Whats with all the ‘publish’ cac, whats wrong with ‘blog’!!!
Why havn’t any of you morons repied in relevence to whats happening on my joyfull return??? I wouldn’t like to be the one to drag the poor aging boglar and co out into the cold to do 4hrs driving to pick me up when i can easily get the train. After the text from Dod saying he had been beaten into the ground by the oposition i began to feel not a little guilty as it would be simplicity itself to get on the old reliable train and tootle down!!! What happened to my idea that Liv drove??? Nought wrong with that – earning his keep with a little taxi servicing… can’t say fairer than that! I was going to phone as you were all being so elusive, but at $14 for 3 mins i thought perhaps not. You may all be amused to know that we got a seemingly inoccent ride into town (haha i hear you say, but all the others have been!) with a couple of locals when they had the audacity to take up behind their local shop!!! The only way out was through it so making some quick excuse i charged through leaving geoff tangled up in a bevie of extended hands and bellowed ‘Bula’s! Most underhand of me i agree, but i had just got a good opinion of the locals ability not to grad one into shops, and i didn’t want it tarnished! He has just emerged, having had a few glasses of Kave thrust upon him!!! Oh well, one in a street of shops is not all bad i suppose. There seems to be some disention within the ranks of the locals here sue to the fact that the majority of shops are owned by Fijian indian, and we have had a coupld tell us that the shop geoff was just is the only fijian owned shop – something to do with the indian being harder workers i believe. It seems to take about fifty of the best fijians to sell a few mangoes by the roadside!!!
Well, let me know what the general consensus is on the Hrow thing. For my part i would rather get the train than drag the bog out. I don’t have so many qualms in dragging the Liv out though…T

Oh yeah, Dod’s brekkie sounds just the same as geoffs. banana and horse food!!!! Sounds foul and boring to me!
T

Hail all,

Well, we are having a most pleasent time in auckland, relexing with plenty of time to sort out all our stuff. i have some manuka honey for mama, and some sweets. Anything elase you cab think of, let me know.
Looks like i will preobably be going to france for easter, but nothing booked yet. Well, i’ll see if i can get this to blog – cheers T

Water proof trousers are essential for biking in winter!

If you want us to leave any of our gear behind in Auckland for you to collect, then let us know.
Anyone’s welcome for a spot of skiing in Chatel in April.

Geoff

P.S. Tan has taken to devouring chunks of my arm now that she’s off cheese. Painful to say the least!

Hail Dod,
Well, we will spruce Gerty up for the sale, though it will be a wrench to part with her, she has been a good car. I do reckon that the Biking is the way to go in this weather, and some of the scenery we wizzed passed will be much more appreciated by bike. There are pplaces you can stay with a tent for free, but not many and they are usually along side roads which are easily explored by car but after 100klm on the bike a hot shower will seem much more important than $20!!!! Abd you won’t have to pay for diesel, tax bla bla bla so will probably break even if not save money in the long run if you get a bike – after having bought it and the gear that is! The less you carry the better i say! Well, Liv, let me know about the skiing and if you want to come to Chatel or if you have some other epic trip pl;anned! The trip to chatel will be cheap i would say, only flight and ski pass to get!!! Well, cheers all and must go and stock up on CHEESE!!!! I have been of cheese due to largening posteriour but am allowed to have some for the epic walk tomorrw!!!!
T