2 comments August 11th, 2006
Do you remember playing ‘join the dots’ when you were a kid? You got a whole bunch of dots and then drew lines between them, resulting in a picture forming. The dots are all over the place, and don’t mean anything - until you connect them.
Add comment August 9th, 2006
When we went to Wanganui, we stayed at this very cool backpackers - the Anndion Lodge, run by… Ann and Dion. 
They don’t make them like they used to, that’s for sure. And it’s great that they don’t! Backpackers used to be almost run-down, with the only available beds being in dormitories, sharing with everyone else. Now, some of them are actually better than hotels, with some awesome features being available, and being able to share it with pleasant company.
Add comment August 9th, 2006
I decided to do the photos the ‘normal way’. Even though the previous post presented the photos in a way that’s ‘agreeable’, I don’t like the fact that viewing the photos actually takes you away from this blog. So I’ll continue with how I’ve been doing them in the past. I’ll leave the previous entry there, but show the photos here as normal.
We went for a walk along the river bank…
Then we climbed a 176-step water tower / lookout to see the view of Wanganui and take some photos…
2 comments August 7th, 2006
I’m trying a new way of showing photo albums… I use Picasa to work with my photos, and there’s a new version that’s come out recently that allows you to work with Picasa Web Albums. Part of the web album allows you to share it on your blog, which is what I’m doing now. Could you please let me know if you like this new style of slideshow, instead of all of them on the same page. If feedback is good, I’ll keep doing it, otherwise, I’ll go back to having them all showing, underneath each other down the page.
Add comment August 5th, 2006
Deidre and I are off on a small holiday today, coming back in 2 days time. I’ll have details later, along with photos.
3 comments August 4th, 2006
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