My NZ anniversary, today.

[martybabe]

12 Months ago today after a 56 hour journey, I blagged my way through Immigration and customs at Auckland airport and burst out into the early morning sun and a new life in New Zealand.

Two nice gentlemen in uniform asked me if I would mind stepping back into the customs area and actually finishing the formalities and retrieve my luggage before doing the Hakka in the lobby :clap: fair enough I suppose.:rolleyes:

Well it's been a bit like that ever since, one step forward two steps back but all said and done it's been an amazing year and I now live in one of the most awesome countries in the world, 5 minutes in any direction from my town and I'm in motorcycle scenic heaven, mountains, sea , lakes, bubbling stink holes, and two and a half million things I can't pronounce, I am truly privileged to be here. :banana:

I don't know how many of you have done it but being 12,000 miles from your friends and family can be a bit daunting and lonely at first and this is where KB has been a blessing.

I've had a thousand questions to ask and no one to ask but the good folk on here have always come up with the goods no matter how puerile or nooby the question. I've laughed myself to the point of bladder weakness and shed a tear or two for some of the sad tales and some of the guys that aint with us anymore, I've learnt stuff I had no intention of learning and made a few cyberbuddies along the way. :cool:

So to the twisted, warped, friendly, helpful, funny, sad crazy community that is KB, from a slightly insane Englishman, a long way from Home ....... THANK YOU, For being there!. :apint:

[007XX]

:niceone: Excellent! Happy anniversary sir :sunny:

Tis always a pleasure to have someone with your sense of humour around.

["D" FZ1]

Glad to hear that you are enjoying NZ. Plenty of good riding around the Naki.

[GurlRacer]

It is daunting being away from home, and starting out all alone, but you soon make friends and enjoy the new life you're living!!! I loved Norway so much, but it is always good to come home :)

I'm glad you like NZ, I simply love it. Travelling half way around the world certainly makes you appreciate home a lot more :)

Congrats!! :D I know how hard it is, so have a beer on me :D

[MSTRS]

So when are you gunna venture outside the 'Naki? Or are you on some form of home detention?

[gmh]

Congrats on your year. I am also just more than a year here and can agree with every word you wrote, it has been an interesting time. One thing for sure is that the bike has defnitely given me some great times. I had to wait 9 months to get the bike, but since then i met some of the coolest guys and seen the best rides. Thanks to you all out there and looking forward to meeting much more in the future.

[alanzs]

Just about four years for me. Great place, glad I'm here, not back in the US.
Congrats!

[martybabe]

Congrats!! :D I know how hard it is, so have a beer on me :D

Ah, you in particular , It's people like you that make this a such a special thing to be part of, It's great that you've stuck around, your courage and your plight in recent times has really touched me. Your an awesome woman and I'd be honoured to drink a beer with ya. :yes:


So when are you gunna venture outside the 'Naki? Or are you on some form of home detention?

Sir,?? I've ventured aplenty Cape R down to welly, New Plym to Hawkes bay and a mega mighty tour of the south Island is being planned for November as we correspond. :yes:


Congrats on your year. I am also just more than a year here and can agree with every word you wrote, it has been an interesting time. One thing for sure is that the bike has definitely given me some great times. I had to wait 9 months to get the bike, but since then i met some of the coolest guys and seen the best rides. Thanks to you all out there and looking forward to meeting much more in the future.

Well congratulations to you too, here's to a great spring/summer of riding. :drinkup:

[Number One]

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Congrats on your anniversary and welcome to the hood!

[sinfull]

Hey there Marty, Glad ya loving it here so much ! Good on ya
HRH and myself will be up in the Naki this weekend for her daughters birthday ! Jump into my profile page and grab my contact details and give us a text or call ! See if we cant arrange a catch up sometime !
Oh and your Trip down south !! You should have a look through this thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=68922) ! We're Planning on doing this (fingers crossed) Should be plenty of KBers heading down to it i'd say ! If ya havn't made solid plans yet, it be worth thinkin about !
Cheers Bill

[portokiwi]

Way to go mate, You must wear gumboots on the bike.
one year. The cost of living is so expensive in the EU, we should be greatfull for what we have.
So are you an offical KIWI yet.:2thumbsup

[MSTRS]

Sir,?? I've ventured aplenty Cape R down to welly, New Plym to Hawkes bay and a mega mighty tour of the south Island is being planned for November as we correspond. :yes:


Well then, now that you've 'met' some of the natives etc...it's time you did it again (properly).

[Number One]

I've ventured aplenty Cape R down to welly,

OI! Where was my visit?????? :crybaby:

[Dave-]

....bubbling stink holes, and two and a half million things I can't pronounce, I am truly privileged to be here. :banana:

haha, I love English comedy.

glad to have ya dude.

[martybabe]

You should have a look through this thread (http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=68922) ! We're Planning on doing this (fingers crossed) Should be plenty of Kjers heading down to it i'd say ! If ya havn't made solid plans yet, it be worth thinking about !
Cheers Bill

Cheers Bill, I'm going to some hippy beads and tantric sex fair or summat but apart from that I'm free. It'd be nice to meet ya, I shall txteth ya. Thanx for the link too, I shall study it later. All the best. :)




Way to go mate, You must wear gumboots on the bike.
one year. The cost of living is so expensive in the EU, we should be grateful for what we have.
So are you an official KIWI yet.:2thumbsup

:eek5: You must be psychic Porto, just purchased some mega thin gum boots this morning for pulling over my normal boots. Three separate rain storms on one twenty minute ride the other day, may as well get a spiggin wet suit. $ 3.37 dollars a litre for Diesel back in pom land, yep it aint too bad here eh ;)

Just about to start the official Kiwi thing, if I get residency will I understand rugby? :rolleyes:


Well then, now that you've 'met' some of the natives etc...it's time you did it again (properly).

:laugh: Define properly, it doesn't involve going into bikers houses and taking my boots off does it, that's a little too Kiwi/kinky. A gentleman should keep his boots on at all times, especially when meeting new folk or having sminky pinky.


OI! Where was my visit?????? :crybaby:

I did call round! I saw the curtains twitch and heard some muffled panicky voices but no one answered the door. I get that a lot. :oi-grr:

[Rollestonchick]

Congratulations on your first year anniversary:clap: Glad to have you here and as part of the KB community:hug:

[sinfull]

Cheers Bill, I'm going to some hippy beads and tantric sex fair or summat but apart from that I'm free. It'd be nice to meet ya, I shall txteth ya. Thanx for the link too, I shall study it later. All the best. :)

Blaardy hell, shall keep that hidden from the Mrs then lol she'll be wantin to drag me along, doin all that tantric stuff haha can think o better ways o gettin me jollies, know what i mean ! Not that she'll fit it in anyway, We be standin watch over a bunch o 16 yr old boardin school girls fri night then taking them all for dinner sat night ! Pass me the valium will ya mate !

[martybabe]

Blaardy hell, shall keep that hidden from the Mrs then lol she'll be wantin to drag me along, doin all that tantric stuff haha can think o better ways o gettin me jollies, know what i mean ! Not that she'll fit it in anyway, We be standin watch over a bunch o 16 yr old boardin school girls fri night then taking them all for dinner sat night ! Pass me the valium will ya mate !


:laugh: Not really Tantic sex, just wishful thinkin on my part. Mind body and soul thingy, It's the bride you know, looking for lifes answers in a sunflower seed :rolleyes: I keep telling her, a couple of hours on KB and a bottle of speights old dark and she'll have the answer to everything.

Feel for ya mate, bunch of teenagers or hippies, I think I win but it is mighty close. :niceone:

[GurlRacer]

Just about to start the official Kiwi thing, if I get residency will I understand rugby? :rolleyes:


Don't think so!! I have two South African girlfriends, and an English one... we happened to have a sleepover during the SA Vs. NZ game, so we turned that on... two South African's, two Kiwi's and one Brit. Let's just say she got so confused she started cheering for the ref!!! :lol:

Thanks for your nice comments by the way :D Be sure to call in when you come over these ways!!! :D

[martybabe]

Don't think so!! I have two South African girlfriends, and an English one... we happened to have a sleepover during the SA Vs. NZ game, so we turned that on... two South African's, two Kiwi's and one Brit. Let's just say she got so confused she started cheering for the ref!!! :lol:

Thanks for your nice comments by the way :D Be sure to call in when you come over these ways!!! :D


:lol: love it, really enjoy it and I argue with the ref all the time like I know what I'm talking about but I aint got a clue what's going on. My city of birth is only a few ks away from the place where Rugby was invented, should be ashamed eh.

As for the comments, Just telling it how it is , I've been in a similar situation and I thought you were outstanding. :hug:

[BiK3RChiK]

:lol: Oh, Marty! You're always good for a laugh!! I'm still dragging the chain on getting to the Naki, but it is still on the agenda... just don't know when! Congratulations on making it a year! :2thumbsup

:hug: ChiK

[martybabe]

:lol: Oh, Marty! You're always good for a laugh!!

:hug: ChiK

That's what the wife says when I Take my clothes off :girlfight:

Thanx hunny, Me and the dog are celebrating, I got whisky and she's got.......... actually, I don't know what the fook that is, put it down ya mongrel. :laugh:

Save the trip till spring babe, it's a bloomin rain fest here.

All the best; kiwimartybabe. :hug:

[jrandom]

:lol: Oh, Marty! You're always good for a laugh!! I'm still dragging the chain on getting to the Naki, but it is still on the agenda...

Now, martybabe's a man who really knows how to take shit international.

:niceone:

Make sure you get in touch next time you're up Auckland ways, MB.

[FJRider]

Sir,?? I've ventured aplenty Cape R down to welly, New Plym to Hawkes bay and a mega mighty tour of the south Island is being planned for November as we correspond. :yes:


You will find civilisation is further south than Welly... but not as you know it...:sunny: :sunny::sunny: :sunny:

[martybabe]

Now, martybabe's a man who really knows how to take shit international.

:niceone:

Make sure you get in touch next time you're up Auckland ways, MB.

:2thumbsup That's what they said at customs. "WHATS ALL THIS SHIT MARTYBABE" :laugh:

Trackday or dragstrips more likely than Auckland mate, I wanna watch ya fly the 14 flag. :headbang:


You will find civilisation is further south than Welly... but not as you know it...:sunny: :sunny::sunny: :sunny:

I don't want civilisation as I know it FJ, that's why I came to NZ :laugh:. Looking forward to a taste of the good life in your neck of the woods. it will be warm in November won't it. :cold:

[ynot slow]

Hey well done,know the feeling leaving home so to speak,and I'm only 160 km from home lol.Mind you having lived a majority of life in home town it was either do it now or never.Miss the hill in background but next time up home to visit friends will call for a beer.


After driving around the area for work,I can understand this area is a brilliant riding region,if your down this way I have exclusive Suzuki parking in garage,even the car is outside hehe.Boring SH3 but still good ride from NP to Palmy.


Keen to take you to a proper brewery Tui tour,they do a dark which is nicer than speights dark.


Instead of rugby get along and support Team Taranaki football for you imports,your accent will blend in well.

[Mom]

Happy anniversary Marty! Good move heading down under for sure. My father came here in the 50's and said if he ever had children this is where he would raise them. He used to call it the land of milk and honey...LOL I was born in Canada and have been here most of my life now, so he did what he said he would. I think I am closer to my extended family overseas than most, probably because we have no day to day contact, I would probably have driven them crazy :lol:

[BIHB@0610]

Happy Anniversary Mr Martybabe! My lovely mummy-numb-kins is imported from the UK, and she has told me a bit about the woes of emigration. 'Course her move was made a bit sweeter by giving birth to me a few years after her arrival .... :innocent:

Anyway .... may the second year bless you :love: And if you and the blushing bride are ever in the Plentiful Bay, gizza text - many sights to be seen and some lovely hills to climb! Hugses :hug:

[FJRider]

I don't want civilisation as I know it FJ, that's why I came to NZ :laugh:. Looking forward to a taste of the good life in your neck of the woods. it will be warm in November won't it. :cold:

Maybe....maybe not. Drop me a PM when you have a date to travel... Alex is central (to all) Otago. Q'town is an hour away, Dunedin is two. Invercargill ... who cares (just joking) two and a bit. :2thumbsup

[martybabe]

Instead of rugby get along and support Team Taranaki football for you imports,your accent will blend in well.

I'll have you know my accent is barely detectable to the naked human ear. :laugh:

Another benefit of KB, people can at least read my stuff, whether or not they get the pommy humour, if I'm honest it's a bit of a struggle in the real world, I'm quite often met with blank faces and loads of whats and pardons and wtfs . Strangely when there's a bit of beer about we all communicate perfectly. :2thumbsup.

Thanx for the generous offers Y, I may be down that way soon.


Happy anniversary Marty! Good move heading down under for sure. My father came here in the 50's and said if he ever had children this is where he would raise them. He used to call it the land of milk and honey...LOL I was born in Canada and have been here most of my life now, so he did what he said he would. I think I am closer to my extended family overseas than most, probably because we have no day to day contact, I would probably have driven them crazy :lol:

Thanks babe, Canada was on the cards but some one told me NZ was tropical :girlfight: I made the right choice, I know it. I aint saying this to butter yawl up but kiwis, on the whole, are really really friendly, bit of a culture shock after the (what the fook are you looking at) mean streets of my home town.


Happy Anniversary Mr Martybabe! My lovely mummy-numb-kins is imported from the UK, and she has told me a bit about the woes of emigration. 'Course her move was made a bit sweeter by giving birth to me a few years after her arrival .... :innocent:
Anyway .... may the second year bless you :love: And if you and the blushing bride are ever in the Plentiful Bay, gizza text - many sights to be seen and some lovely hills to climb! Huggies :hug:

Thanx sweetness, I did enjoy the bay of really quite a lot, I will be back.

Only quality intelligent moms are imported from the UK, Intelligent because she came here and quality because she had a lovely girl baby, much better than smelly boys, it's been scientifically proven. Here's the link.

Boys stink.com. :laugh:


Maybe....maybe not. Drop me a PM when you have a date to travel... Alex is central (to all) Otago. Q'town is an hour away, Dunedin is two. Invercargill ... who cares (just joking) two and a bit. :2thumbsup


Your on, man with the best user name on KB, Brings back so many memories :hug: loved my FJs. Yep a town called alice is deffo on the agenda. :niceone:

[Mom]

Thanks babe, Canada was on the cards but some one told me NZ was tropical :girlfight:

The tropical comment has me in stitches LOL.

We have elderly pommy neighbours who came out here about 3 years ago. The called this the "tropics". They were hell bent on tiling their entire house as it was what you did in the tropics. They removed the Kent woodburner and disconnected the mains gas supply. We tried to tell them it got really cold here, but no, they knew best.

They now have reinstated the mains gas and have installed a big gas heater, the entire house is now carpeted and they have invested a mountain of mony in underfloor insulation etc...LOL

My mother was born in Newfoundland in the depression, the house she grew up in had no electricity or running water, the sole form of heating was a range. The house is a timber one with no insulation and sits maybe 10m from the water in a sheltered bay. It freezes solid in winter, iceburgs sit off the coast line and in winter the snow can be as high as a man against the house. She reckons when she first came to NZ she had never been so cold in her life!

[martybabe]

The tropical comment has me in stitches LOL.

We have elderly pommy neighbours who came out here about 3 years ago. The called this the "tropics". They were hell bent on tiling their entire house as it was what you did in the tropics. They removed the Kent woodburner and disconnected the mains gas supply. We tried to tell them it got really cold here, but no, they knew best.

They now have reinstated the mains gas and have installed a big gas heater, the entire house is now carpeted and they have invested a mountain of money in underfloor insulation etc...LOL

My mother was born in Newfoundland in the depression, the house she grew up in had no electricity or running water, the sole form of heating was a range. The house is a timber one with no insulation and sits maybe 10m from the water in a sheltered bay. It freezes solid in winter, icebergs sit off the coast line and in winter the snow can be as high as a man against the house. She reckons when she first came to NZ she had never been so cold in her life!

:killingme: Don't hold it against the neighbours, being stubborn, blinkered and eccentric is all part of the breed.

Yay your mom, I'm with her, it's a bit bloomin parky when the winds up your valley. Though I think Newfoundland being warmer than NZ is a bit of an exagermeration. Then again, Moms don't lie, mmm:scratch:

Lovely tale by the way, Iceburgs and stuff. Just gonna pop the fire on now. :niceone:

[MSTRS]

She reckons when she first came to NZ she had never been so cold in her life!

We've got a Swedish mate who says the same thing. Lack of proper insulation apparently. We just say "Harden up, ya blouse"

[Mikkel]

12 Months ago today after a 56 hour journey

56 hours :shit: You must have taken the scenic route then :D


Two nice gentlemen in uniform asked me if I would mind stepping back into the customs area and actually finishing the formalities and retrieve my luggage before doing the Hakka in the lobby :clap: fair enough I suppose.:rolleyes:

Why is it that I find this preposterous claim entirely credible? :scratch:


Well it's been a bit like that ever since, one step forward two steps back
I know just how you feel. Although I'd say it's more like two forward and one backwards - after all progress is being made :)

but all said and done it's been an amazing year and I now live in one of the most awesome countries in the world, 5 minutes in any direction from my town and I'm in motorcycle scenic heaven, mountains, sea , lakes, bubbling stink holes, and two and a half million things I can't pronounce, I am truly privileged to be here. :banana:

One and a half year for me - and that is how I feel as well :yes: NZ pretty much has it all, just get on your bike and go out and get it.


I don't know how many of you have done it but being 12,000 miles from your friends and family can be a bit daunting and lonely at first

Yup - but I have to look at the bright side: 18,000 kms from my family and friends back home also means 18,000 kms from my mother-in-law. It's a fair trade! :devil2:

[Mikkel]

We've got a Swedish mate who says the same thing. Lack of proper insulation apparently. We just say "Harden up, ya blouse"

Part of the problem is that it actually doesn't get cold enough. In Scandinavia the temperature drops way below zero during the night - as a result the humidity drops very quickly.

Here in Chch the humidity is ~100% - and it's in the middle of winter. Add a bit of wind and the chill factor becomes quite significant.

Damp cold is just so much nastier than a dry cold.

Oh, and yes there is the cardboard houses and the single-paned windows. Not so much a concern for keeping warm - after all you can always turn the heater on. But, aside from being uneconomical, the real problem with that is that the indoor environment is less healthy than it ought to be (e.g. black mold). At least you can use it as an argument for spending more time out on your bike :D

[martybabe]

56 hours :shit: You must have taken the scenic route then :D

Mate, watta trip, Jersey to Gatwick, Gatwick to Heathrow, 9 hours waiting for Heathrow Aukland flight.


Why is it that I find this preposterous claim entirely credible? :scratch:

:laugh: Ah ya got me, it wasn't the Hakka, I was kissing the ground like the pope. :shifty::laugh:


I know just how you feel. Although I'd say it's more like two forward and one backwards - after all progress is being made :)

Yep, positive thinking, like your style.

One and a half year for me - and that is how I feel as well :yes: NZ pretty much has it all, just get on your bike and go out and get it.

Oh congrats to you too, excellent choice of country to emigrate to, you must be really clever like me.:not::


Yup - but I have to look at the bright side: 18,000 kms from my family and friends back home also means 18,000 kms from my mother-in-law. It's a fair trade! :devil2:

No argument dude. :killingme

[Mikkel]

Mate, watta trip, Jersey to Gatwick, Gatwick to Heathrow, 9 hours waiting for Heathrow Aukland flight.

Ah, so a farewell tour of the south-eastern reaches of ol' Blighty was the culprit.

You used to live on Jersey? :eek:


Ah ya got me, it wasn't the Hakka, I was kissing the ground like the pope.

And the uniformed fellas thought your tongue action was a bit over the top or...? :clap:
Did you drop your cap/sunglasses in doing so?

Speaking of the pope - he mustn't trust modern technology much...

[Street Gerbil]

12 Months ago today after a 56 hour journey, I blagged my way through Immigration and customs at Auckland airport and burst out into the early morning sun and a new life in New Zealand.
Happy anniversary, mate! It is 2.5 years for me.
I have to admit it, it was not an easy journey. Everything was different from any place I ever visited. The cars were on the wrong side of the road. Everybody was talking with the funny accent, with the exception of few americans who didn't have an accent at all :-). Then, I bought myself a motorcycle and started riding around and getting in touch with some nice like-minded people. I don't know whether it was their influence, or just a coincidence, but I started feeling better. Life went on. My missus found a permanent position. And finally her bubbly attitude towards everything that is New Zealand has started rubbing off on me. I bought myself a wee motorboat (a very lucky buy - you cannot buy a self-propelled motorcycle for the amount of money I paid for it) and started going out fishing into the Gulf. I think the pivotal moment was as I was fishing by David rocks last summer. It was a sunset, and all the rocks and islets around me turned into molten gold. I suddenly realized that it is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking sights in my life. Something in my mind has finally clicked in that evening. Moving out of New Zealand? Thanks, but no thanks! I am here for good.

[martybabe]

Happy anniversary, mate! It is 2.5 years for me.
I have to admit it, it was not an easy journey. Everything was different from any place I ever visited. The cars were on the wrong side of the road. Everybody was talking with the funny accent, with the exception of few americans who didn't have an accent at all :-). Then, I bought myself a motorcycle and started riding around and getting in touch with some nice like-minded people. I don't know whether it was their influence, or just a coincidence, but I started feeling better. Life went on. My missus found a permanent position. And finally her bubbly attitude towards everything that is New Zealand has started rubbing off on me. I bought myself a wee motorboat (a very lucky buy - you cannot buy a self-propelled motorcycle for the amount of money I paid for it) and started going out fishing into the Gulf. I think the pivotal moment was as I was fishing by David rocks last summer. It was a sunset, and all the rocks and islets around me turned into molten gold. I suddenly realized that it is one of the most beautiful and breathtaking sights in my life. Something in my mind has finally clicked in that evening. Moving out of New Zealand? Thanks, but no thanks! I am here for good.

What an awesome tale and tribute to our new homeland, well told mate. I think my bling buckets empty but I owe you one.

I know exactly what you mean about peeps from back home not having an accent to our ears, funny innit. :2thumbsup

[GurlRacer]

I know what everyone is saying about the tropics/cold. :p I was walking around outside in short shorts and a singlet the day I got back and thought it was summer (Although it was middle of winter) but started shivering when I walked into the house. The houses here are freezing!!! And everyone laughed, because I was telling tales of walking to school in snow at -10. :p

Mikkel - I presume you're from Sweden? Denmark?

[Mikkel]

Mikkel - I presume you're from Sweden? Denmark?

Denmark. Moved here with my partner in December 2006. We're currently applying for residency. :)

[ukbandit]

good for you! it will be 5yrs for me this november love the country and people.
i honestly can say i dont miss london one bit, i think i am a kiwi at heart:yes: just born in a different country.

[martybabe]

good for you! it will be 5yrs for me this november love the country and people.
i honestly can say i dont miss london one bit, i think i am a kiwi at heart:yes: just born in a different country.


Yea, I think it was a geographical error on behalf of the angels, I love the mountains and the great outdoors and I hate crowds, so they stuck me in one of the flatest most built up overcrowded citys in Europe.

No hard feelings, I got to godzone in the end. :apint:

[GurlRacer]

Denmark. Moved here with my partner in December 2006. We're currently applying for residency. :)

Ahh! Lykke til! :D Jeg har vaert i Copenhagen... hvor i Danmark? :D

Btw, you talk funny in Danish :innocent:

[martybabe]

Btw, you talk funny in Danish :innocent:

Well he has got an injured knee. :laugh:

[ukbandit]

Yea, I think it was a geographical error on behalf of the angels, I love the mountains and the great outdoors and I hate crowds, so they stuck me in one of the flatest most built up overcrowded citys in Europe.

No hard feelings, I got to godzone in the end. :apint:

same here not keen on crowds love the country side, it would normally take about 3 hrs to reach the nearest beach on public hols and that was only 35miles away now i got one 300mtrs from my house. i think london had 12million when i left and they all lived down my road LOL:crybaby:

[martybabe]

same here not keen on crowds love the country side, it would normally take about 3 hrs to reach the nearest beach on public hols and that was only 35miles away now i got one 300 mtrs from my house. i think london had 12million when i left and they all lived down my road LOL:crybaby:

Sunny Birmingham boy here, man that place is rough now, land locked grimey,overcrowded and expensive and those are the good points.

I live in a mansion on a hill overlooking the sea now and a spit away from a river walkway that leads to town and the beach, tree ferns and palm trees as far as the horizon and a BANANA tree in the garden.

Gone are the days of walking the dog over broken glass bottles along the canal side, counting the half submerged, burnt out cars,fighting off the stray dogs and drunken/ drugged up lost boys. :angry:

Now let me think, am I happy to be here. Farken right! You and me mate, Lucky lucky people. :D

[helenoftroy]

:lol: Oh, Marty! You're always good for a laugh!!
I totally agree:lol:


Looking forward to a taste of the good life in your neck of the woods. it will be warm in November won't it. :cold:

looking forward to that coffee you promised.....:msn-wink:

[skidMark]

I take full credit for your happiness, as i have been off the road. :whistle:

[Finn]

12 Months ago today after a 56 hour journey, I blagged my way through Immigration and customs at Auckland airport

56 hours? Did you forget something else and have to go back for it?

[martybabe]

I take full credit for your happiness, as i have been off the road. :whistle:

I don't know how or why this old thread has returned but thank you very much for my happiness Skiddy, top bloke.


56 hours? Did you forget something else and have to go back for it?

I forgot a lot of things mate but nah, just connecting flights, waiting times and delays between Jersey-UK-Singapore-NZ, an epic journey but I think it used to take 6 months on the boat so I'm happy enough .