100 Days of Happiness - Day 42

[dizzojay]

I didn't take a photo of something that made me extremely happy today, because it was only an email.

It was an email from two of my very dear friends in New Zealand to say that they're coming over here in September and they'll be staying with us for a few days



I haven't seen them since our last trip over there in 2006 and now I just can't wait to catch up!!!!

Comments

[sameuspegasus.livejournal.com]

There is a possibility there is more than one place called Te Mata. Unless you took the back roads, it seems quite a long way out of the way considering all the other places you went.

I see you hit all the major tourist spots in the North Island. No Mt Doom though? That surprises me. The volcanic plateau is quite near Taihape. Make sure you get to the South Island at some point, it's amazing :)

[dizzojay.livejournal.com]

It could be that I've just got my names wrong - it was over seven years ago and my memory's not the best!

We did go to Tongariro National Park (how could I forget that???) We saw Mount Doom and did loads of other Lord of the Rings nerding!

Another place we went, but the name escapes me, was the ....... Pinnacles which was used as the Path of the Dead in Return of the King.

Because we have so many links with the North Island, I've never yet had the time to go to the South Island, but that's a box I fully intend to tick one day :)