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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020 (part 2): As we got to the east side of the mountains the skies cleared and we drove between the big lakes Wanaka and Hawea with spectacular views of the landscape.

Our first glimpse of Queenstown, which is by Lake Wakatipu, was good too. The last photo is the view from our motel room. It was very windy, but at least it was dry!
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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020 (part 1): We drove to Queenstown... and it rained... a lot. We know you had it bad in the UK, but this area got 1 metre (39 inches) of rain in 48 hours (!) only a couple of weeks ago. Not ideal weather for a 5 hour drive through the mountains.

The rain coming down the mountains (that we mostly couldn’t see for cloud), gave us hundreds of waterfalls to see instead so we got soaked and photographed a few. When we got to the lakes on the map things changed for the better (see next post)
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I want to live there!
 

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Frogspawn mustn’t be relocated. There’s disease risk by moving it. A huge number of tadpoles fail to make it to frogs every year; that’s normal. If you re lucky enough to get spawn just leave it and let nature take its course :)
It’s not very far from New Zealand to Australia so not surprised that ash blew that way.... Do you recall the volcanic ash in 2010 from Iceland that cancelled or disrupted many European flights to the USA?

Remember when Mt St Helens blew her top in the 1980
 

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Hey @Ray--Opo I’m thinking it’s time now for your hydroponic system. Once you get some power to the shed, these buckets will work nicely near there.

 

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I do....i visited there a few years after she blew....wow! Amazing to see the devastation. Acres and acres of fallen trees.
I moved here in 2005, and that was the first day trip I went on. I am very glad I went alone. I was awed and felt quiet and kinda strange inside,(watch it Chubbs!!!). Then my second trip was to Little Big Horn, I needed to stay for 2 days for that.
 

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I don’t. ?
I was too busy getting boobs and thinking that “boys” were better than Mac and cheese!!!! ?

(Boy, if I knew then...what I know now...)

But I am sure it was lovely.... ?
Ha I got one (or two) on you! I grew boobs, no butt, got boobs, however, now my glorious beautiful breasts are doing something yours never will. I have to be very careful not to fasten them in my pants, that hurts
 

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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020 (part 2): As we got to the east side of the mountains the skies cleared and we drove between the big lakes Wanaka and Hawea with spectacular views of the landscape.

Our first glimpse of Queenstown, which is by Lake Wakatipu, was good too. The last photo is the view from our motel room. It was very windy, but at least it was dry!
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I love love love that last pic ?. Can you imagine the views everyone gets through their windows?
 

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I do....i visited there a few years after she blew....wow! Amazing to see the devastation. Acres and acres of fallen trees.
I remember that too. I believe the ash flew over me in some small way even though I'm way east when it happened.
 

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I have to share a Joe story from this morning. The news was saying it's true... that all of the covid-19 in the world can fit in a coca cola can. They even had a person that could do the math and figured out it's true... well... Joe loves Coke so he's sweatin... but he did pour out a little bit... we'll see how long that lasts.?
 

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Hey @Ray--Opo I’m thinking it’s time now for your hydroponic system. Once you get some power to the shed, these buckets will work nicely near there.

I like that idea. I have a few questions. I will give them a call Tuesday. I have a procedure on the left side of my neck tomorrow. After having the right side done. I know I won't feel like it tomorrow. ?
 

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I like that idea. I have a few questions. I will give them a call Tuesday. I have a procedure on the left side of my neck tomorrow. After having the right side done. I know I won't feel like it tomorrow. ?
I will be Hoping this time is better.. good luck tomorrow!
 

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CDR Virtual Vacations presents On this day 2020: We awoke to fresh snow on the mountain tops! End of the summer in NZ.
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Then another day of stunning scenery around Lake Wakatipu as we journeyed from Queenstown to Paradise via Glenorchy. We started with fresh snow on the mountain tops, went via more distant glaciers and finished with rainbows.
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And finally we went up the cable car to go star gazing and had love views of sunset over Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown
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I like that idea. I have a few questions. I will give them a call Tuesday. I have a procedure on the left side of my neck tomorrow. After having the right side done. I know I won't feel like it tomorrow. ?
Hope everything goes well today Ray and you make a quick and relatively pain free recovery.
 

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