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Wednesday, 13 February 2013

A Lazy Coromandel Day

After the relative exertions of the past few days, time for some chillin' out aka doing the laundry, featherdustering and generally tittling up our beige interior. An early evening trip took us to Cathedral Cove and a bit of extreme paddling in the South Pacific.

 
 

 

If you've seen any of the Narnia films, (Prince Caspian), Cathedral Cove is featured at the beginning....

We've just spent some time looking at possible itineraries and have started to panic that we have been a bit too relaxed and need to get our skates on if we are to get done even a fraction of what we had envisaged. Seems crazy given our allotted span of 7 weeks! Watch this space!

P.S. Comments on the blog seem to have dried up (they chorused pathetically) and we're starting to think that we are posting into a dark and uncaring universe (Karen thinks the drink has now got the upper hand ... But if the universe is indeed as described, what alternative is there??)

 

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  1. Anonymous13 February 2013 at 04:27

    I'm reading and looking at the pics with interest and waiting for you to hit the spots that we went to.... which I think you have now, we walked and paddled under that arch. You appear to be having a very enjoyable time - keep up the posts - Sue Leake

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    1. Karen and Steve13 February 2013 at 11:59

      Hi Sue
      Hope all's well. Occasionally wish I'd brought the DSLR but know that I probably wouldn't have bothered carting it around half the time!
      Steve

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  2. Alun13 February 2013 at 04:30

    Looks wonderful.. not at all jealous though.. have a wonderful vista of sleet and drizzle to admire here.. if you feel homesick I found this webcam of kinder: http://www.kinderweather.co.uk/

    Keep the updates going.. reading them is far better than working!

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    1. Karen and Steve13 February 2013 at 11:56

      Will check out the webcam later!
      Still thinking of doing the downfall race if I can get a few runs in over here. If you enter please do an entry for me and I will sort out with you when we get back ...
      Ta
      Steve

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  3. Unknown14 February 2013 at 00:07

    Lack of comments = jealousy !

    The photo's look great (and I do recognise that arch from Price Caspian!) - other than the snow/rain you're not missing too much back home.

    I have started a book to see if you'll ever come back - at the moment you're at 4/1 against!

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  4. Anonymous14 February 2013 at 01:16

    my advice is to review your list and drop half of them ( you can always go back for another 6 months to do them properly), spend the time being there and not rushing through it . The caves are fantastic and so are the waves. these are a nice set of photos for today's comtemplation. I hope you didn't forget pancake day and that STeve has mastered the kitchen in your little van. AN

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  5. Karen and Steve14 February 2013 at 01:19

    Hello Lee, lovely to hear from you. We're parked on the shores of NZ's biggest lake (albeit in a car park, a bit of a weird place to sleep!) but in the distance is Mount Doom....Planning to do the Tongariro Alpine Crossing on Sat; watch this space....
    Bye
    Karen
    X

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  6. Karen and Steve14 February 2013 at 01:28

    Hello An the Anonymous
    Your comment arrived after I replied to Lee, which is why my reply looks in the wrong place! Pleased to report that Steve's cheffing is coming on a treat, but we missed out on Pancake Day...

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  7. Anonymous14 February 2013 at 03:30

    Fabulous photos darlings! However, I'm ashamed to say (and obvs a bit of a "girlie") in that I'm just as interested in the interior of your massive camper van - being a bit obsessed with interior design I find the space-saving/miniaturisation aspect fascinating! It's Valentine's Day today - dread to think what you and Steve are up to (no photos PLEASE) Half Term here (remember those?), snow's just cleared and we're waterlogged. Ah ... to swim in the South Pacific (a fav childhood musical fantasy - there ain't nothing like a dame..I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair etc)- get singing. Looking forward to your next Blog - a little window of happiness and calm, in my life anyway! Love Jude xxx

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  8. janet14 February 2013 at 09:18

    well I am paddling with you in spirit......it is obviously all quite beautiful ...is that a seal?

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  9. Anonymous18 February 2013 at 05:30

    Hiya, gosh you have been busy, I logged on this morning to check the photos and there are loads to look at, I liked the waterfall and little pool, you were probably wise to avaoid the paddling as it also reminded me of a liitle pool and waterfall in Indonesia that lee went monkey-rope swinging over/into with disasterous consequences. ( nuff said) Also I am almost inspired byt the fantastic stair carpet ( art deco photo) I wouldn't mind one of those. The sun came out this weekend and ther are primroses and cowslips in flower in the garden so spring is starting to arrive. Love An

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  10. Unknown18 February 2013 at 12:03

    Just got in from work, some of us have to you know! loving the South Pacific....happy happy happy happy talk...talk about things you like to do, if you don't have a dream, you've gotta have a dream, how you gonna have a dream come true...

    Maxine, Sylvia and Rickxxx

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  11. Unknown22 February 2013 at 17:10

    where are you?

    Maxinex.

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