Comments on: Road Trip: Auckland to Wellington

By: Mary

Mary — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 17:44:35 +0000

lol Shelley, well if you stole my portion of travel would you like my portion of swimming in the ocean and flying on planes as well? Because I don’t do either of those either..lol

By: Linda Henderson

Linda Henderson — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:34:31 +0000

I haven’t been on a road trip in too many years to count. Your pictures are beautiful. Since I lived in the mountains in Colorado for a few years, I really like your mountain picture.

By: Ivy

Ivy — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 00:39:11 +0000

Loved seeing & hearing about your trip. I’m an Army brat & have also moved so much in my marriage that unless it’s really special, I just wanna stay home…dull I know.

By: Fedora

Fedora — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 22:19:54 +0000

How cool! I think I like the idea of road trips way more than the actual trip itself :) We recently took a jaunt down to So. California over the holidays, and the actual time in the car wasn’t exactly a thrill. I don’t mind exploring newer territory with some stops and fun stuff, and I love getting to the place we’re going, but the actual driving gets to be a bit of a drag after the first couple hours :) Toying with the idea of driving to Canada this summer… may need to remind myself of exactly how much car time would be involved! :D

By: Debra Kayn

Debra Kayn — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:46:52 +0000

I live vicariously through you! We do lots of road trips, but not 8 hours away! We are blessed to live so close to the Pacific Ocean and have Mt. St. Helens, Mt. Hood, Mt. Rainier within a couple hours drive. We’ll often jump in the car and just drive around for the day looking at the sights. I find it very relaxing.

Beautiful pictures!

By: Shelley Munro

Shelley Munro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:09:26 +0000

Eva – I think I’d stay at home during a Northern hemisphere winter too. It sounds both safer and warmer.

Gladys – hubby and I loved the gardens and farmland around the Niagara Falls area. All the vineyards were pretty too.

Banff and Jasper are incredibly beautiful. We visited the area briefly and would love to return one day. G for Go sounds good to me. I have really itchy feet. We’re counting the days until our next holiday in April. Only 65 days to go.

By: Shelley Munro

Shelley Munro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:06:02 +0000

Jaime – I’ve never visited Tennesse. Maybe one day.

Kaye – Hubby and I loved New England and covered lots of miles there during our visit. We also did the Monterey – Big Sur drive. We couldn’t see much except fog. Who knew it was so foggy during summer????

By: Shelley Munro

Shelley Munro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:04:22 +0000

Mary – there’s nothing wrong with being a homebody. Actually I think I stole your portion of travel. I do more than my fair share.

By: Shelley Munro

Shelley Munro — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:54:12 +0000

I forgot to mention that the items you can see inside the van are sanitary bins. They rattled and squeaked in the back of the van for the entire trip south. I said to my husband that I expected to see lots of baby sanitary bins when we arrived in Wellington. Yep, you can tell I write erotic romance!

By: GladysMP

GladysMP — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:26:10 +0000

Yes, I LOVE road trips. My most-treasured ones were in Canada. The one I took with my dad was just across the U. S. border from Niagara Falls. The gardens along the Falls on the Canadian side were so perfect and this was my first taste of Canadian gardens. I especially remember the beds of flowers that formed a picture of their Queen and another that formed their Narional Emblem.

After marriage my husband and I took a trip to the other side of Canada around Banff Springs and Jasper. The scenery there is unbelievably beautiful. And again I fell in love with the gardens. The gardens are free to visit and they have workers in them daily, removing fading blooms, removing weeds, etc., so they are always in perfect condition.

Alas, Canada is a long way from Texas, so my trips there have been few, but I would return in a heartbeat if given the chance.

I love tours of Texas, too. Texas is large and various portions present totally different landscapes. My given name starts with a “G” and I tell folks that “G” stands for Gladys and “G” stands for Go. I am always ready to travel.