Tahiti
Sunset glow in Moorea..........
a peaceful moment in the water....
posted by PINKLES @ 12:44 AM
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Monday, May 12, 2008
Sunset glow in Moorea..........
a peaceful moment in the water....
Sunday, March 02, 2008
Ahu's
The beach 3.5km down the road from where we're living, Ahu Ahu Road, a lovely place for a walk, swim, surf, or sunset skip around
posted by PINKLES @ 7:59 PM
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Classic Taranaki
cows at sunset...a typical scene around here as it's one of the largest dairy farming places in the world.
posted by PINKLES @ 7:58 PM
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Mt Taranaki
our glorious mountain...a dormant volcano that we live under:)
WE still have yet to hike the summit. Weather must be right. Now that it's March all the snow has melted off. In the winter, there is a skifield on the lefthand side for skiing and snowboarding.
posted by PINKLES @ 7:57 PM
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Saturday, February 16, 2008
I'm 30!
We camped out for the weekend at Mokau beach, about an hour north of Taranaki, beautiful weather...
posted by PINKLES @ 8:47 PM
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spring flowers
first day with the new camera...loving it!
I got the new camera for my 30th birthday, a present from pink and my parents and also cif and jenn!
posted by PINKLES @ 8:46 PM
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007
4th of July flying in the sky
We both got to have a go at flying this little plane over the ocean and rugged mountain terrain of Kaikoura NZ, it was awesome!! We're planning to buy our own plane now. hee hee. WE'll come visit you soon!
posted by PINKLES @ 11:33 PM
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View from Pink's flight
Mountain ranges continue south along the coast...This is the view while flying over them after experiencing 2 Gforce turns....Good fun
posted by PINKLES @ 11:25 PM
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Pink's turn at the Helm
A birthday gift from my boss for Leslie and I to have Introductory Flights at the local Kaikoura Airport, we flew in the Piper Cherokee 180, 4 seater...we each had a half hour flight taking off and landing on the grass runway..
posted by PINKLES @ 11:23 PM
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Fasten your seatbelts
My flight was north up the coast to the Clarence rivermouth...I was just absorbing it all in and reveling in the fact that I was actually steering the plane..Went up to about 2,500ft, did some turns, and watched the monitors, learned what everything means....saw a pod of dolphins heaving through the crystal blue water...
posted by PINKLES @ 11:15 PM
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View from Leslie's flight
Beautiful clear morning, barely any wind, perfect for learning how to fly!
posted by PINKLES @ 11:12 PM
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Flying high in the friendly NZ skies July4
Flying over our house on the Peninsula...we are the top point of the 3 points on the left side of the Peninsula..the brown and silver house if you can find it
posted by PINKLES @ 11:10 PM
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New Handlebar Mugshot
Get ready to rev your engines.....This chin hasn't seen sunlight for a year and a half, since we left Cali...notice the special Pink Aura...
posted by PINKLES @ 11:01 PM
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Full Moon Kisses
The Connection: Me, my pink pearl, and the moon
posted by PINKLES @ 10:49 PM
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Winter Wonderland
Easterly ocean swells coming in to hit the New Wharf down the street from our house
posted by PINKLES @ 10:46 PM
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full moon Kaikoura July 1, 2007
Full Moon Fever, as the sun was setting the moon was rising. This beach is right behind our house, we just have to walk down a driveway, duck underneath a fence, walk across the lawn, and there we are
posted by PINKLES @ 10:44 PM
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Kahutara Kaikoura
"Couch-era" is where Pink has scored the best and biggest waves in Kaikoura...a right point with rivermouth and views of snowcapped mountains, definitely a unique surf spot.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:40 PM
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Another view of remodel
Still finishing touches to do but a visual of what I've been building
posted by PINKLES @ 10:38 PM
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Hislops Cafe Renovations
Pink built the new steps, pavers, garden wall, concrete pathway, and stone retaining wall....installed new wooden doors and linear board siding. Fun projects enabling us to live in Kaikoura!
posted by PINKLES @ 10:36 PM
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Penny's Panty Party
My friend Penny from the lettuce patch turned 30 and the theme was to wear your undies on the outside! Needless to say we had many a laughs that night seeing the locals of Kaikoura in their partywear.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:31 PM
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Our pad
Our Kaikoura homestead for 2 and a half months...we live on the bottom floor but still get to enjoy the deck as the landlords are only there once a month maybe. From the deck we can see the ocean, check the surf, and the snow-capped mountains. The birds love our lawn, especially in the morning....early bird gets the worm!!
posted by PINKLES @ 10:30 PM
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Saturday, June 30, 2007
View from our balcony
A nippy morning with the coffee and admiring the views from the deck...
posted by PINKLES @ 11:02 PM
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our homemade campspot
Notice the plantlife surrounding our tent. We set-up and had to do some house cleaning with the boulders. Not too many clearings for a tent but we made it happen right next to the river sounds all night long
posted by PINKLES @ 10:58 PM
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Hiking for Pink's 32nd Bday
Some visuals along the creek nearing the sawcut gorge
posted by PINKLES @ 10:56 PM
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BDay weekend getaway into the bush
Hiking through the creek into the sawcut gorge wilderness.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:54 PM
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Pink's Bday weekend
Casting a line off the new wharf down the street from our place in Kaikoura.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:53 PM
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curious little buddy
Baby seal pup checking us out while hiding under the rocks
posted by PINKLES @ 10:51 PM
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Seal Pups swimming at the waterfall
Thirty newborn seal pups swimming and practicing their new moves a half mile up stream from the ocean. A 75 foot waterfall dumps into the fresh water pond where they gather for playing. We can stand alongside and watch as if we are the lifeguards watching the kids play and splash.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:50 PM
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Ivan, Paul, and Ben Hislop with Pink
a day at the hislop's cafe doing some remodeling. The hislop family men and me with the snowy Kaikoura mountain range in the distance. A rad work sight to look up and see the mountains and hear the ocean.
posted by PINKLES @ 10:45 PM
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Thursday, May 10, 2007
The Lettuce Patch
Where Leslie is working picking lollob's, pareos, anthony, sirmai, mizuna and mibuna, and several other varieties of lettuces and herbs!
posted by PINKLES @ 10:45 PM
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Kaikoura Range
the view from across the ocean after the first snow of the season
posted by PINKLES @ 10:40 PM
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happy boy
Got to spend some quality time with the coolest kid ever, my nephew Connor. A big 3 yr old now!
posted by PINKLES @ 10:32 PM
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me and moms, carmel beach
I had a wonderful month at home in March....Mom and I had the best girls day in Carmel:)
posted by PINKLES @ 10:30 PM
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