IMAGINE all the people....

Australian DAy... ahaha they are vicious those aussie... As the Australian Day was a saturday, the following monday was public holiday in order to enjoy a long WE!!;-)

Ils sont vicieux ces Aussies...Comme l'Australian Day était un samedi... et bah pour pouvoir profiter d'un WE à rallonge, le lundi était également férié! 

So, on Monday, Rebecca and me went at a BBQ organised by Quentin (man met in Strabroke Island!!)
Donc lundi, avec Rebecca, nous sommes allées au barbecue organisé par Quentin (Aussie qui nous a fait visité Stradbroke Island)!!!

We arrived with Aussie hat and Aussie flag!!!!

On est arrivée avec notre chapeau et drapeau australien!!

;-) 

 

 

 We barely arrived at the placewhere the pool is.. that finally we were surprised and "choked"!!! I suppose that a picture of our faces at that time would have been quite funny!!

Nous contournons l'angle de la maison pour arrivé près de la piscine que notre visage se figea... en étonnement, surprise.. enfin... j'imagine que c'est ce qu'une photo aurai fais paraitre!!!!

What happened??? 

Que s'est-il passé???? 

Try to imagine the follows!!!

Essayez d'imaginer la suite!!!!

Aux commentaires... waiting suggestions!!! Will give you answer in one week!!! I let you try guessing!!!

Allez j'attends vos suggestions!! Je vous donnerai la réponse dans une semaine!!! Je vous laisse essayer de deviner!!!

Take Care ;-) 

 

So, it's time to let you know the answer.... We arrived and some people were chatting near the pool and some others in the Pool!!! IMAGINE ALL THE PEOPLE in the pool naked!! Oviously I have no pictures of this, no easy to take some!!! We were quite choked and suprised!! And as you can imagine NOT at ease! But finally people were so nice... and you feel better!!!lol ;-)

 

Il est désormais temps de vous avouer ce qui s'est passé ce fameux jour!! Merci Flo de tes tentatives mais tu verras que la réalité était fianlement beaucoup plus simple!!!

En fait, lorsque nous sommes arrivés.. certaines personnes papoter près de la piscine et d'autre dans la piscine!! Et ceux DANS la piscine etait NU!!!!!  Evidemment, je n'ai pas de photo preuve... pas evident!!! Le choc lorsque l'on ne s'y attend pas, pas tres à l'aise comme vous pouvez vous imaginer... mais finalement les gens super gentil, un bon verre de vin et de bonnes discussions... on a passé une tres bonne soirée!!!

NO misunderstanding... I didn't go to the pool - PAS de malentendu, je ne suis pas allée me baigner nue!!!! 

;-)

Take care 

1/3 : Trip in NZ (first 3 weeks)

Here I am ready to describe my NZ trip!

So first of all, the first 3 weeks on the South Island!

 

5000km discovering the South Island!

This 3 weeks trip was amazing… with natural landscapes nicer and nicer and with a wide diversity!

First of all, presentation: I introduce you : Pierre Alain (my brother) and Henri! For those who don't know!

 

The organisation was simple… wild camping is great coz the view change all the times and places we found were particularly awesome!

Some views from our spots!

Spots were amazing but there is also the joy of wild camping... finding desperetly a nice & pleasant spot! And sometimes it can be difficult.... and we tried every path to find somewhere to settle!

 

 

So… what have we done?

It’s quiet difficult to sum up in one article… and also to choose pictures!

But it’s my task… to bring you with me travelling with us!

I arrived in Christchurch… we went down along the East coast…

On the way, we stopped in Mount Cook to enjoy the glacier.

 

 

 

And we also crossed some bridge such as this one :  

And despite his stable aspect… when your on, with the wind… I didn’t feel so safe!!! Proof: I didn’t stop to take a picture! ;-)

In the Valley near Mount Cook, landscape was amazing… I was expected to bump into Legolas or Gandalf… coz the landscape was as in The Lord of the Ring! (actually there is some special trip “Lord Of the Ring” organised by Tourist Agency… quite famous… but as in Paris some trip are organised with “Amélie Poulain” theme!

 We have also seen some animals such as:

 

 

Just after this picture, I was 3 m. in front of him, he began to “run” straight to me with its mouth opened! I have to confess that I was not very proud!! ;-)

Ahahah… photograph is a very dangerous job!

But it worth it!

 

I know that on this last picture, it’s quite hard to see the pingouins… but we couldn’t go further as we had to stay hidden and not disturb them! Respect Mr Pingouins & Co.

 

 

 

 

 

We also saw… ducks…. (hihihi Yo!!! ;-) Mais là Yo, tu dois admettre que la photo de mon canard n’est pas ridicule… !!! ;-) )

 

And obviously, sheeps are over represented and we saw them everywhere… with most of the time beautiful views !!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are some pictures of NZ landscapes:

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After 1 week, we arrived in the Southern Point of NZ: Slope Point! (Southern Point of NZ!) 

 By the way, near the sea some trees have a “special style” because of the strong wind:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the Southern of the South Island, which is called the Scenic South Road, roads can be considered as a path… and with some problems with the car… if we had a problem in the middle of nowhere, it can be the bad!! But Carpe Diem and most of all we trust HER!! (the car) And we finally reached Auckland with no more problems with her! 

The fiords… Milford Sound and its fiords… Milord is a city were there is nothing! Everything is dedicated to the fiords… all for tourists… you can discover the fiords by boats, by kayaks, by helicopter… personally I would have preferred Kayaks… but we were 3… we choose helicopter… which allows the guys to do their “baptême”! (their first time)

Amazing view above glaciers, fiords, mountains…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
On the way down to Milford Sound, we stopped at the Mirror Lake (ref: Picture with the ducks above!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A stop for lunch, "not to bad" ;-) , isn't it??

 

 

The evening was not too bad too!!!

 

Near a lake… great spot, a bath.. quite cold… but eyyy we can’t have everything! A beach for ourself, potatoes in the fire and a great and nice moon reflecting on the Lake!!! But stop talking... 1 picture worth 1000 words.. so here is it!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(Clin d’œil to ma ‘Tipal… « Lune refletait comme une étoile de Mer » !!!lalalalallala)

The next day, we reached Qeenstown, a town well-know for organising all kind of extreme sport! After a quick stop we were up to reached Wanaka… 

 This picture was done on the way between Queenstown and Wanaka! Wanaka, where Pierre-Alain and me booked our skydives for the next day!  By the way, our spot this evening wasn’t too bad:

 

We reached the skydive centre… 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

after the instructions, we waited more than 1 hour to hear from the staff that “the sky is too cloudy so no jump today”!! grrrrrrr……… L It was the 24^th!!

So, we continued our way!!!

By the way, it’s time now to introduce you the “embleme” of New Zealand… the fern!!! (la feuille de fougères!)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Can you see a face on this tree????

I have to confess.. i can't see it... just to test you!!! ahahah ;)

 

So it was the 24th... we tried desperetly to  find a place for the tente... but it was raining... it was wet everywhere!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 After searching on the road, we finally decided to reach Franz Joseph Glacier to spend the night in the backpacker!!!  We went to a restaurant the night of christmas, very nice!!!

The 25th, a barbecue was organised by the backpacker! Which is more or less an habit to do BBQ for Xmas! But it was quite cloudy, and it began to rain!!! 

 

 

 

Am I the only one to see a rabbit in those clouds??? Don't you find that it's the same rabbit as in Amelie Poulain, when she took a picture of it!!!!?????

 We continue our way on the 26th... and we stopped in the Pancakes Rocks!!!
 

 

 

Ok, one more time, I am the only one to see a head.... with the rock aside the other!??? 

By the way, on this picture you will see animals.... with the proof of picture explanation... for once, it's NOT only me!!!! 

;-)

 

 

 

 

 

 Did we see a kiwi????

We thought... but noour reaction was typically tourist reaction!!!!

Kiwi is a noctural bird who can't fly! 

This one can't fly, it's a bird.. but definitly it was during the day!!!!

So for your information, this s a weka!!!

We saw a kiwi.. with my family... in a captivity situation!

We couldn't take picture to not anoyyed them!!!

So, here is a picture from Internet.. to show you and be able to compare!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Quick break on the way...

 

 

 THis evenin, we found a marvellous place!!! Spent so mcuh time watching the waves, waiting for the sunset!!! It was fabulous!!!

 

 

 

It was marvellous I told you!!!!

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Difficult to find a spot that night... (picture at the beginning!!!) but at the end... was more than alright!!

In fact, we skydived that day!!!

I created an album with all the best pictures of Pierre ALain and me!

Vous trouverez un album avec les photos de notre saut en parachute!!!

;-) 

 

 

It was time to take the ferry to go up on the North Island!!

 

And guess what we have found in the middle of the night!

Fouine.... trop pensé à toi.. et à Berteaucry!!!! ;)

bon souvenirs!!!

 

 3 weeks of discovering the south island.... here are the main points of the trip!!!

Next part... coming soon!!!!!!

 

Take Care 

More Infos

What's going on here...

As you know Australian Day tomorrow!!!

I just found (thanks Anne ;) I am really useless on this website!!) Too much Information kills information!!! ;)

Ok so... yeah.. I've just seen my calendar for this semester at uni!!

 

Do you want to hear a joke!

First of all, I begin my semester the 3rd of March... so I have more than 1 month of holidays more!

And 3 weeks later, I will have one week holidays!!!!!  ;)  Cool & calme!!!

I say that but I know how was the first one... so I know I will have a lot of work! 

Mid semester I wanted to go to Perth... but finally with my "crepes job" I will probably do a festival on the coast "Blues and Roots Festival" (http://www.bluesfest.com.au/main.aspx) where I will try to see Xavier Rudd... (cf music info!!)

Ok.. that's the news of the day!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

I ll begin my travel story soon!!! ;)

Take care 

Australian Day - 26 of January

According to a web site.... here is the explanation of the Australian Day!!! The Austrlian Day is simply the unification of citizens to celebrate their Nation! "The biggest day of celebration in the country".... ok... will see what's going on tomorrow!!!! ;)

D'après site internet (http://www.australiaday.gov.au/pages/page3.asp) le Australian Day n'est autre que l'union d'un peuple pour célébrer sa nation! Simple mais apparamant très suivis et apprécié! On verra ça demain!!! ;)

 

Australia Day. Celebrate what's great.

Australia Day, January 26, is the biggest day of celebration in the country and is observed as a public holiday in all states and territories.

On Australia Day we come together as a nation to celebrate what's great about Australia and being Australian. It's the day to reflect on what we have achieved and what we can be proud of in our great nation.

It's the day for us to re-commit to making Australia an even better place for the future.

There are many great things about this country:

The people - The life savers on the beach and the farmers in the bush; the larrikins; our sporting heroes, artists and visionaries; the volunteers who dedicate their lives to others; the spirit of pulling together in hard times and achieving beyond expectation; the eminent Australians from all walks of life, the battlers and the ordinary Australians who are anything but ordinary.

Our land - Fragile yet enduring. Harsh and extreme, lush and bountiful-a continent like no other. Our ancient land offers boundless opportunity, sustains us and makes us who we are.

Our diversity - A nation of difference and unity. People from the city, the country, different nations and backgrounds; we are one people, living together. Through our diverse beliefs and experiences we learn from each other and grow together.

The indigenous cultures - The rich and resilient spirituality; the knowledge, art and history. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are part of Australia's identity and culture.

Our freedom and democracy - A society built on fundamental rights and responsibilities. Freedom of thought and expression. Participation in government and respect for and equality under the law.

A fair go for all - An enduring spirit of mateship and fairness. A compassionate society committed to access to employment, housing, health and education. Ours is a land of opportunity where we can do anything.

Safely back in Australia

Hi there,
I know I am sorry I didn't write so much on my blog during my trip! But time on Internet was limited!

So, I promess that I will do my best to write about my trip and show you pictures this week!!!

Just 2 of them to help you to be patient!!

Hardly Came back in brisbane since saturday morning (6am)!!! SOOOO tired!!!! Australian life came rapidly as I went back to work on Sunday (Market) and cleaner too!!!

But good occasion to catch up with some mates again!!! ;)

Hope all is alright for you !

As it was Xmas and also for the new year... here is your gift!!!

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008... hope that all your wishes will come true!! 

 

 

 Bonjourla compagnie,

oui je sais j'ai pas beaucoup ecris lors de mon voyage!

Mais désormais me voilà... je vous promets de tout vous raconter dans la semaine!!!

En attendant vous avez eu quelques photos pour vous faire patienter!

 

Me voici rentrer deûis 3 jours! retour à ma vie australienne... reprise des boulots! Mais egalement l'occasion de retrouver des copines!!! ;)

Vous esperant tous en pleine forme!!!

Je vous souahite à tous une excellente année 2008 et que tout vos voeux se realisent!

 

TAKE CARE