jF1rdT/w640-h480/IMG_2251.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p><a href="https://aucklife.co.nz/auckland-city-of-sails/">The famous nickname “Auckland, City of Sails” comes from its iconic location. Located on a small land tongue in the center of the Auckland region, locked in by the Tasman Sea in the west and the Hauraki Gulf in the east, Auckland has plenty of access to the water. There are several large commercial and container harbours as well as multiple large marinas and yacht harbours within the City. 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No matter from which side you are approaching Auckland, there is somewhere a marina in sight with rows of sailboats. </a></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmxXnk5KB7KO3L_osITHcBdhHCTXwiKpeG5nWMPvxJct1jrjNZMZZsss4JNJWP9ZIPPfmCa-0-KaBK0VAg9XFK6c3Dvu8-euTcmg3pQROcCNUk-CdGkrkcUfNI5vjx4wTVPXBKLGyiA2L47djNs0EMgItw_1WVlmDOdaLUsfAPcbRnEl_hgO8hAj1/s4032/IMG_2226.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmxXnk5KB7KO3L_osITHcBdhHCTXwiKpeG5nWMPvxJct1jrjNZMZZsss4JNJWP9ZIPPfmCa-0-KaBK0VAg9XFK6c3Dvu8-euTcmg3pQROcCNUk-CdGkrkcUfNI5vjx4wTVPXBKLGyiA2L47djNs0EMgItw_1WVlmDOdaLUsfAPcbRnEl_hgO8hAj1/w640-h480/IMG_2226.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p>We're staying on one of the wharves that juts off Auckland's central business district in the gulf. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Q_4_wwZ056NxS1jcIRjmhdXnudq46WQYaOPTtFj-XQhryZtxPGQ_Y1-sJ4QHRApGert5mVz5DpPqy1-V2fH_RwpM9TpeDcxklx-9KOwz12-rJBmQfGfWKFPAAdY2Zl9yvu6bNG3JsWogN1meHkFfCT3a9vyvNt83dUn9NIUCWTomDzvUeInL1cK/s4032/IMG_2220.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD8Q_4_wwZ056NxS1jcIRjmhdXnudq46WQYaOPTtFj-XQhryZtxPGQ_Y1-sJ4QHRApGert5mVz5DpPqy1-V2fH_RwpM9TpeDcxklx-9KOwz12-rJBmQfGfWKFPAAdY2Zl9yvu6bNG3JsWogN1meHkFfCT3a9vyvNt83dUn9NIUCWTomDzvUeInL1cK/w480-h640/IMG_2220.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><p></p><p>It's an easy walk to downtown, which has grown considerably since our last stay here in 2017.<br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHPfVWG53dnCOcc3AybFUBNM0GiQ8-mpwbuz-dBLfPmI28ccyKEQropMTIMr6nXmjumR5ATJbJMANTdi2uOgfeturiIMqLGQyHKNctskR9uy8jm84u_syyjIGxUIc1MzxAdhN5LUmXLz2dPm6TNUsTDgzg89Jk7CjxGYyiEe6iRVVAHW3HsB8a0XL/s4032/IMG_2216.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYHPfVWG53dnCOcc3AybFUBNM0GiQ8-mpwbuz-dBLfPmI28ccyKEQropMTIMr6nXmjumR5ATJbJMANTdi2uOgfeturiIMqLGQyHKNctskR9uy8jm84u_syyjIGxUIc1MzxAdhN5LUmXLz2dPm6TNUsTDgzg89Jk7CjxGYyiEe6iRVVAHW3HsB8a0XL/w640-h480/IMG_2216.jpeg" width="640" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Art needs a new t-shirt</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbc3wb6PMFik7Y4iUc-0Z2ajHoMzH7f5tG4rsHhZPUc3H16XG2xAV57iVFEbGKzt8gh0cTPGobI9DkIvdbLwFhwKkTFe_LagmEpr7Mk9WK7L1Uhh1LZCJ_tQ-_T-Mve-KNxliaQvOHgQG-g5V0WETYaCLZjvrF4dBbVzyeeShUj4u-0a9gfcUS1SV/s4032/IMG_2268.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVbc3wb6PMFik7Y4iUc-0Z2ajHoMzH7f5tG4rsHhZPUc3H16XG2xAV57iVFEbGKzt8gh0cTPGobI9DkIvdbLwFhwKkTFe_LagmEpr7Mk9WK7L1Uhh1LZCJ_tQ-_T-Mve-KNxliaQvOHgQG-g5V0WETYaCLZjvrF4dBbVzyeeShUj4u-0a9gfcUS1SV/w640-h480/IMG_2268.jpeg" width="640" /></a><b> </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> </b><br /><br /></div><br /><p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEIrfNzE_0iKLz2PRvLDO5Q89N1kMLQK8yG2MyUlGHTJXUmaRL2JLrPiNhXuqdaipYuh8CJy9vclNxVzmb5ag0Nd1tibYGEAMLVsy812NsyWNWGvN0DFqR6fk4drQocEvBsilf0L0PzfARmvtw1svITRjeSZE97nLO4G7whggCaqFEoZaDEpSDtbhm/s4032/IMG_2211.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </a></p><p style="text-align: center;"> </p><p> </p>H2http://www.blogger.com/profile/05697081429612903875noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4701659567613794638.post-41960910453986737462020-08-28T10:46:00.002-07:002020-08-28T10:46:35.084-07:00Covid Cafe: Gone Fishin'<div style="text-align: center;">
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that in a bowl with ice cubes to cool it down. Add a few cloves of garlic,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hello chefs of Covid Cafe. How goes it and what are you eating? We planted seeds this week for a fall basil crop and have been feasting on garden produce. It's a bit of pressure keeping up with the summer squash, but we're up to it. Today, Connie's all about the figs and baking a sublime clafoutis...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Connie writes: I've been obsessed with fresh
figs lately</u>. Tried two good pork recipes but this dessert from Ottolenghi's
Simple cookbook was wonderful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Make sure you use really
ripe figs for this. You may be surprised by the size of each portion, but the
sponge is so light and fluffy that it’s very easy to eat a lot of it. I like to
serve this with vanilla ice-cream or cream. Serves four, generously.</span></div>
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<b>2 tbsp red wine </b><br />
<b>1 tbsp picked thyme leaves</b><br />
<b>1 tbsp lemon juice, plus 2 tsp finely grated zest</b><br />
<b>12 ripe black figs, tough stems removed and halved lengthways</b><br />
<b>2 eggs, separated</b><br />
<b>50g plain flour</b><br />
<b>1½ tsp vanilla essence</b><br />
<b>100ml double cream</b><br />
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oven to 170C/335F/gas mark 3. Spoon 60g sugar into a small, oven-proof,
high-sided saute pan with an 18cm base (if you don’t have one, cook the figs in
a regular frying pan and transfer to a square 22cm baking dish when it’s time
to move them to the oven), then put the pan on a medium-high heat for four to five
minutes, swirling the pan a few times, until the sugar has melted and turned a
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and figs, and set aside to cool. (If you are transferring the figs to a baking
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three minutes by hand, one minute with an electric whisk – then add the flour,
vanilla, cream, lemon zest and a pinch of salt, and whisk until smooth and
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hope you're
leaving some room for dessert, chefs, as you eat your way through
summer. Maybe you're devouring bowls of seeded watermelon or you're
baking with the fruits of the season. Rob is doing just that and this
time he includes a recipe...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Rob writes: Another summer day, another peach cobbler</u>. </span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This makes about six servings depending on your crew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My neighbor eats her share between our kitchen and her front door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course ice cream,
whipped cream, whatever, goes well.</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Rob's Peach Cobbler</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--About
3 cups peeled, sliced peaches (I use about six medium peaches from the farmer’s
market)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--2
cups sugar, divided</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--1/2
cup water</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--8
tablespoons butter</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--1
1/2 cups self-rising flour (you can make your own with a little baking powder
and salt--just google it)</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">--1
1/2 cups milk</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">1.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Preheat
oven to 350 degrees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">2.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Put the peaches, one cup sugar, and water in a medium saucepan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">3.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Strain
and reserve juice.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">4.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Place the stick of butter into an 8X8 baking pan and put it in the preheating oven oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> The 8X8 pan</span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> is going to give you a thicker
cobbler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you want thinner, you can
bake in three-quart baking pan.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">5.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Mix
the flour and remaining cup of sugar in medium bowl.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">6.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Stir
in the milk in three portions, whisking as you go to avoid lumps.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">7.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Once
the butter has melted, pour the batter into the pan with the butter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>DO NOT STIR.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The batter will come up while baking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">8.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Place
the peaches on top of the batter.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">9.<span style="font: 7.0pt "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Bake
for 40-45 minutes, depending on your oven.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You want a risen cobbler that is golden brown on the edges.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">10.</span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> Heat
the reserved juice in the saucepan until reduced to a syrup/glaze.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;">11. </span></span><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Cool
the cobbler.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Pour the reserved
sauce/glaze over before serving. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">When life gives you summer squash...</span></div>
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<b><span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Chop and saute over high heat with onion and hot pepper, </span></b></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>finishing with a glug of fish sauce and tamari/soy</b></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1c1c; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I want to remember the flavor of these Goldie heirloom tomatoes, drizzled with olive oil and a shake of salt, come November.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Camille belatedly tells us she’s a member of the small group who eats corn in
a circular fashion.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> She adds: I like mayo (only for this sandwich) on both sides of the bread
with lettuce on each and a thinner slice of tomato on each and then the bacon goes
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Kay: Half-inch tomatoes that overlap a bit. No mayo (I’m
with Chris on this), so sometimes I use butter or pesto, hummus or avocado
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">(<i>Ed note: There will be no BLT-shaming, but we're going to have to discuss the hummus, honey.</i>) </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Rob says: It’s not thick or thin--it’s coverage. Each bite
should have tomato. And the tomato should be lightly salted to release
maximum juice. We can’t neglect the lettuce issue. I am firmly on
board with leaf lettuce, romaine is too stiff. A mayo-free BLT?
Heresy. (<i>Ed note: how about that hummus?</i>)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Nancy: I like several slices of thin tomato on toast with
bacon (of course), lettuce, and definitely mayo. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>BLT with sweet corn was a must-have meal when
I was growing up. We had a "corn man" who drove a rickety old truck
into our neighborhood loaded with fresh-picked sweet corn. Back then a dozen
ears was 50 cents. I think the corn man had a crush on my mother. I have looked
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Jon: I’m a medium-slice person but always two slices. Also,
lightly salted to bring out the tomato flavor.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">If your belly (unlike mine) doesn't reject most breads, consider yourself lucky. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I sense I could get into some trouble for posting this, but h</span>ere's my solution: BLT with mayo schmear rolled up in chard leaves. They're delicious.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hi chefs. The BLT poll posed by Chris yesterday has generated quite the vigorous response. If you missed it, <a href="https://avionroads.blogspot.com/2020/08/covid-cafe-cast-your-vote-in-blt-poll.html">click here to check it out</a>. From what we've heard, tomato thickness is not the only issue. People also apparently feel strongly about lettuce type and mayo substitutes (did I just type that?). So let us know and also send us a photo of your BLT.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14pt; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"> </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> </span></div>
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bountiful diversity of foods in season now make for extraordinarily colorful, easy, and delicious repasts. Our first meal today was a grassfed grilled hamburger with fermented beets and red cabbage; tomato, cuke, and avocado salad; and a watermelon and nectarine bowl with a few errant slices of raw kohlrabi from the farmshare (Art: are these supposed to be in here?).</span></div>
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<span style="color: #26282a; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Chris asks: Thick or thin tomato slice on your BLT</u>?
Lisa and Trev like thin, I like it as thick as I can get my mouth around.
Tomato below is an heirloom Virginia Sweet (<a href="https://www.renaissancefarms.org/product/virginia-sweets-tomato/">click here for more</a>). </span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">It's worth mentioning that Chris is mayo-averse, which is a whole separate discussion. I have to give more thought to thick vs thin. If thin, then only because I
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Hello chefs. Where does this pandemic find you? Our longtime friend Carolina divides her time between Mexico City and San Miguel de Allende several hours to the northwest. <a href="https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffsb&q=san+miguel+de+allende&atb=v178-1&iax=images&ia=images">Click here for some pictures of San Miguel</a>, its cobblestone streets, and colorful doorways. A good choice for these limiting times and she's clearly eating the rainbow.</span></div>
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her salad</span></u><span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">: Fresh asparagus, figs, tomatoes, black olives, red leaf lettuce,
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">The <a href="https://hudsonvalleyseed.com/products/goldie-tomato?variant=30089167732781">Goldies</a> are especially prolific this year. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">We grow all-heirloom tomatoes to keep these</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"> treasured varieties going.</span><b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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we made Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce with fresh tomatoes. You can
easily used canned, though. In fact her recipe (<a href="https://www.thekitchn.com/marcella-hazans-amazing-4ingre-144538">click here</a>) calls for
canned tomatoes. Via some alchemy I can't fathom, four ingredients transform into a heavenly sauce. Here we're just getting underway...</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><b>Wayne's grate + Art's added legs = winter squash delivery system</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">Happy Friday, chefs of Covid Cafe, and thanks for your continued submissions. We love knowing what you're eating. In this summer moment, tomatoes are everywhere and down in Nashville Dusty's cooking for the family table. Today we check in on his sauce...</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Dustin writes: This year has been amazing for tomatoes in TN</u>. Recently I've
been picking four or five a day. I planted Cherokee Purple,
Big Boy, Better Boy, Super Sauce, Amish Paste, and a couple of cherry tomatoes. </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Naturally, we have been making a lot of tomato sauce, salsa, and
guacamole. I can say that we have put everything to good use or gifted it to
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">10 medium to large tomatoes (I used about 15)</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">3-6 garlic cloves</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">6-10 leaves fresh basil</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">1. Bring a large pot to a boil with enough water to cover your
largest tomato. Set up ice bath in a separate large bowl to cool tomatoes after
cooking.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">2. Core tomatoes and cut out bad spots. Cut a small X on the round bottom of each tomato (this makes it easier to peel).</span></div>
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for 60-90 seconds. Remove when the skins begin peeling and place
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salt, and a crack of pepper. Simmer until fragrant.</span></div>
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butter. Add tomatoes, onions, and chicken broth. Bring to a low boil and simmer for two minutes. Reduce heat to low and put lid on.</span></div>
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Continually add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning. Eventually
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tomato paste. Simmer with lid cracked for next 4-6 hours, stirring regularly
and seasoning to taste. I start light on seasonings and really pile on the flavors
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This was the best batch I've ever made. It netted 64 ounces of sauce
that we used to make Meat Sauce Fettuccine and Spinach Tortellini. I still have
enough for spaghetti next week. Make sure to cook on a full stomach.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Good day, chefs. It occurs to me that this pandemic is all about transition--transition in how we're living our lives, working our jobs, and connecting with others. Not to mention what we're eating. Three months ago <a href="https://avionroads.blogspot.com/2020/05/covid-cafe-ravioli-nation.html">Holly and Rich were making ravioli</a>, some of which they froze. I asked Holly if she used them in today's meal and she laughed and said they were long gone...</span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "timesnewromanpsmt" , serif; font-size: 13.5pt;"><u>Holly writes: I made this for dinner last night</u>. I just knew it would be
better the second day as a side...and I was right. The lemon flavor
intensifies and sauce thickens when it cools. </span></div>
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wine, cornstarch, garlic, thyme, salt, and pepper in a 9x13-inch baking dish
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<span class="css-901oao"><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">I think about that from time to time, chefs, and concur. Maybe it's cabin fever, but I can think of a few places I'd like to be walking. On the other hand, our gardens, which have made me joyful every day since the pandemic started, are now delivering extraordinary bounty. Here's part of this morning's pick...</span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-size: 14.0pt;"><u>Jon writes: I've had a
strong craving for a BLT with good a tomato</u>. My bread, not homemade
but Private Selection; lettuce not from my garden, but Kroger; bacon not from the butcher, but Costco; mayo not homemade, but Hellman's. And
finally, a wonderful tomato from an Eastern Indiana farm near a friend's
mother's house. Perfection! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"><span style="color: black;"><u>Gwen writes: We are having serious
weather tonight, and now the lights for our building have blown</u>. But for
all the poo-pooing of battery operated candles, they're lighting our feast: tins of dolmas, kalamata olive spread complements of Alex and Peter, a real
tomato--grown in the yard of friends Clare and Ed--and pita chips! </span><span style="color: black;"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14.0pt;"></span><span style="font-size: 14.0pt;">It was a massive
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho">derecho</a>--a powerful straight-line storm--that remarkably didn't leave a single branch on
the ground here, but did knock a beehive out of a tree and into the back of Art's
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