I write this post to you as I just leave Otorohunga on a bus heading for Hamilton. Where I expect to spend a night and then head to the big apple and catch up with some old friends for a while.
Go public transport Yay! I havent actually been on a bus in a vry long time but when you dont have a car – well go figure. But the experience has actually been rather enlightening and I felt compelled to pull the laptop out, connect the vodem up and write about it. This is the first time I have really looked out the window and actually taken in the scenery as I truck up State Highway 3 from New Plymouth to Hamilton.
The scenery is just awesome. The rough land followed by rivers, farms, bush, tunnels its all just stunning. I think back to when I was in the Navy and touring around australia, south east asia and india and I realise that we have a truely unique country and we need to look after it. I think as New Zealanders living here we take this for granted. I dont know any ither place that has such green pastures and the amount of unspoilt land.
As an aside note about three minutes ago I got a text notification on some deals that went through today. There were three for today 1 of them mine. Thats good going, but whats more interesting is that two of them have been on the market for over a year.
Whitnessing this and actually working in the market on the floor there is a heck of alot of deals going through right now. There are people buying all over. And things that have been on the market for a long time are n ow being sold. This speaks for itself. Maybe there is a shift in buyers moods.
Anyway its hard to write on a moving bus so I will leave this to it now. I will have september stats up soon. I will be very interested to see them myself
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Hi Deon, thanks for your comments on my first blog.
I have to agree with you in regards to our beautiful country. I took the day off on Wednesday and headed north up State Highway 1 to a little place called Greta Valley then turned left and went inland to a settlement called Scargill where my Mum is staying with my Autie at the moment. I remarked to my wife on the way there how green everything is looking at present. It was truly beautiful. Of course I was driving so I couldn’t take it all in, but what I did see just made me appreciate what a stunning country we have and just how lucky we are to live here. I haven’t travelled as extensively as you but have ventured to Rarotonga, Bali, and of course Australia several times, but I still think New Zealand is a great place to live!
Enjoy your time with your friends, and well done on those deals!
see you friday, even on a bus………
Couldn’t agree with you more Deon. New Zealand truly is a beautiful country. Although I have to say that Ireland could give it a run for it’s money on the green pastures – it’s not called the Emerald Isle for nothing!! I might be just a little biased though!
sean, Thanks for your comment. I will be driving that part of the country soon. I love the kaikoura coast. seals are awesome..
Peter… thanks for the run. My god the motorway traffic was the worse I have ever seen it. took me 2 hours to travel 10km.
Kerry… You irish are all the same, thats where they say thats where the gold is. But i actually must agree that the irish country side does look amazing. Was great to meet you on friday
I just returned to the US from a 3 week stay in the South Island. It is a beautiful country, and the people are great too.
Moving down in Q2 2009 if all goes according to plan.
I was in New Zealand for a month on holiday from Russia and I agree that your country is beautiful. I also think its one of the safest courties I have visited. I would really like to live there if I could.