[Kim39]

Well they arrived this afternoon at 14:00 looking fully refreshed from their jaunts in Taipei......not. Well as i type this Julie is hovering, but by all accounts won't hover for much longer as she is about to nod off.

Anyway will leave you guys with the pic of them outside City of Sails, and will take a few more over the coming days.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/julieandstevearrive002.jpg

Kim

*am sure Julie will give you all an update of their jaunts over the coming days when fully refreshed.

[Marie P]

HURRAY ...WELCOME TO NZ JULIE AND STEVE !

Best wishes to you both :cheers

Marie and family x

[Diny]

Yay !!!! Welcome to NZ !! Just had a nice chat to Julie on the phone - she sounded totally worn out and kept yawning ...(or was I just boring her).

Look forward to more pics soon.

Diny

[dawn]

Hi there Kim,

Please say hi and welcome from Chris & me, I hope they love it here as much as we do.

Catch you soon Julie, go to bed, it'll all be here when you get up in about 6 hours lol

[Charlosparky]

Welcome to New Zealand!!! :cheers :cheers (been dying to say that to someone- seems ages since everyone was saying it to us)
Well as i type this Julie is hovering, but by all accounts won't hover for much longer as she is about to nod off.
.
Yep we did that for a bit- now all we do is hoovering!

Have fun settling in and noticing all the different little things in NZ

Chris

[marcia]

Fantastic news :raebanana - great to see the pic of them over there at long last!

Big hugs and kisses from the Smiths

(Kev says a special 'playboy' hug to Steve!!!!!)

XXXXX

[H & Rick]

Glad to hear you got there at last Julie & Steve.

:raebanana :raebanana :raebanana

Hope you love it...

[StevieD]

Wahey!!! Never mind catching up on the sleep, has Steve found an office yet for Playboy Inc. International???? No slacking now ;)

Great pic, wonder what the significance of the duty free bag was - has Julie already polished off the contents and was pointing to say that it was empty?? :laugh
(no baccy Kim?)

Look forward to hooking up with you soon.

Steve, Jan and kids xx

[Moorf]

Welcome to NZ guys!!! :cheers

[katandbob]

:raebanana :raebanana

WELCOME TO NEW ZEALAND JULIE & STEVE


Glad you made it kids, Have fun in Auckland.....see if you can stay up past 7.30pm, and beat me and Rob...... :laugh

hope to see you down this way one day

Kat, Rob and boys

[Smiler]

Welcome to New Zealand. Enjoy! :raebanana:raebanana:raebanana

[Andy-Dee]

Congrats Julie & Steve
Would love to hear all about your trip from the EVA air experience to your first impressions - remember Julie you promised - warts an' all
The NW meet won't be quite the same.
A & D

[Babette & Andy]

And so some more NW crew members arrive in NZ - congratulations Julie & Steve :raebanana :raebanana Great picture on a sunny moment in AKL. Look forward to reading about your experiences.

Hugs
Babette

[sizzlingbadger]

Great to see you arrive safely

Hope you enjoy your first few weeks in NZ :cheers

[Kim39]

Julie and Steve have now had a few days in NZ and are becoming a little more human in their endeavours to enjoy what NZ has to offer and why they have made this move. Yesterday we took them up to the BOP and the Mount, where Steve got to taste his first NZ sand, whereas Julie wasn't too bothered with it

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/Thebayandmclaronfalls004.jpg

steve and my youngest hayley searching for fancy shells

but before we hit Tauranga we stopped off near the top of the Kaimai's for some photo opportunities. Now anybody who has stopped off at this point will know about the views on offer.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/Thebayandmclaronfalls003.jpg


Jeeze why can't you add more pic's:mad: will add the others on a reply.

Kim

[Kim39]

Now not the kind of folk who go barmy for the beach, we then headed back home after a little jaunt and a bite to eat in the Mount, and dropped off at Mclaron falls which is just the other side of the Kaimai's. Quite stunning really and quite frightening when you think that should the siren sound and you have to leave the river bed immediately:eek:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/Thebayandmclaronfalls011.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/Thebayandmclaronfalls005.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/Thebayandmclaronfalls007.jpg

Just off into Hamilton now so they can pick up their car they purchased on Thursday. Will try and get Julie to give you an update later today on their thoughts.

Kim

[marcia]

Knowing Julie's fear of water - I'd like to know how on earth did you manage to drag her down there?? Is the jet lag that bad her brain is not working properly???

Great photos Kim - nice to see you all looking so happy - and love your new hairdo Elaine! :)

[Diny]

Yeah - wonderful pics.

Have had instructions not to take them to the beach when they call to see us due to Julie's dislike of the sea ...... ah well - there's plenty of cafe's and bars I can take them to.

Looks like you're all having a great time - look forward to the update.

Diny

[jodieinchch]

Looks like they're having a good guided tour of NZ. Just what they need :) Julie and Steve-I hope you're enjoying NZ!
x

[katandbob]

love those waterfalls.....I like water, hence we moved close to the sea, Or if I was mega rich...it would be around Queenstown now Steve would love there......but theres plenty of pubs for Julie....A nice Irish one called Pugs Malone, serve Steak/Venison etc on a Hot Rock which you cook yourself.....Yummy it was, and the view was great from the veranda.

Look forward to reading a post on their first impressions,

Kat

[Kim39]

Just had a BBQ in their honour. Invited some of our brit friends that are here in TA and introduced them all to each other, as we just wanted them to feel more relaxed in these strange surroundings.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/bbq003.jpg

L-R Elaine(the cook) Dave, Mark & Linda(hid behind little dan)...from that rival forum we all hate!!!, Julie(daves wife) Bev & Cardy, and Steve.....julie was on comp looking for private plates for the car.

*oh and one for all who ain't seen Cardy
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v721/Brierley1964/bbq002.jpg

Kim

[willsken]

Really lovely pictures. Hope you are both having a wonderful time! :raebanana :raebanana

[Hannah]

Terrific posts!

Welcome to New Zealand guys!!!!!!

[StevieD]

Great pics guys - thanks for telling me Kim, must have missed them!!!!

Steve and Jan

[NannyOgg]

Got the corkscrew hoovering Julie.....

Nanny x

[Cardy]

Hey Kim you got me on a bad hair day!! welcome to steve and julie hope you enjoy it here in NZ wherever you end up. nice meeting you . Dont forget your welcome to call at ours for drinkies anytime
Cardy and bev

[Moorf]

So where are they these days? Been two weeks and I'm itching to know!! :o

[Kim39]

Last we heard from them they were down in Fielding. They were seeking a rental and looking to settle there. They had run down from our place and took in NP, Straford, Eltham, Wanganui, and one or two other places before hitting Ashhurst and Diny's. From there they started to look around.

Sorry Moorf but thats all i have at the mo.

Kim

[wilson182]

Stevie D......you just gotta change your avatar man....its freeking me out..

[StevieD]

OH NO - not another complaint about my avatar!!!! OK will do, it is a bit spooky isn't it!! :laugh

[Diny]

Well I can confirm that yes - Julie and Steve are in this area. It's not my place to tell you all thier news - but they have some exciting snippets to report.

I'm seeing them tomorrow out at the airport when we go to welcome Marcia & Kev. They're staying with us for the weekend - hopefully having a BBQ for the
Beaumont-Smiths if the weather holds ..... if not we'll have an indoor lunch. No doubt Julie will spend a few hours trawling the forum when she's here over the weekend so she can fill you all in.

I can tell you - they're very happy with their choice of location (Feilding) and seem very relaxed.

Diny

[katandbob]

Hi Diny, give my best to Both Julie/Steve and the Smith64 Crew when they land!
I will keep my fingers crossed that its nice and sunny for the BBQ :cheers wish I was close enough to gate crash :(

have fun

Kat ;)

[Moorf]

Ohh sounds like they're happy then - brill :) !!!

[Hannah]

oooooh what's that i've missed about Stevie D's avatar???

I'm always the last to know anything....

[StevieD]

Nothing exciting Hannah, just a particularly spooky one!! (a really horrible demon face with red eyes!!)

Steve, hey this is my 1700th post too!! http://bestsmileys.com/expressions/9.gif