There was one who was famed for the number of things
He forgot when he entered the ship:
His umbrella, his watch, all his jewels and rings,
And the clothes he had bought for the trip.
He had forty-two boxes, all carefully packed,
With his name painted clearly on each:
But, since he omitted to mention the fact,
They were all left behind on the beach.
The loss of his clothes hardly mattered, because
He had seven coats on when he came,
With three pairs of boots - but the worst of it was,
He had wholly forgotten his name.
(This interface won't let me get the spacing right!)At the top of ride as well as the usual visitor centre selling plastic Tikis, All Black Rugby shirts, and stuffed Kiwi toys, it was possible to go out and walk around a path.
It took me a while to realise the scale of what I was looking at. The whole lake / sea when you look down on the harbour is in fact a huge crator from a massive ancient erruption that threw up the hills around the water. Where the water is the hole that was left by the erruption. To appreciate the size that this must have been yu have to actually be there. It staggers belief.
Me
Mum
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Clare here - Not sure how to post a comment but here goes:
ReplyDeleteI have scanned and emailed Margan's story Woolgathering to Roger and Liz while they have been away. Do any of the blog followers want me to send them a copy too? It is 24 pages long - I emailed to Roger as separate scanned pages but I could try and make it into one document. Let me know your email addresses - mine is clarebevan@ntlworld.com
I cant tell you how much I am enjoying this account of all your doings, and very much hope, one day to be allowed a disc of your combined photographs to browse regularly. Cant remember when you come home, but will wait for phone calls, and yes, would like a copy of Woolgathering, so evocative of a world gone by. I actually think Liz and I should pool our memories too, and information, such as it is, of family history before we forget the details... Have a safe journey home . Love, Nonie xx
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ReplyDeleteI have been copying all your pictures, script and any comments into a document so that Dad can have the opportunity of seeing it (he's not adept on-line!), so yes please, I'd love the Woolgathering Story - will e-mail Clare accordingly.
Best love
Cherry
xx