tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post1297512875980459168..comments2024-03-22T22:21:47.272+13:00Comments on Kiwi Nomad's Wanderings: Akitio Beach Road TripKiwi Nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-81465328266332010152012-01-08T17:03:34.957+13:002012-01-08T17:03:34.957+13:00It was very sedate- and many of the tractors were ...It was very sedate- and many of the tractors were quite old- in retirement from farm life- which just added to the charm of it all. Glad I am not there this weekend though as the rain is atrocious!Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-25637838181526033402012-01-07T23:06:26.283+13:002012-01-07T23:06:26.283+13:00Love the photos and the idea of tractors taking bo...Love the photos and the idea of tractors taking boats in and out sounds like a blissfully sedate pace of life we should be embracing more ;)Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02851305238478213940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-69527950515316200352012-01-07T07:03:08.354+13:002012-01-07T07:03:08.354+13:00Just occasional pics again now though Michèle. I q...Just occasional pics again now though Michèle. I quite like the 'no pressure' to take a photo feeling again!Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-5787475817929993422012-01-07T03:25:04.078+13:002012-01-07T03:25:04.078+13:00Well still learning about NZ despite the end of th...Well still learning about NZ despite the end of the 365! Great pictures and great looking experiences!<br /><br />MichèleCompostelle 2008https://www.blogger.com/profile/02985839804042924517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-87099982548402075812012-01-06T10:39:54.433+13:002012-01-06T10:39:54.433+13:00It was indeed love at first sight. The pohutukawa ...It was indeed love at first sight. The pohutukawa flowering made it extra special.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-26669648267066412522012-01-05T23:34:46.862+13:002012-01-05T23:34:46.862+13:00It doesn't surprise me. It's love at first...It doesn't surprise me. It's love at first sight. Lovely nativity scene!!!A-B-Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00521321436057166452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-69659206273715088002012-01-04T07:15:29.825+13:002012-01-04T07:15:29.825+13:00Andrew, it does. Maori and Japanese have the same ...Andrew, it does. Maori and Japanese have the same vowel sounds- and a Japanese woman who stayed with me one year always pronounced Maori place names correctly. It seems like the Maori have a connection with the pre-Chinese inhabitants of Taiwan, so there must be other Asian connections in their migration I guess.<br />Yes, Karin, I met a similar traffic jam en route to Rabanal. It made me feel right at home! -Except the 'shepherds' here are on four-wheeler motor-bike thingies instead of on foot!Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-62177354010937823262012-01-04T02:24:40.939+13:002012-01-04T02:24:40.939+13:00Love the traffic jam! Looks like a Camino one I m...Love the traffic jam! Looks like a Camino one I met on the way to Orisson! Thanks for the warm weather offering as I sit in flannel buttoned to the neck and shiver!ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-49318304836124990422012-01-04T01:55:18.594+13:002012-01-04T01:55:18.594+13:00This looks like an amzing place to go on a road tr...This looks like an amzing place to go on a road trip just to get away from everyone and just relax.Road Triphttp://roadtriptravel.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-3930185009739957352012-01-03T23:48:03.130+13:002012-01-03T23:48:03.130+13:00Akitio sounds Japanese? What a great looking plac...Akitio sounds Japanese? What a great looking place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com