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Day 66 : Returning home Part One.
Saturday the 12th of February, 2011. 9 days left. Wellington’s weather was so much better to us this time around as we left our dream mid-city skody apartment for an early meeting with local friends Jem Yoshioka and Timothy Greig, … Continue reading
Day 36: Night creeping.
Thursday the 13th of Jan (Photos for this post to come.) After taking in our fill of the scenes to be seen yesterday, we had back tracked a short distance to Tapotupotu Bay where we made our home at a … Continue reading
Posted in Northland
Tagged camping, Expectations, Interviews, North Island, Scenery, Serendipity
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Day 30: High / Low
Friday the 7th of Jan 2011 When it comes to changes over the past few decades, Auckland city rates incredibly high, especially with regards to its roading. We learned this one first hand by attempting to use a 10 year … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Disappointments, Expectations, Interviews, North Island
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Day 5 : The Baseball Bat Trick
Monday the 13th of Dec. 2010. (More photos to be added) The night before had been a long one as the trio stayed up late doggedly trying to pack everything into as few cases as they could and trying to … Continue reading
Posted in 280ZX, Alexandra, Fairlady, Wanaka
Tagged "Character", Alexandra, Expectations, fail, Fairlady, Impediments, Positivity, Public feedback, Scenery, Serendipity, South Island, trailer box, Wanaka
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Day 4 : Serendipity
Being such a short way into their journey, the sudden forced halt to their progress up the country weighed heavily on them. The dismembered equipment trailer loitering outside was severely cramping their style, so with some time to kill, the … Continue reading
Posted in Alexandra, Queenstown
Tagged Alexandra, Arrowtown, Expectations, fitting in, Immigrants, Impediments, Interviews, Public feedback, Queenstown, Serendipity, South Island, trailer box
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T minus 12 days : treasure hunting and Glenn is awesome
The “6th and final” version of their sponsorship document did not end up being the actual final, but they hoped that the 7th version would be. Containing now some slight tweaks and most importantly an updated photo of the Fairlady, … Continue reading
Posted in Sponsorship
Tagged Consultants, Donations from YOU, Expectations, preparation, Sponsorship
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T minus 15 days : Stockpiles and sharpened tools
Large parcels of equipment were now arriving daily as everything seemed to be coming together. Out in the driveway, the space where the Fairlady usually rested was big and empty while Alan McLeod tweaked her running imperfections in preparation for … Continue reading
Posted in Fairlady
Tagged Equipment acquisition, Expectations, Fairlady, Interviews, Positivity, preparation, Themes
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T minus 20 days : Non-Verbal Information
After what felt like an eternity, the Submission for Sponsorship is all but finished. A snack break after a long night had led to the realisation upon return to the office, that dawn had in fact broken as evidenced by … Continue reading
Posted in Sponsorship
Tagged Consultants, Disappointments, Expectations, fail, Impediments, Interviews, Positivity, preparation, Sponsorship
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T minus 21 days : …. 21 days? THAT’S THREE WEEKS!!!
Every thought that passed through their minds was of the trip and how close departure day was getting. The visit to the strongly recommended mechanics KG McLeod this morning had been very encouraging, with Alan McLeod commenting once the hood … Continue reading
Posted in 280ZX, Fairlady, Nissan Datsun, Preparation
Tagged "Character", Consultants, Expectations, Fairlady, Positivity, preparation, Public feedback, Tsuki
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T minus 23 days : Two steps forwards, one step back
The words “Nissan have had problems with that model since the moment they released it” caused Anna’s free hand to squeeze her forehead in tension as she listened to Alan on the phone. Having driven the Fairlady around town and … Continue reading
Posted in 280ZX, Fairlady, Nissan Datsun
Tagged "Character", Consultants, Expectations, Fairlady, Impediments, Investments, preparation, racing stripes, sign writing
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