tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-143811082024-12-18T19:26:54.147-08:00I have found Shangri-la. It is a backpacker hostel called the Lazy Fish at the Marlborough Sounds.David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121068335216634302005-07-11T00:49:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:31:53.454-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehK3JDKeI7dHlSk7ztCmf3qqF5B7C8xRQzhyphenhyphengEziCjrKqYnEVERP3BYBH0TWTPQ2oebpErn630bw5B_yLe3NBlB9DAmUF6091mCodzLvEey6U2zKI51r88Y3xymjHVREuWdVU1Q/s1600/hammock.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiehK3JDKeI7dHlSk7ztCmf3qqF5B7C8xRQzhyphenhyphengEziCjrKqYnEVERP3BYBH0TWTPQ2oebpErn630bw5B_yLe3NBlB9DAmUF6091mCodzLvEey6U2zKI51r88Y3xymjHVREuWdVU1Q/s200/hammock.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6264/1282/1600/hammock.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';">This hammock is very popular. You have to queue for your turn.<br /> </span>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121068087714358522005-07-11T00:44:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:32:51.478-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqMQpATiz28kszWHA0FoiJUwbwXvsHqS8pa3lpyUhAZqJ2eLpBC-8zituif6rwR7YY6H9oQaaw-ZNT4VZecO0Z3BZeX3yCs4PMGXN3TE0PsXWZ4PetLXBVQ_1bDFU4XaCcXtfag/s1600/lazy+dog.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOqMQpATiz28kszWHA0FoiJUwbwXvsHqS8pa3lpyUhAZqJ2eLpBC-8zituif6rwR7YY6H9oQaaw-ZNT4VZecO0Z3BZeX3yCs4PMGXN3TE0PsXWZ4PetLXBVQ_1bDFU4XaCcXtfag/s200/lazy+dog.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6264/1282/1600/lazy%20dog.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The Lazy Fish has a lazy dog.<br /> </span>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121067774975357322005-07-11T00:35:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:34:15.042-07:00<div align="justify"><br /> <div style="font-family: Times,&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCN_lnIzBHfuEPJA8ANVV1mEfddAhf13nd6sSHTsHD3ve0QofcoHOAT5m5XjaulPsZRo7PKzDqOMib_4EXg4oe7xbLYevzrCpgfzBz5cyCm53SZBb6WjQB53XLvDIZ0Mgo2b38A/s1600/cray+fish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCN_lnIzBHfuEPJA8ANVV1mEfddAhf13nd6sSHTsHD3ve0QofcoHOAT5m5XjaulPsZRo7PKzDqOMib_4EXg4oe7xbLYevzrCpgfzBz5cyCm53SZBb6WjQB53XLvDIZ0Mgo2b38A/s200/cray+fish.jpg" width="200" /></a></div>It was Kevin's birth day. We bought the lobsters on the road side at Kaikoura for only $25 each. It was highly over-rated. I prefer the barbecued tiger prawns from Maxim on Merbau Road, any time! </div></div>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121067212784283462005-07-11T00:30:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:35:35.544-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCJQprAUvSwKAWYDbsByNoiRZxszi-ySr_hyqxaCcWsBj5MhJEwFUakmdgwSrg7Km79ODdmvs_RT9Thshvgtcu28LLc4tk8IZf9MHn9kHnJ0SlCEPupEkUTI72AyeIeYCEusfGQ/s1600/canoeing+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvCJQprAUvSwKAWYDbsByNoiRZxszi-ySr_hyqxaCcWsBj5MhJEwFUakmdgwSrg7Km79ODdmvs_RT9Thshvgtcu28LLc4tk8IZf9MHn9kHnJ0SlCEPupEkUTI72AyeIeYCEusfGQ/s200/canoeing+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze4JlIONWcLFcm0JQ4ghOu9iEogIzhlPZ9C1G9KB7DPUg5nJ_-pG0xdtoIKE88KxVeCDi1w2VFkI3UV-HbGTwm2d_1z2Ia0_aVMI-OhOQ4KfMeYxZ8safrnvPZNE3x9ft0kGa6g/s1600/canoeing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgze4JlIONWcLFcm0JQ4ghOu9iEogIzhlPZ9C1G9KB7DPUg5nJ_-pG0xdtoIKE88KxVeCDi1w2VFkI3UV-HbGTwm2d_1z2Ia0_aVMI-OhOQ4KfMeYxZ8safrnvPZNE3x9ft0kGa6g/s200/canoeing.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121066883125923422005-07-11T00:21:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:37:13.099-07:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjr1frzFbOLIpbK8j90Y8HPktgW9GkexNBYyrZ-_eA3B8do9dAT6AmHejM6THkkOEBFM4Z_sPnq4MxPbgSf_eo7O1lGv8RwmOGTprPT6TfSdzPItd9GnChUXSzMa7OQHNzsRpPg/s1600/relax+only.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtjr1frzFbOLIpbK8j90Y8HPktgW9GkexNBYyrZ-_eA3B8do9dAT6AmHejM6THkkOEBFM4Z_sPnq4MxPbgSf_eo7O1lGv8RwmOGTprPT6TfSdzPItd9GnChUXSzMa7OQHNzsRpPg/s200/relax+only.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6264/1282/1600/relax%20only.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';">There was absolutely nothing to do, but watch the ships go by.<br /> </span>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14381108.post-1121066247624243312005-07-11T00:09:00.000-07:002011-05-01T21:40:06.052-07:00<div align="justify"><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6GFXNZFegtkIAqVmWgC4x5qnSou3Zj_ph5ENndUb5HBulusSGjBMiXTm7ZjeMB1X4HF2r07J-spLjyTivvUhNDEKr3HqwpUiVNq_HD4wpADUjQ0fB2VO52bY2jlHPbnjjbSUVQ/s1600/trade+mark.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="128" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF6GFXNZFegtkIAqVmWgC4x5qnSou3Zj_ph5ENndUb5HBulusSGjBMiXTm7ZjeMB1X4HF2r07J-spLjyTivvUhNDEKr3HqwpUiVNq_HD4wpADUjQ0fB2VO52bY2jlHPbnjjbSUVQ/s200/trade+mark.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/6264/1282/1600/trade%20mark1.jpg"></a><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';">The red colour London telephone box has been painted blue and is the trade mark of the Lazy Fish, a very special backpacker at the Malborough Sounds. We really enjoyed our stay there.<br /> </span><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm1auO-q7rrX7HJF-WJmL4OHJVY8vJ2LW8busd31XJDqzCf7cqkVfTDPECuQnqDEOIljSM5R3YVef5vG5H2qgFvUGSFCFIZsP-N-sC8P7aLukMizP6ns7Ry9lM1GSGW_b4UBYgQ/s1600/The+Lazy+Fish+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="93" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQm1auO-q7rrX7HJF-WJmL4OHJVY8vJ2LW8busd31XJDqzCf7cqkVfTDPECuQnqDEOIljSM5R3YVef5vG5H2qgFvUGSFCFIZsP-N-sC8P7aLukMizP6ns7Ry9lM1GSGW_b4UBYgQ/s200/The+Lazy+Fish+2.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxx1Jm2aUgXeV95ky2p7VpNlR4F0r3uyvUmWpPEQevtFMs7PS1KYC48_HIQp_L2n0hNNaHqR5jkSTLal39MoIerOzHeW54ppqkPBUHh6dXVtBdd7dilwiCbkBkwhyphenhyphen3lPK33n3Ug/s1600/The+Lazy+Fish+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="90" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTxx1Jm2aUgXeV95ky2p7VpNlR4F0r3uyvUmWpPEQevtFMs7PS1KYC48_HIQp_L2n0hNNaHqR5jkSTLal39MoIerOzHeW54ppqkPBUHh6dXVtBdd7dilwiCbkBkwhyphenhyphen3lPK33n3Ug/s200/The+Lazy+Fish+3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQUwTqfR9QU2yuGQnxMlhCeL8LDZDgJXsLFk2pQCh1tcZnsgTivoOocraokvZsy67Uf6c19gHge7HshVMo6YymK7UrnNpKyH-JSt5z3Ch-JLFBkRwFU574GyT2xbqzb9lvIZ0ew/s1600/The+Lazy+Fish+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfQUwTqfR9QU2yuGQnxMlhCeL8LDZDgJXsLFk2pQCh1tcZnsgTivoOocraokvZsy67Uf6c19gHge7HshVMo6YymK7UrnNpKyH-JSt5z3Ch-JLFBkRwFU574GyT2xbqzb9lvIZ0ew/s200/The+Lazy+Fish+4.jpg" width="141" /></a></div><span style="font-family: 'times new roman';"><br /> </span></div>David Chinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13185379046787204351noreply@blogger.com0