Mycul's sojourn to the Antipodes

[Fly]

Have a look on Google Maps, I couldn't see anything  )

[mycul]

To bring everything up to date before I take off.
Since I have been in NZ there have been 52 earthquakes of over 3.0 magnitude. Shaky!!
Wood all chopped and split for winter.


The logs are 2 deep and all for this 2 & 1/2 level house. (The green and brown one)



The Maori's have a good idea for old tree stumps, this one is at Gate Pa where about 2,000 British troops armed with cannons and howitzers and modern guns took on 230 Maoris armed with muskets and clubs.
Needless to say the Brits got their arses kicked.





Hopefully will get Fly his train picture.

Looking at the maps I have and without too many detours I also may go to Derby, Sheffield, Lincoln, Rotherham, Hope, Scarborough and Wakefield.  Also my favourite place name Pakipaki.
Sorry Fly but Featherston is too far out of my way.

[who can tell]

Certainly New Zealand is a beautiful country .

[Old Cruser]

It sounds as if you have enjoyed the experience mycul.
Where next?

[Fly]

Sorry Fly but Featherston is too far out of my way.

S'ok, spelt wrong anyway. 'e' missing off the end 

[mycul]

Day God knows what of my trip.
Been to:
Sheffield (couldn't see Meadowhall)
Lincoln (no Cathedral)
Scarborough (Feck all, not even a chippie or a one armed bandit)
Cambridge (shitty place)
Winchester (Bo, boddie oh bo)
Went to see Mount Cook but it had it's hat on, so I couldn't see the top (or Bagginses)
The lake that starts in the Cook range is a spectacular colour, but it is fecking cold (only tried one big toe), but the good side is I got to eat lake salmon that was swimming an hour before.  Best salmon I have ever tasted.

Photographs to follow when I can find a PC that will read a sim card (third world country)
The photos include one that I took that directed you to a Ski resort (I was wearing shorts and it was 27 degrees at the time)

[mycul]

Fly, I've discovered who confiscated all your E's.



Never mind perhaps these will do anyway.





Fly recently put a google picture of Chesterfield Road on this thread, guess what? here is the real thing as photographed by my fair self.
By the way Fly it's a good job I've given up booze because I reckon this picture deserves a pint.



More pictures to follow when I have a chance and a decent PC.
Onwards and upwards.

[Fly]

Well, what can I say. Well done 
Drinks on me 

[Old Cruser]

Nice one mycul 

[Scimitar]

Nice one mycul 

What she said (wonky finger)

[Old Cruser]

What she said (wonky finger)

Cheeky Git  )

[mycul]

Driving in New Zealand is a doddle as every road has a name plate even out in the sticks. The roads are long and apart from in the mountains very straight.  But every now and again you get a funny. I was setting off one day when the sat nav spoke.  A little bemused and not believing what I heard I turned round and started again and this is what I heard "In 89 kilometres turn right".  Look in the top left of the picture.



The other thing is that you can be in the middle of nowhere when you come across a set of traffic lights, I mean these are so remote they are run off solar panels. The reason is that the road goes down to one lane because of a cliff side or a bridge.



It gets even worse when you are sharing the bridge with a train.



The scenery is absolutely stunning, imagine driving in the highlands of Scotland, the Derbyshire Dales and the coastal roads but on a much larger scale. The following 3 photos were taken about 25 miles apart.




I'm coming to the end of my trip having seen all the scenes from Lord of the Rings that I could get to. Still not seen any Hobbits yet but hoping to do so at Hobbiton.

And finally for you Arty Farty types sunset over Plymouth Rocks


Onwards and upwards.

[Fly]

Cracking set of pictures mycul 
Even when viewed in Malta on my tablet 

[Old Cruser]

Lovely photo's mycul thanks for sharing your adventure with us --- and -----
the next one is to where???????

[mycul]

I've done sea to sea twice this year, North to Irish and Tasman to Pacific (o'k it's an ocean) so because it is 2016 and I'm 66, I'm seriously considering going from Chicago to San Francisco just to get my kicks.