tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post5385032229091808076..comments2024-03-24T14:27:28.526+13:00Comments on Life In New Zealand: A Drive In The CountryAt Home In New Zealandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-88169135469121568642020-11-29T07:20:15.507+13:002020-11-29T07:20:15.507+13:00What a beautiful area! We go for Sunday drives......What a beautiful area! We go for Sunday drives...relaxed and slow:)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-52889906980919945502020-11-27T04:02:48.326+13:002020-11-27T04:02:48.326+13:00Haha, yes, that happens to me often too, being too...Haha, yes, that happens to me often too, being too early!<br />Yes, wild is wonderful.<br />"Tootle" - a new word learned 😊 Yes, we call them Sonntagsfahrer, too.Iris Flaviahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11147576380055530230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-28360339621906919442020-11-26T20:37:49.290+13:002020-11-26T20:37:49.290+13:00I’m enjoying your beautiful countryside and the lo...I’m enjoying your beautiful countryside and the lovely warm weather as we head into bleak midwinter. The joy of blogging. Have a good week. B xCoastal Rippleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13355914194686166834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-36926368551956309752020-11-26T16:25:25.055+13:002020-11-26T16:25:25.055+13:00Taking the time to drive out into the countryside ...Taking the time to drive out into the countryside is such a great idea. That's a lovely area too.<br />I hope the heavy rain didn't flatten your flowers.Granny Marigoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15858237999602347848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-61059313868925779272020-11-26T09:56:58.612+13:002020-11-26T09:56:58.612+13:00I like your choice of destination for a short driv...I like your choice of destination for a short drive away from the city. Pirongia is a lovely little town, a place I always stop on my way to Taranaki. Love your photo of the walking track up Kakepuku Mountain, it's very enticing.Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-63871804919641081642020-11-26T08:24:45.153+13:002020-11-26T08:24:45.153+13:00Me too, on being a Sunday driver...at least most o...Me too, on being a Sunday driver...at least most of the time. I try to go the going speed on main roads, but on roads that are not busy, I take my time...if someone comes up behind me, I pull off to the side and let them get around me.<br /><br />I love these photos, specially that 4th view.<br />I loRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-55609850896110388532020-11-26T07:06:59.230+13:002020-11-26T07:06:59.230+13:00I guess I am as well - my children say I have turn...I guess I am as well - my children say I have turned into a Nana Driver!!At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-88751600385248745272020-11-26T04:20:25.815+13:002020-11-26T04:20:25.815+13:00Sunday drivers drove slower around here because th...Sunday drivers drove slower around here because they are enjoying the scenery and stopping occasionally. I guess if you were all business, they slowed you down. I’m a Sunday driver all the time now.Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-62442551787826125812020-11-26T03:46:10.902+13:002020-11-26T03:46:10.902+13:00Maybe he thought they were pretty Damn Silly, to l...Maybe he thought they were pretty Damn Silly, to live in the city, and just Visit the country, where he was wise enough to live, all the time!!!!!!!!!! >,-))))))))))))Beside a babbling brook...https://www.blogger.com/profile/14230422491225783790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-42567833863816169232020-11-26T01:07:49.682+13:002020-11-26T01:07:49.682+13:00"The tangled gully was full of birds and bees..."The tangled gully was full of birds and bees".........now that's where I would have spent my time!David M. Gascoigne,https://www.blogger.com/profile/17229638811027153569noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-82695749035856339752020-11-26T00:49:52.013+13:002020-11-26T00:49:52.013+13:00Hello,
Gorgeous scenery from your ride in the cou...Hello,<br /><br />Gorgeous scenery from your ride in the country. The honeysuckle is a lovely scent. Beautiful photos. Take care, enjoy your day!eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-53581901165565826042020-11-25T22:02:24.678+13:002020-11-25T22:02:24.678+13:00Yesterday was not too bad here, but today we have ...Yesterday was not too bad here, but today we have had that rain (sometimes heavy) plus a couple of thunderstorms.At Home In New Zealandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835971617944752730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-19423585968070592792020-11-25T20:50:18.450+13:002020-11-25T20:50:18.450+13:00Loving seeing the countryside through your photogr...Loving seeing the countryside through your photographs - haven't been to Pirongia in ages, and when I did see it we were generally just passing through, on the back road from Otorohange northward... <br />Today has been a bit of a wake up call - but I was glad to have a fine day on Monday when I had to head up to the Hamilton for a couple of appointments.<br />Stay safe<br />Blessings<br />Maxinekiwimeskreationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001838083285721377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-50772415514406092542020-11-25T19:52:08.082+13:002020-11-25T19:52:08.082+13:00Thank you for that walk in the NZ countryside with...Thank you for that walk in the NZ countryside with the smells and sights. I could imagine me being right there local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-8546249399420267662020-11-25T17:52:34.727+13:002020-11-25T17:52:34.727+13:00A lovely drive. Yesterday, we had rain all day. ...A lovely drive. Yesterday, we had rain all day. Not heavy just constant and it went quite cold - we lit the fire in the evening. Today we have had showers but the sun is shining now and it is hot 25 degrees.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1067146400874135525.post-63836541418221014272020-11-25T17:09:18.820+13:002020-11-25T17:09:18.820+13:00There aren't too many of these areas around Au...There aren't too many of these areas around Auckland, Margaret. But what a treat it is when one does go for a Sunday Drive through our beautiful countryside. ratnamurtihttp://you-areunique.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com