SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hey folks! Had an absolutely blinding time, Hong Kong then New Zealand returning through Las Vegas and finally LA - phew! Gawd it sucks being back in this crapper of a country! So much so I've decided to try and move to NZ, if they'll let me in!!! Lots of researching to be done now! So then, now I'm back I can't be assed to trawl through all the posts, so anything interesting happened while I've been away? Post me some links to any good stuff The reason why I'm not going through them all is attached - how many Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terribleturner Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Welcome back Neil. Good time then?? Search for "Rat" and "GTO 60ft TIME" and that should sum everything up in 2 threads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 anything interesting happened while I've been away? Hi Neil, welcome home http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3338/whileyouwereout7zg.jpg Oh, there was quite an amusing thread about the a GTO which apparently can accellerate faster than a top fuel dragster : http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=59091 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toyotasuprauk Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Glad you had a good time! Get some pictures up then. I felt like that when I came back from Vancouver I wasnt glad to be home and wanted to move there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Welcome back!!! I was wondering when we were going to get some proper opinions again. Want pics now please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hello What are the theme parks like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 I love Vancouver and would really like to go to NZ. Still, I'm sat in Morley. What could be better? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 welcome back fella.... we missed your extreme veiws.... Now do what you do best, get drunk and start a thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hi Neil, welcome home http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/3338/whileyouwereout7zg.jpg PMSL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Hello What are the theme parks like? Dunno Rosie - didn't go to any, far too busy seeing the sights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Well being as I'm branded an extremist while I was away I thought I might as well try and do the extremist thing I've ever done in my life, which was: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Oooo not for me! Nutter. I'd have gone to a park instead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Wow wish i had the bottle to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 This time last year I was touring around the south island, great place. Coming back here during the winter is just depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Sounds like you had fun Neil, I'm actually considering the same as you matey although it's hard to get in unless you have a skill, to be honest though a lot of kiwi's move to sydney or elsewhere in australia as there are many more opportunities so i'd keep that open too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 LOL SG LMAO @ that GTO thread! Bloke who bought my GTR had a modded one, took me out in it to show me how fast it was - man I was unimpressed, really slow and stupidly long gearing! Some pics, these are from Hong Kong on the way out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 This time last year I was touring around the south island, great place. Coming back here during the winter is just depressing. You got that right Nick!! Was 20-25 in HK, 30 celsius in NZ, gorgeous. Over to the states and about 15-17, back here to 5 tops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 Pics from NZ: 1. Sunset on first day 2. Morning view from our first campsite 3. Mount Cook 4. View from our campsite in Queenstown 5. Shotover Jet - jet boating a few feet from gorge walls, wicked fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 1. View from mountain over Queenstown 2. Mirror lakes on way to Milford Sound 3. Milford Sound 4. Milford Sound 5. Waterfall on way back from Milford Sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Never mind him being back with his fancy tales of adventure... how the hell did I miss that GTO Post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 1. View where we stopped for lunch at Lake Gunn 2. Heading across country from Queenstown to Wanaka 3. As 2 4. Coastal view of the Tasman Sea 5. Franz Josef glacier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun. Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 Nice Went there for Honeymoon for a month and went to both North and South Islands - all over .... it helps that my Mum moved over there in '81 so it was free board, free car Gonna do it again one day, as you say it's a stunning country. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 1. More glacier! 2. Me inside an ice cave! 3. More ice! 4. Mmmmmmmm winery. Montana, one of my fav NZ wines! 5. Another view of winery over the vines! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 1. Perfectly good plane I jumped out of over Lake Taupo - North Island! 2. Frying Pan Lake in the Waikatu Volcanic Valley 3. View of Lake Rotomahana in front of Mount Tarawera volcano 4. Silica formations in the valley 5. Geyser in the Te Paui Mauri Reserve outside of Rotarua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyJawa Posted February 20, 2006 Author Share Posted February 20, 2006 1. Waterfall at the Buried Village outside of Rotarua. 2. Traditional Mauri meeting house And there ends NZ (bet you're sorry you asked now!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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