Sunday 1 February 2015

Catching up

Well we are just back from holiday and catching up on everyone. 
First of all I'd like to say thank you to those of you who have visited from the GYB party. 
I promise I will get back to you soon. I was using a tablet while away but couldn't really figure out how to comment although I did visit some of you. 
And I didn't really want to spend too much time on it anyway, not fair to my GKB.

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As we usually do at this time of the year we went up to the caravan at Cromwell for a few days.
It was so hot we didn't really enjoy it, the temps hovered around 30C most days.
The grass is burnt to a stubble and the area round about is tinder dry.

tent and cabin area at camping ground,
that brown stuff is grass

One very hot day we decided to get in the car and go 
for a run up the road a bit to visit a cousin we hadn't seen for a while. 
No matter if they weren't there, the car was air conditioned!


I got out at the top of the Lindis Pass to take a couple of photo's 
and it was quite a pleasant temperature.
 Of course we are up in the mountains here, 
or should I say the foothills, 971 metres above sea level.

Then on up to Omarama where my GKB's cousin lives.
She and her partner run the camping grounds/motels there.
Unfortunately they weren't home but we had a back up plan
 and visited friends who run a B& B which was just around the corner.
After a very pleasant hour or so we headed home again
 through some lovely countryside.


The pic above was taken from the parking lot at Tarras, which someone has described as:
like being dropped in the middle of nowhere. 
There is a tiny (and I mean tiny) shopping village with about 6 tiny shops and a school, 
 a parking lot and a solitary unmanned petrol pump.
Nothing else in sight. Lovely views though.
We were actually hoping to make a comfort stop but the facilities were padlocked! Ugh!


And this picture is Lake Dunstan just up from where we were staying.
We drove alongside the lake for a while and it is quite pretty in places.
My GKB goes trout fishing here and sometimes brings home tea.
The dark green areas you can see are the vineyards/wineries.
It is good wine growing country and dotted with vineyards.

While we were away we also celebrated our wedding anniversary 
and took ourselves out for dinner.
A waitress kindly took our photo, two in fact. 
My GKB looks good in this one and I look better in the other one.
 Oh well, you can't win them all can you,  haha.


And this is what we had, vegetarian fettuccine. 
Not because we are vegetarians but I don't like mushrooms
and that is what was in the other pasta dish. 
And my GKB just follows his leader :)
We had a really nice evening out.


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Now we are away to deliver
fresh stone fruit to the family, 
have a wonderful week, 
Diana


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19 comments:

  1. You are so cute, Diana :) I love the picture of you and your husband.

    Lake Dunstan is simply lovely! I can almost feel the warm sunshine... Have a wonderful week, my dear! Hugs!

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  2. Your vacation had to be great from looking at your lovely photo's. I hope your day is blessed,Diana.

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  3. Happy Belated Anniversary. It's hard to imagine being hot when we're so cold on this side of the world. I do appreciate air conditioned cars when it's summer. The vegetable fettuccine looks very good. Have a great week.

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  4. Happy Anniversary...so glad you had a great time.

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  5. It looks like you had a wonderful vacation! Your photos are so beautiful!
    And Happy Anniversary (late) :)

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  6. It made me smile to hear we have the same anniversary date, and just one year difference. : )
    Again Happy Anniversary.

    My pastor and his wife have arrived in New Zealand for two weeks today. Visiting a church and preaching. : )

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  7. Beautiful scenery, Diana, a photographer's paradise everywhere you look.
    Thanks for stopping by in Normandy,
    Maggie

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  8. Hi Diana! I wish you a belated happy anniversary wish! How nice to gave gotten the change to get away for a bit and celebrate. I love the picture of your two and you look beautiful!
    Thanks always for popping in to see me.
    Be a sweetie,
    Shelia :)

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  9. Happy anniversary. Such a beautiful place.

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  10. I think you both look charming Diana! a lovely trip about, and I always get a shock when I realise it can get very hot over there too! No fun at 30c that's for sure.
    Haha, no I hadn't snuck off to Scotland - there will be huge fanfare when I'm almost ready to go - all of blogdom will know.
    Great to catch up with you Diana. Now I'll have a peek at whatever else you've posted that I haven't seen. :)

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  11. I think you both look charming Diana! a lovely trip about, and I always get a shock when I realise it can get very hot over there too! No fun at 30c that's for sure.
    Haha, no I hadn't snuck off to Scotland - there will be huge fanfare when I'm almost ready to go - all of blogdom will know.
    Great to catch up with you Diana. Now I'll have a peek at whatever else you've posted that I haven't seen. :)

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  13. Oh my!! I have no idea how I published my comment three times! Sack me won't you! :(

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  14. I've enjoyed looking at the photos of the beautiful countryside. Sounded like a lovely evening out to celebrate your wedding anniversary :-)

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  15. Hi: I think you both look wonderful in the picture. Thanks for sharing these lovely sites. I also want to thank you for your prayers. They are much appreciated. Have a wonderful week. Blessings, Martha

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  16. Hello from Texas. Just stopping by to pay another visit after the GYB. I really do like your blog and will be back. I visited a bunch of blogs and can't keep them all straight in my mind. I'm the one with the donkeys. Hope you have a great weekend! I'm on my way to see what you've been reading in 2015. lol

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  17. What great vacation photos! Especially beautiful is the one of the lake.

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  18. We just got back from holiday, too. All the sorting of photos is exhausting!! Can't wait to see what you captured!

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