Looks like post a comment is how to subscribe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
Looks like post a comment is how to subscribe.Quote:
Originally Posted by Biciclista
well, sort of. Once you post a comment, i can make you a user. Or if you are already a wordpress member you are already a user I think.
so now you can post your photos or your long dissertations on Maidei.. too bad whoever has her isn't doing that. I thought we'd use it particularly for photos because they are hard to find on a thread like this.
Maidei only arrived in New Zealand yesterday on her first international flight.... :) She's recovering from jet lag and will possibly be out on her bike today , if not definatly at the weekend ;)
However i can't post to the blog from work (security access doesn't allow) so any updates to the blog will have to be at the weekend...
ah wouldn't you know it. I chose wordpress because I can access it from work, I can't access blogger or blogspot. go figure. you can post there any time you want, as many photos as you care to. I hope you get some nice weather!Quote:
Originally Posted by MillieNZ
Shooting star - that is cool that you got to meet when you were in Maui. We didn't start corresponding until about a month AFTER I was in Maui. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by shootingstar
Anyway I am on Facebook with her if anyone needs to find out anything. Too bad Maidie wasn't with her - She was just in Singapore!
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Originally Posted by eclectic
weather is going to get nicer here in Singapore, so, it'll be good to send her here! how is this mapping out?
I arrived safely in New Zealand on Wednesday and took full advantage of the Auckland sunshine to rest, recover and top up my suntan :D…. Sunday was my first planned ride with MNZ on a local trail in East Auckland, hopefully I’ll be following that up with a road ride round the Hunua ranges before heading off to Wellington to visit Pip by next weekend :)
Unfortunately Sunday morning was rather damp, MNZ blames CC in Perth for some forum comment about Auckland’s dodgy weather,:rolleyes:
We headed out and took some paths over fields that had been cut for hay which was rather bumpy before heading up some nice gravel paths over a local country park before heading down to the beach for a catch of the water and some boats fishing ... then we headed back home about the same time as the sun broke through the clouds ;)
Hopefully my evening road ride will be sunny !
A few piccies of me :
PS - MNZ will post this to my Blog later this evening when she can access it from home :):)
PPS - After Wellington - looks like Pip will send me to Singapore if everyone is ok with that ?
PPPS - MNZ will move to Oahu , Hawaii in March so happy to host me again for a Hawaiin adventure with my other Hawaiian TE host in Maui :)
Love the pics!Quote:
Originally Posted by MillieNZ
Maidei is one lucky girl. NZ is such a beautiful place that I am feeling very jealous of her at the moment.:D
Ooops..:o:p MNZ..sorry about the rain..
At least you can ride during the day atm over in NZ!!! If Maidei was still here she'd have to sit in the freezer to cool down...
Eagerly awaiting Maidei's arrival here in Wellington. Pity she wasn't here yesterday as the weather was cycling perfect. If it doesn't rain this weekend and she arrives ok I might take her out for a spin!
Maidei is in Wellington! However so is a Southerly and the rain. We're relaxing in the warmth of my living room until we can get back outside again ...
I think Maidei needs a visit to the South Island (although the weather here is as bad as Wellington).
Maybe she could try and get here in time to do the subride
http://www.sarahulmerbrand.com/event...h-31-jan-2010/
Pip - I've replied to your PM
Looking forward to seeing photos from Pip and now kiwi for NZ.
My avatar..is an oil painting that I did. It was inspired by a waterfall photo that my partner took when he went kayaking in NZ for the day. He was cycling and camping in NZ for several months.
Sigh. I haven't been able to take Maidei out yet as I've been unwell again. I was going to take her out today, but a string of still, hot and cloudless days came to an end. Today it's been cold and wet, with a gale Southerly. I had planned to take her into town to watch the last stage of the Tour of Wellington, but no such luck ...
I will, however, try to take her out one night this week then send her on to Christchurch! In the meantime, she's been enjoying the downtime and hanging out on the veranda in the sun.
Pip
Ok, call me dense, but I can't see any way to upload photos on the Wordpress blog. Where is the darn button?!
http://en.support.wordpress.com/images/ If you are unfamiliar with Wordpress and this is the only time you will use the software, maybe it might be faster to upload the photos in TE forums.
Consider the time investment. More people might start looking around in this thread lst before going over the blog..now that this will split finding photos in 2 different places.
Sounds like she's having a wonderful rest day/days on her round the world tour. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pip
Well, that photo uploading command doesn't appear at all when I'm using Wordpress. Very strange. It could be something to do with the fact I'm using a Mac, or with the Adblocker software my husband installed for me before he went away on holiday. I now can't use Firefox to get into Blogger, so perhaps it's causing issues with Wordpress.
In any case, after finally managing to remember my Yahoo email address I managed to get into my Flickr account, so let's try uploading a photo here instead!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26539644@N00/4320234713/
Ok, that didn't seem to work either. I've uploaded the link to my Flickr account, but it's not showing in the message thread? I'm obviously not supposed to be anywhere near a computer today.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26539644@N00/4320234713/
You can always try clicking directly on the Flickr link I suppose. Sigh.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/26539644@N00/4320234713/
That is some beautiful blue sky! :)
Max
Oh my, that is a beautiful photo! Winter has to come to an end soon.... :p
Please don't put this voyage on a blog that has to be joined/uploaded, etc. I think I am not the only person who won't be reading if it's not right here on this thread.
I agree...
Once you've uploaded the photos to a sharing site, it's just another weetie step to embed them here.
Here's the latest one, hope you don't mind my copying it. It is a beautiful sky and I hope Maidei's enjoying it!
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/...0c0eb85f12.jpg
You have to "copy image location," you can't use the link at the top of the original Flickr page.
I'm on a Mac using Firefox and Adblock Plus (although you have to greenlight certain pages and allow certain scripts, for some pages to work).
+1. I visit enough web sites as it is!Quote:
Originally Posted by Crankin
Max
I agree!Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxxxie
NZ is such a beautiful country.:)
+1, maybe when she's circled the globe and back someone can compile it all.Quote:
Originally Posted by Maxxxie
Right. Maidei and I finally got out today. I'm still recuperating so it was short and fairly flat. Plus it was hot! We took advantage of the conditions to go slowly and take lots of photos. The full Flickr stream is here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/2653964...7623237183017/
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2801/...7d0d727d_o.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/...f6a0e1a4_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/...196b0298_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/...f48a3165_b.jpg
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2747/...45b34ec8_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/...44fda7cc_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/...4258a006_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4069/...b7e74c6f_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/...f5ed2fd2_b.jpg
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/...7c6253c6_b.jpg
Next, Maidei's off to Christchurch!
Great pics!
I look forward to seeing more great snaps of NZ on Maidei's world tour.:)
Gosh, I'm jealous of Maidie's adventures!:):) Looks lovely out there.
Are there really penguins in NZ?
Yese, there really are! Only a few kilometres from the centre of the city. I've never seen them, but I think they only really venture over the road at night. Iknow there was a big fuss last year when one got run over. I just love that sign - it makes me smile every time I see it!
Cool photos Pip! Nice to hear you're feeling much better as well :)
There are penguins on the North Island-(saw some really cute fairy penguins on Titiri Maitangi) & South.
My husband and I were lucky enough to spend the weekend on Tiritiri a few years back. Walking along the ridgeline in the dark we nearly walked right over the top of one little guy. He was a long way inland and on top of a very big hill!
Yesterday Maidei joined me at the "girls on bikes" race in Methven. I'll post a photo soon and send her on her way this week
your photos are making me nostalgic for when I lived in Wellington and 'round the bays' was my regular weekend ride
Lookin' forward to more Maidie adventures, kiwigirl. Must be good weather there?
Seems like Maidie has travelled ...about at least 8,000 kms. (or more) after being schlepped from Perth, Australia at CC's place and onward.
Where is Maidie going after cruising about NZ?
She's going up to Auckland next - then I imagine she will be on her way further afield.
Kiwi girl - I'll pm you with a new address to send her too :) I'm in the middle of moving
So i'm leaving for Hawaii - Honolulu on 9th March, shall I take Madei with me or should I send her on to someone in southern California to start her USA trip in the meantime rather than wait ?
I'm not able to get on too often at the moment:(
What about a stopover in Asia first? Singapore? And we'll do a few kms in my little country before i send her on?