Farewell USA

[62_Kiwi]

Well...it's been a fun week (even though mainly business) , but I'm getting near the end of my stay and I'm heading back to the "Land of the Long White Cloud" tomorrow afternoon (Friday). It's a direct flight from San Francisco to Auckland - which takes a mere... 12 hours across the date line direct from Friday to Sunday.<br /><br />Bob in Calif - thanks again for showing me around some of the more colourful and spectacular parts of this area. It's certainly widened my appreciation of California. <br /><br />Crab - you were right about the big old redwood trees. <br /><br />BTW: My next American visit is to the East Coast later this year. They tell me here that it's totally different to the west - I'll have to check it out <br /><br />

 

[JB]

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Bon voyage, Kiwi.

 

[rwise]

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Have a safe trip home! Yawl come back now here,,

 

[tomatolord]

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Thanks for comin kiwi!<br /><br />I have heard those flights are killers!<br /><br />tomatolord<br /><br />As for the east coast you have to narrow it down north - middle - south.

 

[Ron G]

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Have a safe trip??as for east or west,Ya need to come on down south for a good visit.we pretty laid back folks.

 

[18rabbit]

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Kiwi, as redwoods go, the one in your pic is a small one. The get up around 40-ft or so in diameter.

 

[QC]

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Hope you get/got a little sleep on that flight. <br /><br />Thanks for the update. Cool pic, I like the haze. Looks like Fangorn . . .

 

[tommays]

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Were on the east coast ? have a safe flight<br /><br /><br />tommays

 

[eeboater]

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Originally posted by 62_Kiwi:<br />BTW: My next American visit is to the East Coast later this year. They tell me here that it's totally different to the west

Yep! You couldn't be more right. Totally different. <br /><br />Come to the midwest... another complete change.<br /><br />I'm curious... what does "Land of the Long White Cloud" mean?<br /><br />Sean

 

[62_Kiwi]

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Thanks for all your good wishes everyone - I'm back in NZ now and the flight home was not too bad, apart from the duration <br /><br />Sean, <br />Good question...<br />"Land of the Long White Cloud" is the literal translation of "Aotearoa" (pronounced A-oh-tee-a-rower) which is the name the native polynesian people of this country (the Maori) call New Zealand.<br /><br />As for why they called it that - there are various explanations ranging from Maori legends to the more scientific.<br /><br />Wikipedia have a good rundown on the possible explanations; <br /> Wikipedia Aotearoa <br /><br />Yes, the mid-west is another area I want to visit at some stage - as well as the south (and all the others areas ).

 

[crab bait]

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HOLEY MOLEY,, look at the head on that.. they actually let you in this country ,TWICE..!! ..<br /><br />glad you liked it,, KIWI.. glad you saw redwoods.. if'n what you saw was just a stand an not a forest of'em.. then you really didn't experiance it.. but cool just the same.. <br /><br />what i like most about a redwood forest is not so the trees,, but the undergrowth.. ferns, moss, shamrocks.. an of coarse the trees.. <br /><br />did you make it to half moon bay or santa cruz..?? <br /><br />nice of BOB o show you around.. <br /><br />can't wait for my turn,maybe..

 

[62_Kiwi]

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Crab<br /><br />Yeah twice - lucky for me they're not fussy about who they let in!!<br /><br />I didn't get to Muir forest but this one where the picture was taken had a pretty awesome atmosphere.<br /><br />Yes we went to Half Moon Bay - very impressive along the Pacific coastline. Great country people out that way too - had a whisky at the General Store. I didn't get to Santa Cruz, but did get out to San Jose.<br /><br />I just found out I could be going to Philadelphia in late May. Is that far from Delaware?

 

[aspeck]

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Glad you had a good visit. Philly isn't too far from Central PA. When you learn the details give a shout and we easterners will see what we can do to make your east coast stay a pleasant one.

 

[crab bait]

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cool.. !! 30 MILES.. i know philly very well..<br /><br />( if your over 21 ,, i'll take you on the 'extended' tour ) ..

 

[62_Kiwi]

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Cool! Looks like we've got an East Coast iboats get-together in the making - with at least one gate-crasher from down-under <br /><br />My email is 62kiwi@gmail.com