Live from the real middle earth! Cartoonic

[Cartoonic]

Hiya everyone.. i'm in NZ now.. so i decided i'd post my adventures of the days.. lol.
Today.. well.. all i will write today is.. a very long trip on a plane.. lost a day.. slept a tiny bit.. watched movies.. and yeh.. arrived got unpacked.. So alls well again.. See you guys in two weeks.. i'll keep posting when i can though.

[Makzimia]

Good luck over there son and remember, be nice to Nana and Granddad.

[Lumix]

Sweet-as! Where are you at in NZ? I am extremely jealous right now... I miss that place more than anything.

I used to live in Tauranga (Mt. Maunganui) - North Island.

Its probably pretty wet and cold there right now. How you holding out toon?

Do you have an adventures planned? Let me know where you are so I can recomend some great sites to see.

BRING ME BACK L&P!!! I WILL PAY YOU!!!
-Lumix

[Makzimia]

He is not there on his own Lumix, or old enough to take himself anywhere . His grandparents I am sure are taking him about, where they can. And BTW, he used to live in NZ in Manurewa as well, but he was too young to remember .

[Cartoonic]

Huh? L&P? Whats that? *looks confused* anyway.. yey more fun today.. helping out my nana do stuff on the farm.. ect. So.. Closer to coming back home now

[Makzimia]

*SINGS* "well life on the farm is kind of laid back.... "

I want a detailed e-mail from you son!! Look after yourself.

[Hanah]

Hey 'toon, did you do that homework I gave you yet? Inquiring minds want to know.

Hanah

[Lumix]

G'day Toon, L&P is a soda drink (it stands for Lemon and Paeroa) it has a yellow label, you can't miss it . If you get near a superette or 'dairy' as they call them, make sure you try it out. Its a New Zealand experiance.

Better yet, have your grandparents take you to Paeroa to see where its made (if you are on the North Island). I would also highly recomend that you try "Reverse Bungy" while you are there (I think they also go by the name "Bungy Rocket"). Its Heaps of fun!

*rattles brain* There is aslo an outstanding honey-nougat candy bar which is to die for. *drools* ... MmmMmm lollies ... but what was its name? grr... *starts to get hungry thinking about candy bar*

Oh yeah, planing on going to Rotorua? (smells like burnt fireworks though) I loved the Maori villages and geothermal activity that happens around there.
The Waitomo glow-worm caves are also a must-see if its not too wet down in NZ right now.

And if you get to the South Island (if you are not there already) make sure to check out the Lord of the Rings film sites in Queens Town and Wellington... ooh, or a nice easy hike around Lake Matheson near Fox Glacier (I am sure your Nana would enjoy that). *ponders if Arthurs Pass to get there might be possibly closed in the winter*

Anywho, as you can see there are a lot of things to see and do while you are in NZ. Just eat as much candy and soda as possible and you'll have a great trip.

Cheers mate,
Lumix


Ps. Te Puke (Teh-pouh-kee) has free Honey Tours at Comvita (their Creamed Clover Honey is AWESOME!)

Pss. WAIKATO RUGBY RULES! *lumix puts on jersey and starts chanting in maori*

[Lumix]

Hi 'toon,
Here's some more homework for you... (but its fun!)
I want you to sample everything you see here in this picture and tell me what you think.



I still have to recommend the Nougat Honey Logs

And for the rest of us chumps who are stuck in the US:
www.simplyoz.com/products/aussie_food/candy/candy_bars

-Lumix

[serpitus]

Not that I have any say so but Toon send this guy (Lumix) a few pictures or something. He really seems to need a fix. ;D

[Cartoonic]

Theres to much candy in there! I have already tried some candy anyways.. cadburys.. mm.. lol i will not get L&P you gotta be kidding me! Also... Yes Hanah it goes the other way.. i hope that makes you and your "Scientist" Friends happy lol

[Phoenix]

I could have told you that about the toilets.

Lumix, ITS FLOODING IN NZ!!! lol, not too wet...

news.xinhuanet.com/english/2004-07/19/content_1614378.htm

Have fun toon, I'd love to go to NZ, awesome scenery... Not that its too bad here in Denver(work trip), I plan on heading into the mountians, somewhere, this weekend.

[addicted2rpg]

Lumix are you trying to kill him?? lol fear all that candy.

It does sound like you have a few tourist stops you can go to if you umm... you know... can talk them off the farm

[Lumix]

No L&P?

Its SODA! ... I think its more or less a cross between Sprite and Ginger-ale. What seems so gross about it toon?

Good on yah for trying the Cadbury's... good stuff. But if you also want to try and eat healthy make sure you have some fresh Kiwi fruit. Amazing stuff (oh yeah, stay away from the "crunchie" bar... tastes like they took a blow-torch to some honey and burnt the heck out of it!) Ack!


... flooding in New Zealand in the winter?... this is supposed to be new? hehehe, when I first arrived there it rained non-stop for 3 weeks. I got stuck in one of New Zealands worst storms... its not too bad if you don't mind the wind and rain... Muhahaha!

Yeah, I miss the place... I feel its my true home. I don't like living in the US. I guess I should go home and watch my 9 hours of video footage and thumb through my 2000 photos. ;D

So are you just going to hang out on the Farm then toon?... its not a bad thing... heck, I am going back East in October to visit my grandmother (who also lives on a farm)


And like your Dad said... give us a longer update
-Lumix

[Lumix]

*reads pheonix's article*... *turns white*

Bay of Plenty... Tauranga... OMG!, I have friends there!
*sends email to see if they are ok*

Thanks for the heads up Pheonix!
-Lumix