Summer Holidays
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Topic: Summer Holidays
Posted By: caliandjack
Subject: Summer Holidays
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:31pm
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Where are you going and what are you doing?
Do you go to the same spot each year or somewhere different. We'll be having Christmas at my Dad's at Piha and staying in Auckland for a week visiting Rangitoto and prob the Zoo. But now I live an 8 hour drive from Akl need to find somewhere a bit closer to home. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
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Posted By: ohanlon82
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:34pm
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This year we wont be doing too much..
No booze new year LOL We got some stuff to do around home Having xmas day in Auckland Then will go north to the family batch at Mangwhai Heads for a few days.. Might head to Rotorua for a few days.. Kind of nice having nothing planned.. We went camping for a few years up north to Taipa - but sadly the camp ground closed ------------- http://lb2f.lilypie.com/TikiPic.php/RPaODBg.jpg |
Posted By: BerryBliss
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:39pm
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We are going to Ruakaka for 12 days which is a huge drive from here, but will be worth it as i'll get to see my cousins, spend time just relaxing, so looking forward to it. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 1999 DS 2003 DS 2006 DD 2009 |
Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:48pm
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We're the traveller hub this year.
We're staying put, but people are coming to us. Family and from the States and Canada, Auckland and Wellington will be here at various points over the Christmas - March period. ------------- 
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Posted By: lemongirl
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:50pm
This summer ain't looking so good for me. DP is needing spine surgery in January so I'll be likely looking after him
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 1:58pm
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Oh that sucks lemongirl, I hope things go well.
We aren't doing anything. DH is taking 2 weeks off but there are 3 speedway meetings on during that time. Will probably have lunch with DH's mums family, and dinner with his parents (just a chilled laid back dinner) followed by dominoes. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 2:23pm
not much relly we are going to bluff to my aunttys house thats me ,mum and james and then down to riverton to see the grandperents lol ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 2:32pm
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We haven't decided yet. Will likely spend at least some time at the family bach in Pataua Sth but not sure if it will be 2wks like last summer. DH will want to spend some of his holiday on the house extension as well ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: heaf3
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 3:13pm
wow lots of you will be travelling up here! must be the place to be ay  hehe
not really planning to go anywhere except to my parents at waipu and the beach....although i havent got plans for new years yet but dont really want to go too far...so probably just to numerous beaches around the whangarei area 
lemongirl i hope your DP's surgery goes well ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: MamaT
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 3:43pm
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Nothing for us this year, I'll either be HUGE and hot and sticky or we'll be very new parents
As kids we used to go to the same camp spot just north of Taupo every year. DF and I are getting into camping and are on the hunt for the perfect spot to make our regular -------------  
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 4:55pm
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We're having Xmas in Chch with MIL, then on Boxing Day morning heading to Omarama (Mackenzie Country) to camp riverside for 2 weeks with my family. Family tradition that was started about 45 years ago, my grandma still goes and she's 76 (and probably the busiest one of us all down there as she won't sit still).
DH gets a month off, so he'll still be on holiday for Jack's bday so we'll probably have a party for that too. |
Posted By: Lexidore
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 5:53pm
I'm hoping to be going to the local hospital and having my baby 
Lol so no Summer holiday for us this year, So will just be enjoying a Wellington Summer (in other words, anywhere elses spring/autumn... haha) ------------- 
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Posted By: BeLoved
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:54pm
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We never do anything over summer as DH works constantly over that time, I have gotten use to it, but reading everyones holiday plans makes me wish we were going camping or at least doing a weekend trip somewhere.
I will probably do lots of trips to the beach with DD and Christmas will be at my parents place just down the road. |
Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 9:58pm
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us to heidismum - DH only gets christmas day off (hes a chef) summer is the busiest time for him,
Last year we pitched the tent down the bottom of our section, put up the pool, bbq etc and locked up the house. We stayed down there for a week and DH toodled off to work every day, while I took the kids to the mount beach, parks etc Perhaps the same again this year, lol ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: shadowfeet
Date Posted: 10 November 2009 at 10:00pm
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We'll be new parents too, so not a lot going on here. Staying around home a lot should be good. ------------- 
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 11:14am
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We never go away over Christmas/NY as that is when everyone goes away so there are always too many people and loud children for our liking.
We leave our holiday until February when all of the lovely wee children are safely back in their schools
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 11:38am
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We'll be staying home this year too. Dh has two weeks off over Xmas( to run around after dd Phew !!)
Christmas prob with his family, otherwise a very quiet time
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Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 11:53am
Staying home probably, DH has just started a new job so won't have any leave. We've also just brough a new house so I will probably spend my leave time gardening and sanding woodwork.... 
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Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 1:11pm
LOL yeah its great to make the most of being without school children while it lasts. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
LittleSal wrote:Posted By: clover
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 2:43pm
| Actually, we might go camp for a couple of days, anyone know of any good campsites in the lower North Island? |
Posted By: tishy
Date Posted: 11 November 2009 at 2:55pm
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We're heading up to Papamoa for 10 days over Xmas.
Have family arriving from Ireland, Japan, Auckland and Hamilton. yayy!
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 12 November 2009 at 7:21pm
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Going to Oz for 3 weeks, and I can't wait. Vinegar Hill is a good camping spot that is lower North Island it is just off state highway 1 norht of Hunterville. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 12 November 2009 at 8:23pm
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We've camped at Kennedy Park in Napier, and the Doc camp ground at Rimutaka Forest Park, we've also camped at the Blue Lakes in Rotorua.
I like the Top 10 campgrounds. We also camped at Oakura on Taranaki we go camping at least once a year. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow"> [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 12 November 2009 at 8:28pm
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We are going camping at Mangaweka (somewhere in the middle of the North Island with the big cookietime aeroplane) later in January. Pretty awesome spot I have been camping with my parents before I was born. We go with the same group of people and it is so much fun catching up with all the kids who are getting older and starting their own families there.
I used to go up to Sandspit, North of Auckland with my family over newyears every year too but now we have our own little ones it is a bit far to travel. We usually just spend the time around NewYears and Christmas close to home with lots of fun day trips. There will probably be a bit of work to be done on the house too. ------------- 
 
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Posted By: LittleBug
Date Posted: 12 November 2009 at 9:04pm
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We are going camping with our family at Lake Aviemore. My parents have a trailer sailer so we always go in the Yacht Races.
It will be the first time camping with the kidlets... I'm excited but very nervous. Lol. ------------- Chloe (4 years) and Oliver (3 years). |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 November 2009 at 9:14pm
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Hate to tell you the areoplane is no longer a cookie time plane, tehy have painted it the same colours as the new cafe there ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Daizy
Date Posted: 15 November 2009 at 9:20pm
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Reeealy Keira used to get so excited driving past all the cookies! -------------
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