The Davis Family Blog

The Davis Family Bloghttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/This blog is for sharing news and photos with members of the family and friends around the world.en-EUhourly82000-01-01T12:00+00:00The Davis Family Bloghttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/http://data5.blog.de/design/preview/f2/6287e7ffc3cba57f5a707684121f92_160x200.jpgChristchurch - 2 January 06http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/christchurch_2_january~432933/2006-01-02T05:49:32+01:00 <p>Our last full day in NZ, we decided we ought to visit Christchurch as tomorrow is obviously reserved for panic tanning!</p> <p>Today we have had a Nor' west wind, which is very warm and strong. It's a bit like when you open the door of a fan oven and forget to keep out of the way. Good clothes drying weather. The temp today in Christchurch as been around 30 degrees.</p> <p>This will be the last update to the blog before we arrive home, so thanks for checking in every now and again - we've really enjoyed the comments you've left for us.</p> <p>Cheers, Cindy, Mike, Matt, Joe and Emma</p> <p>ps you have to turn your head on one side to look at the last pic as I can't turn it round.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010274.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010274_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010276.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010276_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010275.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010275_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/christchurch_2_january~432933/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Our last full day in NZ, we decided we ought to visit Christchurch as tomorrow is obviously reserved for panic tanning!

Today we have had a Nor' west wind, which is very warm and strong. It's a bit like when you open the door of a fan oven and forget to keep out of the way. Good clothes drying weather. The temp today in Christchurch as been around 30 degrees.

This will be the last update to the blog before we arrive home, so thanks for checking in every now and again - we've really enjoyed the comments you've left for us.

Cheers, Cindy, Mike, Matt, Joe and Emma

ps you have to turn your head on one side to look at the last pic as I can't turn it round.

]]>Hanmer Springs - 31 Dec 05http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/hanmer_springs_31_dec~432928/2006-01-02T05:42:30+01:00 <p>This is the bridge people bungy from.</p> <p>We were on our way to Hanmer Springs Thermal pools - a great way to spend New Year's Eve.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010247_01.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010247_01_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010249.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010249_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010254.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010254_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010256.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010256_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/hanmer_springs_31_dec~432928/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>This is the bridge people bungy from.

We were on our way to Hanmer Springs Thermal pools - a great way to spend New Year's Eve.

]]>On our way back to Loburn - 30 Dec 05http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/on_our_way_back_to_loburn_30_dec~432923/2006-01-02T05:35:00+01:00 <p>Couldn't resist taking another photo</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010233.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010233_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/on_our_way_back_to_loburn_30_dec~432923/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Couldn't resist taking another photo

]]>Scenic view of the bayhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/scenic_view_of_the_bay~432920/2006-01-02T05:32:48+01:00 <p>We took this on the way back to the cottage - beautiful!</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010221.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010221_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/02/scenic_view_of_the_bay~432920/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>We took this on the way back to the cottage - beautiful!

]]>Happy New Year!http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/01/happy_new_year~430689/2006-01-01T07:00:24+01:00 <p>Hello all and Happy New Year to you</p> <p>I hope you didn't drink too much, we were a bit warmer than you I think!</p> <p>We headed into Christchurch at 1030 in time for some live music in Cathedral Square and the big countdown to the New Year. There was a firework display on the top of a big building at midnight and then we headed home for a drink or two.</p> <p>I can't upload photos here as I don't have a driver for the camera so will upload in Christchurch tomorrow (our last full day here)</p> <p>See you all soon</p> <p>Love Cindy x </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2006/01/01/happy_new_year~430689/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Hello all and Happy New Year to you

I hope you didn't drink too much, we were a bit warmer than you I think!

We headed into Christchurch at 1030 in time for some live music in Cathedral Square and the big countdown to the New Year. There was a firework display on the top of a big building at midnight and then we headed home for a drink or two.

I can't upload photos here as I don't have a driver for the camera so will upload in Christchurch tomorrow (our last full day here)

See you all soon

Love Cindy x

]]>Dolphin swimminghttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/29/dolphin_swimming~423331/2005-12-29T02:30:25+01:00 <p>Emma and I went on a boat trip to swim with the Hector dolphins. We saw loads of friendly pods but were not able to swim with them because they had calves with them, but we were very lucky because the mothers were swimming by the boat for ages showing off their babies - this is very rare apparently.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010193.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010193_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010198.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010198_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p> <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010195.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010195_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010204.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010204_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/29/dolphin_swimming~423331/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Emma and I went on a boat trip to swim with the Hector dolphins. We saw loads of friendly pods but were not able to swim with them because they had calves with them, but we were very lucky because the mothers were swimming by the boat for ages showing off their babies - this is very rare apparently.

]]>Our accommodation in Akaroahttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/29/our_accommodation_in_akaroa~423323/2005-12-29T02:20:04+01:00 <p>This is the cottage we're staying in, called 'Briar Cottage'. We have decided to stay on an extra day and Cliff, Sally and the kids are joining us too.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010178.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010178_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a></p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010192.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010192_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/29/our_accommodation_in_akaroa~423323/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>This is the cottage we're staying in, called 'Briar Cottage'. We have decided to stay on an extra day and Cliff, Sally and the kids are joining us too.

]]>Akaroa Harbourhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa_harbour~418645/2005-12-27T05:04:45+01:00 <p>Signing off for today but we promise to upload more pics soon.</p> <p>Luv Cindy, Mike, Matt, Joe and Emma</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010173.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010173_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa_harbour~418645/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Signing off for today but we promise to upload more pics soon.

Luv Cindy, Mike, Matt, Joe and Emma

]]>Akaroahttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa~418642/2005-12-27T05:02:11+01:00 <p>Just so you know, it's REALLY HOT here today. Not that we're rubbing it in or anything. Much.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010172.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010172_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa~418642/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Just so you know, it's REALLY HOT here today. Not that we're rubbing it in or anything. Much.

]]>Akaroa - 27 December 05http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa_27_december~418639/2005-12-27T04:59:36+01:00 <p>We have just arrived in Akaroa for 2 night's stay. I'll try and upload some more photos before we leave here on Thursday.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010171.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010171_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/akaroa_27_december~418639/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>We have just arrived in Akaroa for 2 night's stay. I'll try and upload some more photos before we leave here on Thursday.

]]>Quail Islandhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418637/2005-12-27T04:56:26+01:00 <p>Gone fishing.........</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010170.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010170_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418637/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Gone fishing.........

]]>Quail Islandhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418636/2005-12-27T04:54:33+01:00 <p>a couple of old wrecks</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010169.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010169_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418636/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>a couple of old wrecks

]]>Quail Islandhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418635/2005-12-27T04:52:24+01:00 <p>Walkers Beach - you can only reach it by boat!!!</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010167.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010167_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/quail_island~418635/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Walkers Beach - you can only reach it by boat!!!

]]>The girls on the ferryhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/the_girls_on_the_ferry~418633/2005-12-27T04:50:15+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010162.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010162_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/the_girls_on_the_ferry~418633/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Boxing Dayhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/boxing_day~418632/2005-12-27T04:48:02+01:00 <p>We decided to visit Quail Island - an old leper colony - we hoped we would get legless!</p> <p>This is the view of Littleton from the ferry.</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010161.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010161_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/boxing_day~418632/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>We decided to visit Quail Island - an old leper colony - we hoped we would get legless!

This is the view of Littleton from the ferry.

]]>Mike's latest projecthttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/mike_s_latest_project~418631/2005-12-27T04:45:05+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010159.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010159_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/mike_s_latest_project~418631/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Follow the leaderhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/follow_the_leader~418630/2005-12-27T04:42:55+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010156.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010156_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/follow_the_leader~418630/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Wesley...http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/wesley~418628/2005-12-27T04:40:45+01:00 <p>He's a Snipe! Hahaha, geddit?</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010151.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010151_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/wesley~418628/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>He's a Snipe! Hahaha, geddit?

]]>Santa and his helpers spend some down time on the beach!http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/santa_and_his_helpers_spend_some_down_ti~418625/2005-12-27T04:38:18+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010144.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010144_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/santa_and_his_helpers_spend_some_down_ti~418625/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Turkey Sarnies on the beachhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/turkey_sarnies_on_the_beach~418624/2005-12-27T04:36:11+01:00 <p>The weather was a bit shakey to start with but hey - we're English and we don't let a bit of cloud stop us!</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010137.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010137_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/turkey_sarnies_on_the_beach~418624/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>The weather was a bit shakey to start with but hey - we're English and we don't let a bit of cloud stop us!

]]>Tom's meccano sethttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/tom_s_meccano_set~418621/2005-12-27T04:33:43+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010134.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010134_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/tom_s_meccano_set~418621/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>more presentshttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/more_presents~418619/2005-12-27T04:31:41+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010133.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010133_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/more_presents~418619/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Christmas Dayhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/christmas_day~418618/2005-12-27T04:29:16+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010131.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010131_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/christmas_day~418618/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Busy beachhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/busy_beach~418616/2005-12-27T04:27:07+01:00 <p>As you can see Waikuku beach was packed out on Christmas Eve! (by the way, that's Sally's hair not a mermaid's hair)<br> <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010127.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010127_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/busy_beach~418616/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>As you can see Waikuku beach was packed out on Christmas Eve! (by the way, that's Sally's hair not a mermaid's hair)

]]>Waikukuhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/waikuku~418615/2005-12-27T04:23:44+01:00 <p>Emma and Aimee doing a Baywatch impression<br> <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010124.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010124_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/waikuku~418615/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Emma and Aimee doing a Baywatch impression

]]>Waikuku beach - Christmas Evehttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/waikuku_beach_christmas_eve~418613/2005-12-27T04:19:14+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010143.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010143_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/waikuku_beach_christmas_eve~418613/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Wanaka againhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/wanaka_again~418611/2005-12-27T04:15:53+01:00 <p>We had a lovely afternoon in Arrowtown then spent the evening in Wanaka, found a great place for dinner and then drove back over the mountains to Queenstown.<br> <a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010132.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010132_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/wanaka_again~418611/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>We had a lovely afternoon in Arrowtown then spent the evening in Wanaka, found a great place for dinner and then drove back over the mountains to Queenstown.

]]>Lake Wanaka - 22 December 05http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/lake_wanaka_22_december~418609/2005-12-27T04:09:23+01:00 <p>Let's give them a big hand!</p> <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/Ps1010123_01.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/Ps1010123_01_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/lake_wanaka_22_december~418609/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Let's give them a big hand!

]]>The river Arrowhttp://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/the_river_arrow~418607/2005-12-27T04:08:13+01:00 <p><a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010116.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010116_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/the_river_arrow~418607/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>

]]>Arrowtown - 22 December 05http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/arrowtown_22_december~418604/2005-12-27T04:03:12+01:00 <p>Panning for gold (without success unfortunately)<a href="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010115.JPG" title=""><img src="http://data1.blog.de/blog/d/davis-family/img/P1010115_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a> </p> <p> <small> <a href="http://davis-family.blog.co.uk/2005/12/27/arrowtown_22_december~418604/#comments">Comments</a> </small> </p>Panning for gold (without success unfortunately)

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