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New Zealand and Hawaii 2010

Voni

sMiling
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When one has just returned with 3500 photographs from a two week motorcycle tour of an exotic place, New Zealand in this instance, it becomes a daunting task to find a way to share them without losing the audience with sensory overload. First, of course, one throws out the duplicates and patently bad ones, leaving a mere 2,500 to review and from which to chose. We concluded that to provide some order to the chaos we would select just the very best in each of four categories which exemplify what occurs on a professionally guided motorcycle tour accompanied by a celebrity; in this case motorcyclist, world traveler, and author Ted Simon. So for the purpose of clarity we present the trip in four important parts: the people, the food, the scenery, and other stuff too good not to share. Here is part 1, "The People".

http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2010 NZ1 People/?action=view&current=6086ffe7.pbw

Voni
AND Paul

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Yes Ma'am!!! I've been waiting for this post!!!!

Absoutly stunning pictures....

Thanks and welcome home!

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Voni has suggested that I get busy sorting scenery pictures. So I had better get busy sorting scenery pictures, or so it would seem.
 
Welcome back.

So glad you took lots of pictures as it's only been about 8 weeks since my visit there. Just can't get enough of New Zealand.

Looking forward to seeing the other categories and hearing about your experiences.

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Hey, I know Reini. He was one of the guides on the Beach's New Zealand Tour my wife Susi and I took back in January '05. What a great trip that was. Thanks for the memories Voni and Paul.

Roy F
 
Great pics; looking forward to more.

I'd be interested in a bit of info about the logistics of your trip. Who did you book with and other details.
 
When we travel by ourselves, often camping and often in out of the way spots, sometimes we cook, food. Sometimes it is really good. But it certainly doesn't compare with the food provided on our tour to New Zealand. At the time we kept telling ourselves "we need to quit eating like this" but didn't, and somehow managed to each only gain two pounds. The food ranged from deliciously simple to multi-course complex, and delicious. Here are some examples:

http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2010 NZ2 Food/?action=view&current=9449b22e.pbw


and for ALL of the food related pictures, if you dare, including menus, go here:
http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2010 NZ2 Food/?start=all

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Voni AND Paul
 
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Great pics; looking forward to more.

I'd be interested in a bit of info about the logistics of your trip. Who did you book with and other details.

Go here and click on New Zealand at the top:

http://fredrau.net/

A special draw of our tour was having Ted Simon of Jupiter's Travels join us.

Voni
sMiling
 
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Voni - a plethora of pictures - will go back to check more out but what I have seen already they are capturing the mood and feeling of the epci journey - nicely done.

Luis
 
New Zealand food

You know Voni, it speaks volumes about your trip when you come back with 154 pictures of just food.
After viewing those I find it amazing you only gained two pounds. Sure that wasn't 2 kilos (2.2 lbs= kilo)?
 
Those were only the best of the best!

Portion control, and lots of exercise!

Voni
sMiling
 
Well I got through the first of 7 batches of pictures and have selected some scenerypictures. Voni has again suggested that even if it is my birthday I should get busy selecting the pictures from the other 6 batches. I'd better get off the forum and sort pictures some more, or so it would seem.

But just to keep your interest:
 

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Since we found 150 good photos of food from New Zealand we decided that the roads, and shorelines, and mountains, and fields, and cities, and flowers deserved at least as much attention. The riding and the scenery are why motorcyclists go to New Zealand. Here is but a brief sampling to whet your appetites.

http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2010 NZ3 Views/?start=all

or the slideshow here:

http://s320.photobucket.com/albums/nn335/Glaves/2010 NZ3 Views/?albumview=slideshow

Voni AND
Paul

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Voni and Paul, what a wonderful trip of a lifetime. Every photo was a gem! I envy your ride though New Zealand. Wow! Double Wow!
 
New Zealand has always been one of the spots around the world I always wanted to see. So this will have to do until I can get there.

Awesome pics and thanks for sharing!
 
Beautiful, Voni and Paul. Keep them coming.
You sure seem to know how to enjoy retirement.
Martin.
 
New Zealand has always been one of the spots around the world I always wanted to see. So this will have to do until I can get there.

Awesome pics and thanks for sharing!

We talked about going to New Zealand for 5 or 6 years. Every year we found some reason not to be able to go: cost, confusion, other plans - something. When we found this opportunity to go and tour accompanied by or accompanying Ted Simon and Fred Rau we both just said "forget that crap", we're going.
 
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