On 12/10/08 19:13, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote:

In article , Pam Moore
writes
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:38 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of the
month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see and places
to visit for which I'm very grateful.

I'm very envious Sacha, with such happy memories of our trip last
winter, and the sunshine!!! Enjoy.


Won't that take you over the Christmas period? In which case i hope you
both have a very happy one and we'll all be agog to hear about the
plants you see over there!

Janet

No, we're back just in time for me to have a Christmas panic. It would have
been easier to stay away longer. ;-) Thanks, Janet - we're getting very
excited about this now but I really do need to start thinking about packing
clothes that can be worn in layers - something I find very difficult!
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Won't that take you over the Christmas period? In which case i hope you
both have a very happy one and we'll all be agog to hear about the
plants you see over there!

Janet

No, we're back just in time for me to have a Christmas panic. It would
have
been easier to stay away longer. ;-) Thanks, Janet - we're getting very
excited about this now but I really do need to start thinking about
packing
clothes that can be worn in layers - something I find very difficult!
--
Sacha

I am with you there Sacha, I am such a comfort freak I wear the same clothes
nearly all year cos they are comfy
and adaptable, good excuse to go on a shopping spree or maybe wait and buy
when you get there :-)

kate

On 13/10/08 19:58, in article
net, "Kate Morgan"
wrote:



Won't that take you over the Christmas period? In which case i hope you
both have a very happy one and we'll all be agog to hear about the
plants you see over there!

Janet

No, we're back just in time for me to have a Christmas panic. It would
have
been easier to stay away longer. ;-) Thanks, Janet - we're getting very
excited about this now but I really do need to start thinking about
packing
clothes that can be worn in layers - something I find very difficult!
--
Sacha

I am with you there Sacha, I am such a comfort freak I wear the same clothes
nearly all year cos they are comfy
and adaptable, good excuse to go on a shopping spree or maybe wait and buy
when you get there :-)

kate


I think I've gone into a sort of semi-rebellious state re clothes. I wear
jeans virtually every day of my life. They're quite unsuitable to my age
and I'm perfectly comfortable in them. I wear Dockside shoes because
they're comfortable, don't slip in wet weather and give at least a little
support to my narrow, feeble and weak ankles. I wear tops that involve
shirts or fleeces, or cotton jumpers, depending on the weather (I can't wear
wool) and if the weather gets colder, I put a cotton poloneck under the
fleece. For 'smart' , as in weddings or funerals I have a couple of good
suits and for evening wear, I just panic.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 12/10/08 19:13, in article , "Janet
Tweedy" wrote:

In article , Pam Moore
writes
On Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:44:38 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of
the
month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see and
places
to visit for which I'm very grateful.

I'm very envious Sacha, with such happy memories of our trip last
winter, and the sunshine!!! Enjoy.


Won't that take you over the Christmas period? In which case i hope you
both have a very happy one and we'll all be agog to hear about the
plants you see over there!

Janet

No, we're back just in time for me to have a Christmas panic. It would
have
been easier to stay away longer. ;-) Thanks, Janet - we're getting very
excited about this now but I really do need to start thinking about
packing
clothes that can be worn in layers

you won't need much of that here soon, leats not heavy clothing. Spring is
coming through fairly quickly in the north. A jacket to break the wind but
pack T-shirt & shorts if here in Nov & Dec. Something heavier if going south
island but not winter stuff. Don't worry too much about looking scruffy, we
are used to scruffy poms over here. My dad a good example.

rob

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 13/10/08 19:58, in article
net, "Kate Morgan"
wrote:



Won't that take you over the Christmas period? In which case i hope you
both have a very happy one and we'll all be agog to hear about the
plants you see over there!

Janet

No, we're back just in time for me to have a Christmas panic. It would
have
been easier to stay away longer. ;-) Thanks, Janet - we're getting
very
excited about this now but I really do need to start thinking about
packing
clothes that can be worn in layers - something I find very difficult!
--
Sacha

I am with you there Sacha, I am such a comfort freak I wear the same
clothes
nearly all year cos they are comfy
and adaptable, good excuse to go on a shopping spree or maybe wait and
buy
when you get there :-)

kate


I think I've gone into a sort of semi-rebellious state re clothes. I wear
jeans virtually every day of my life. They're quite unsuitable to my age
and I'm perfectly comfortable in them. I wear Dockside shoes because
they're comfortable, don't slip in wet weather and give at least a little
support to my narrow, feeble and weak ankles. I wear tops that involve
shirts or fleeces, or cotton jumpers, depending on the weather (I can't
wear
wool) and if the weather gets colder, I put a cotton poloneck under the
fleece. For 'smart' , as in weddings or funerals I have a couple of good
suits and for evening wear, I just panic.
--
Sacha

LOL, I am much older than you Sacha and I wear nothing but jeans Ariat boots
mens shirts and a jummer :-) my motto is if I cannot garden/muck out in it
its no good to me :-)

kate

On 14/10/08 10:15, in article , "George.com"
wrote:
snip

you won't need much of that here soon, leats not heavy clothing. Spring is
coming through fairly quickly in the north. A jacket to break the wind but
pack T-shirt & shorts if here in Nov & Dec. Something heavier if going south
island but not winter stuff. Don't worry too much about looking scruffy, we
are used to scruffy poms over here. My dad a good example.

rob

I'll just chuck it all in a Tesco bag then. ;-) No, we're not bringing any
really cold weather stuff but as you say, just a couple of warmer things for
South Island.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Sacha

Hi, be extra careful to avoid doing what I did when I entered NZ about five
years ago.

I forgot to declare my walking boots - which was illegal lest they were
carrying foot and mouth or whatever.

They need to disinfect them if I can remember, and I almost incurred a large
fine at the customs going in.

I explained that I had been on a very long flight (almost non-stop) and was
dead tired and withn profuse apologies, I managed to escape with a very
severe repremand!

Have a good trip.

Keith

Portland, Dorset.



"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of the
month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see and places
to visit for which I'm very grateful.
Our itinerary (after a few days in Xian) is Kerikeri, Napier & Hawkes Bay,
Wellington, Abel Tasman National Park, Wanaka, Te Anau, Devonport,
Auckland
- home! We've got places to stay in all these stops for a few nights and
then we're also at leisure in between stops to pick and choose where we
visit. We'll be away for around 6 weeks altogether and we are looking
forward to it like mad!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 14/10/08 15:51, in article ,
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote:

Sacha

Hi, be extra careful to avoid doing what I did when I entered NZ about five
years ago.

I forgot to declare my walking boots - which was illegal lest they were
carrying foot and mouth or whatever.

They need to disinfect them if I can remember, and I almost incurred a large
fine at the customs going in.

I explained that I had been on a very long flight (almost non-stop) and was
dead tired and withn profuse apologies, I managed to escape with a very
severe repremand!

Have a good trip.

Keith

Portland, Dorset.

I'll try to remember that but presumably it applies to all footwear that
might have been worn in UK! Thanks for the tip.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

I don't know - I had a pait of 'Derry Boots' packed in my case (they are
sort of comfortable wellingtons suitable for walking) kind of agricultural.

They asked me if I had any boots in there, and naturally I answered yes -
which opened the can of worms. I had read about this on the plane when I
filled in the immig. form... but forgot all about it.

They didn't ask abouty whatever I was wearing at the time.

Have a wonderful trip,

Keith

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 14/10/08 15:51, in article ,
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote:

Sacha

Hi, be extra careful to avoid doing what I did when I entered NZ about
five
years ago.

I forgot to declare my walking boots - which was illegal lest they were
carrying foot and mouth or whatever.

They need to disinfect them if I can remember, and I almost incurred a
large
fine at the customs going in.

I explained that I had been on a very long flight (almost non-stop) and
was
dead tired and withn profuse apologies, I managed to escape with a very
severe repremand!

Have a good trip.

Keith

Portland, Dorset.

I'll try to remember that but presumably it applies to all footwear that
might have been worn in UK! Thanks for the tip.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

On 14/10/08 23:51, in article ,
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote:

I don't know - I had a pait of 'Derry Boots' packed in my case (they are
sort of comfortable wellingtons suitable for walking) kind of agricultural.

They asked me if I had any boots in there, and naturally I answered yes -
which opened the can of worms. I had read about this on the plane when I
filled in the immig. form... but forgot all about it.

They didn't ask abouty whatever I was wearing at the time.

Have a wonderful trip,

Keith


Thanks, Keith. I'm taking my Docksides which are my standard everyday wear
around this place and a couple of other pairs of something similar and
that's it. I daresay NZ has shoe shops if I find myself in great need! ;-)
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of the
month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see and places
to visit for which I'm very grateful.
Our itinerary (after a few days in Xian) is Kerikeri, Napier & Hawkes Bay,
Wellington, Abel Tasman National Park, Wanaka, Te Anau, Devonport,
Auckland
- home! We've got places to stay in all these stops for a few nights and
then we're also at leisure in between stops to pick and choose where we
visit. We'll be away for around 6 weeks altogether and we are looking
forward to it like mad!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)


It's something like 25 years since we went to China. The Terracotta
Warriors are simply stunning - I can still see their hangar and the compound
outside with a few souvenir sellers - bet it's a bit more crowded now. We
went on an organised tour to China (pretty well the only way of going in
those days) and our movements were very organised.

We'll be following you to NZ just after New Year with a 2 month itinerary
(total trip time about 11 weeks what with Hong Kong and then driving CA1
from San Francisco to Los Angeles). The comment about shoes (not just
boots) is no joke. I did declare some the one time I've been there and
they did disinfect them for me. I seem to remember the question says
something about whether you've been in the countryside in the past x weeks -
now that I live in the country and get cows in the field next to the house
I'll probably be declaring *all* my shoes! On my previous trip I lived in
town but went walking regularly in the country - they do take it very
seriously.

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 14/10/08 15:51, in article ,
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote:

Sacha

Hi, be extra careful to avoid doing what I did when I entered NZ about
five
years ago.

I forgot to declare my walking boots - which was illegal lest they were
carrying foot and mouth or whatever.

They need to disinfect them if I can remember, and I almost incurred a
large
fine at the customs going in.

I explained that I had been on a very long flight (almost non-stop) and
was
dead tired and withn profuse apologies, I managed to escape with a very
severe repremand!

Have a good trip.

Keith

Portland, Dorset.

I'll try to remember that but presumably it applies to all footwear that
might have been worn in UK! Thanks for the tip.

Thoroughly clean all dirty sports gear, camping and outdoor equipment and
footwear you wish to bring before packing. This is especially important if
you have visited a foot and mouth disease infected area.
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/enter...nal/belongings

have a look at this, check under "3 - Biosecurity Notes" - other items and
miscellaneous.
http://www.customs.govt.nz/nr/rdonly...ardmar2008.pdf

On 16/10/08 10:08, in article , "George.com"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
...
On 14/10/08 15:51, in article ,
"Keith (Dorset)" wrote:

Sacha

Hi, be extra careful to avoid doing what I did when I entered NZ about
five
years ago.

I forgot to declare my walking boots - which was illegal lest they were
carrying foot and mouth or whatever.

They need to disinfect them if I can remember, and I almost incurred a
large
fine at the customs going in.

I explained that I had been on a very long flight (almost non-stop) and
was
dead tired and withn profuse apologies, I managed to escape with a very
severe repremand!

Have a good trip.

Keith

Portland, Dorset.

I'll try to remember that but presumably it applies to all footwear that
might have been worn in UK! Thanks for the tip.

Thoroughly clean all dirty sports gear, camping and outdoor equipment and
footwear you wish to bring before packing. This is especially important if
you have visited a foot and mouth disease infected area.
http://www.biosecurity.govt.nz/enter...nal/belongings

have a look at this, check under "3 - Biosecurity Notes" - other items and
miscellaneous.
http://www.customs.govt.nz/nr/rdonly...d73e87de5e62/0
/arrivalcardmar2008.pdf


Camping and sports gear isn't really 'us'! We're hiring a car and driving
around and I don't think much hiking will be done. But nonetheless, we'll
take your tips. Many thanks.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)

Somewhere on teh intarwebs "Graham Harrison" typed:
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of
the month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see
and places to visit for which I'm very grateful.
Our itinerary (after a few days in Xian) is Kerikeri, Napier &
Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Abel Tasman National Park, Wanaka, Te Anau,
Devonport, Auckland
- home! We've got places to stay in all these stops for a few
nights and then we're also at leisure in between stops to pick and
choose where we visit. We'll be away for around 6 weeks altogether
and we are looking forward to it like mad!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)


It's something like 25 years since we went to China. The Terracotta
Warriors are simply stunning - I can still see their hangar and the
compound outside with a few souvenir sellers - bet it's a bit more
crowded now. We went on an organised tour to China (pretty well the
only way of going in those days) and our movements were very
organised.
We'll be following you to NZ just after New Year with a 2 month
itinerary (total trip time about 11 weeks what with Hong Kong and
then driving CA1 from San Francisco to Los Angeles). The comment
about shoes (not just boots) is no joke. I did declare some the one
time I've been there and they did disinfect them for me. I seem to
remember the question says something about whether you've been in the
countryside in the past x weeks - now that I live in the country and
get cows in the field next to the house I'll probably be declaring
*all* my shoes! On my previous trip I lived in town but went
walking regularly in the country - they do take it very seriously.

Yes, as a lot of our industry is agricultural-based and specifically dairy
and we don't have foot and mouth here. Be silly not to take things like that
seriously. :-)

I hope both Sacha and yourself have great holidays here.

Cheers,
--
Shaun.

DISCLAIMER: If you find a posting or message from me
offensive, inappropriate, or disruptive, please ignore it.
If you don't know how to ignore a posting, complain to
me and I will be only too happy to demonstrate... ;-)

On 20/10/08 01:18, in article ,
"~misfit~" wrote:

Somewhere on teh intarwebs "Graham Harrison" typed:
"Sacha" wrote in message
...
Some time ago I posted that we're going to NZ this autumn, so end of
the month it is! I had a lot of helpful advice about things to see
and places to visit for which I'm very grateful.
Our itinerary (after a few days in Xian) is Kerikeri, Napier &
Hawkes Bay, Wellington, Abel Tasman National Park, Wanaka, Te Anau,
Devonport, Auckland
- home! We've got places to stay in all these stops for a few
nights and then we're also at leisure in between stops to pick and
choose where we visit. We'll be away for around 6 weeks altogether
and we are looking forward to it like mad!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)


It's something like 25 years since we went to China. The Terracotta
Warriors are simply stunning - I can still see their hangar and the
compound outside with a few souvenir sellers - bet it's a bit more
crowded now. We went on an organised tour to China (pretty well the
only way of going in those days) and our movements were very
organised.
We'll be following you to NZ just after New Year with a 2 month
itinerary (total trip time about 11 weeks what with Hong Kong and
then driving CA1 from San Francisco to Los Angeles). The comment
about shoes (not just boots) is no joke. I did declare some the one
time I've been there and they did disinfect them for me. I seem to
remember the question says something about whether you've been in the
countryside in the past x weeks - now that I live in the country and
get cows in the field next to the house I'll probably be declaring
*all* my shoes! On my previous trip I lived in town but went
walking regularly in the country - they do take it very seriously.

Yes, as a lot of our industry is agricultural-based and specifically dairy
and we don't have foot and mouth here. Be silly not to take things like that
seriously. :-)

I hope both Sacha and yourself have great holidays here.

Cheers,

We got our travel pack two days ago and the travel agents have done a
wonderful job. I examined the soles of my docksides yesterday and made a
mental note to scrub them and dig out the bits of grit sticking to them so
that I don't take half of Devon to NZ!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online)