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Old Jul 6th 2012, 7:21 am
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Just sqeezed 3 wines in at happy hour lol
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Old Jul 6th 2012, 12:03 pm
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Originally Posted by love30stm
Just sqeezed 3 wines in at happy hour lol
only 3? that's poor form.....if you were a proper essex girl it would have been at least 4!

just got back from a quick couple....4 hours later
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Originally Posted by Caz8NZ
only 3? that's poor form.....if you were a proper essex girl it would have been at least 4!

just got back from a quick couple....4 hours later
and a bottle at home!! i drink far too muxh since living in NZ
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Originally Posted by love30stm
and a bottle at home!! i drink far too muxh since living in NZ
Same here.
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Same here.
i meant Much!!! lol and i wasnt drinking when i typed that
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Getting on a steam train tomorrow at Chch station ang going to the Southern Alps up Aurthurs Pass and the weather is forecast perfect blue.....shades, sarnies and camera at the ready.......
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Sounds really good. How much please?
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Getting on a steam train tomorrow at Chch station ang going to the Southern Alps up Aurthurs Pass and the weather is forecast perfect blue.....shades, sarnies and camera at the ready.......
Will be waiting for the photos Watch out for the keas
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Hopped on a plane and went to Queenstown with my cuz, for a long weekend. Day trip to Milford Sound. Awesome. Pics in a different thread soon.



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Sounds really good. How much please?
http://www.mainlinesteam.co.nz/excursions.html
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Oh. OK then. Maybe not.

Looks really rather good though.

Pics please.
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Originally Posted by Jan n Neil
Hopped on a plane and went to Queenstown with my cuz, for a long weekend. Day trip to Milford Sound. Awesome. Pics in a different thread soon.



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Milford Sound blew my mind, just the scale of the place. Certainly awesome in the true sense of the word
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Took the dogs out for a morning flight on L. Ellesmere (Te Waihora).
wouldn't see this on the Wash!
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Originally Posted by stephen60
Took the dogs out for a morning flight on L. Ellesmere (Te Waihora).
wouldn't see this on the Wash!
Lovely. Has been a beautiful winter's day today. Sat out in the sun at a local garden centre drinking coffee. Have never done that in January in the UK!
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Took the dogs out for a morning flight on L. Ellesmere (Te Waihora).
wouldn't see this on the Wash!
Fab!
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