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Title: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 14 January 2018, 03:32:48
Now back at our son's place in Queenstown having spent the last 10 days touring central North Island in  this :

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/iv3jrlpjn1utboa/nz1.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/fhbp3vng8eubost/nz2.JPG?dl=1)

being forced to look at scenery like this ....  :

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/9k565dk9f9ndove/nz3.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/us5df4uhjq5mnxl/nz4.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/495bwaer2a9f4c7/nz5.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/rs18hc0h2bqu2bb/nz6.JPG?dl=1)

It's a hard life, but someone has to do it !!

 :) :)

Not looking forward to the cold when we get back .....  :(
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 14 January 2018, 04:19:06
Hey Nige

Pictures aren't working, thought I'd help out :y :y

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/1.JPG)

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/2.JPG)

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/3.JPG)

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/4.JPG)

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/5.JPG)

(http://www.chatterboxuk.co.uk/nige/6.JPG)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 14 January 2018, 04:43:25
Might be a software thing... were visible on my phone, but not the tablet :-\

Looks like it's continuing to be a bloody good holiday though 8)

How are you finding the Ducato?
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 14 January 2018, 04:44:15
Thanks for that, seem to be working fine for me, but thanks again :)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 14 January 2018, 04:50:19
Might be a software thing... were visible on my phone, but not the tablet :-\

Looks like it's continuing to be a bloody good holiday though 8)

How are you finding the Ducato?

Ducato handled like a breeze block and as gutless as one!! 6 speed autobox never made its mind up what gear it wanted to be in!! But given the size and weight of the body, complete with inboard watermarks I guess it's understandable. Regardless, it did the job for the 10 days we lived in it. Fabulous country full of really nice people..... I could easily live here...:)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Shackeng on 14 January 2018, 10:23:56
Might be a software thing... were visible on my phone, but not the tablet :-\

Looks like it's continuing to be a bloody good holiday though 8)

How are you finding the Ducato?

Ducato handled like a breeze block and as gutless as one!! 6 speed autobox never made its mind up what gear it wanted to be in!! But given the size and weight of the body, complete with inboard watermarks I guess it's understandable. Regardless, it did the job for the 10 days we lived in it. Fabulous country full of really nice people..... I could easily live here...:)

Delighted to see you are enjoying yourself Nige. They had no autoboxed RV's when we went 15 years ago, so I'm glad to see that NZ have at last reached the 20th century. :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: ronnyd on 14 January 2018, 15:49:44
I,ve got both sets of pics. :D Looks stunning mate. :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 18 January 2018, 22:04:29
Out for the day having borrowed our son's truck ..... found some very "interesting" roads.......and some really scenic ones...  photo count has now passed the 2000 mark..., and that's just mine, Chris has taken even more !!

:)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/wplnue65dt7og4v/nz11.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/pdrtkjgs91q9qaz/nz12.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/9ix9ympbm3wb6eo/nz13.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/slrwf7lmd2xg26v/nz14.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/l94vgunfmcpwtij/nz15.JPG?dl=1)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 January 2018, 08:11:12
Ni Nigel, good to see you and your good wife enjoying yourself, send her my regards.

But, you just cant stay away from towing your living accommodation around behind you can you  ;D ;) :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 19 January 2018, 08:18:20
Ni Nigel, good to see you and your good wife enjoying yourself, send her my regards.

But, you just cant stay away from towing your living accommodation around behind you can you  ;D ;) :y

:)

Thanks for the nice comment, regards passed to Chris .........

But why you edit my pictures away ??  Me no understand ....
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 January 2018, 08:35:37
They are not working for the masses  :'(
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 19 January 2018, 08:37:53
Fixed, you have to replace the www with dl and add ?dl=1to the end (which had already been done) for dropbox images to display correctly to everyone on a forum (it forces the browser to download the image)  :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 19 January 2018, 08:50:00
Fixed, you have to replace the www with dl and add ?dl=1to the end (which had already been done) for dropbox images to display correctly to everyone on a forum (it forces the browser to download the image)  :y

Ta muchly, I'll try and remember for the next time, appreciate your help  :y :y  Nige
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: JDX on 19 January 2018, 13:01:33
Lovely views - very nice  :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 19 January 2018, 13:15:36
Some of those landscapes look pretty brown and parched.  Have they had a dry summer?  :-\
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Doctor Gollum on 19 January 2018, 13:36:54
Some of those landscapes look pretty brown and parched.  Have they had a dry summer?  :-\
Oz has been roasting since September...
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Sir Tigger KC on 19 January 2018, 19:05:17
Some of those landscapes look pretty brown and parched.  Have they had a dry summer?  :-\
Oz has been roasting since September...

Yes I saw that they've had 40°+ in Sydney recently!  :o  ::)

New Zealand has a very different climate to Australia though. It has a temperate maritime climate similar to ours, whereas Australia has a continental climate.  ;)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 19 January 2018, 19:28:35
Some parts are extremely dry, around here fire risk is"extreme",  all outside fires banned, watering restrictions in place. Three large grass fires in the past couple of days,  one caused by sparks from a lawnmower blade striking a stone. System seems to work well,  5-6 fire trucks and a couple of helicopters with monsoon buckets to knock it back fast, then more in if needed. Fire a Wanaka had 8 helis at its peak. Luckily some big lakes around to use as pickup points.
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: ronnyd on 19 January 2018, 21:20:07
More good pics. loverly stuff. :y
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 20 January 2018, 00:54:13
Some of pictures of the Wanaka fire, first 2 while it was going on, second 2 some 15 days later. As you can see, quite big, took 8 Helicopters, 6 ground teams and some 8 hours to put out.

We were supposed to be going up the road you can see on the right hand side when we went out on the 3rd, guess what we didn't do !! Second lot taken when we went through Wanaka on our way to the Blue Pools on the 18th.

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/36k76c18egd1hoe/nz16.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/j7uy57namwy1n6x/nz17.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/8np4n79fhpwnfcq/nz18.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/a0ntncmnoavrcek/nz19.JPG?dl=1)

Hopefully I've got the coding right this time and won't need Marks help !!

:)
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: Entwood on 22 January 2018, 06:02:25
Today's little journey was along roads like this ....

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/f2omfowyw6t1ldr/nz20.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/kjtv97or0njfwj9/nz21.JPG?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/15mt1picrhnovr7/nz22.JPG?dl=1)

So we could dress up like this .....

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/ijvwjv89to58fq8/nz23.JPG?dl=1)

to do THIS !!!!  Absolutely great fun

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/gw1l0ajxnkewlff/nz24.jpg?dl=1)

(https://dl.dropbox.com/s/ms8gqvaapieygrj/nz25.jpg?dl=1)

Skippers Promotional video .. and its pretty realistic ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agF11_Rha7g&feature=youtu.be&width=853&height=480

Just 5 days left in NZ :( then a couple in Hong Kong and we'll be back in the cold, miserable UK and I'll stop annoying you all with pictures !!

Take care out there ... Nige
Title: Re: Hi from New Zealand
Post by: TheBoy on 23 January 2018, 17:31:33
Once a Pikey, always a pikey....


Soon time to return to the real world Entwood  :'(