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Old 02-12-2026, 03:15 AM   #21
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If you're coming back up to the north of the south Island, be sure to get in touch. I would be happy to show you around
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I wish we had more time in NZ. Wonderful people everywhere we have been.
Unfortunately we are not headed back North.
We have been nice to meet you. Thanks for the offer
Perhaps next time…
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Film locations of The Lord of the Rings & Mission Impossible films

As seen from small plane Wanaka to Marlborough Sound. IMG_2561.jpg
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Crossed the 45th Parallel & Roy’s Bay on Lake Wanaka IMG_2613.jpegIMG_2581.jpeg
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New Zealand is a wonderful place, and the Kiwi early V8ers are very nice people. My wife and I attended the New Zealand V8 Club Nationals last month in Kaikoura, then spent a week driving counterclockwise around the South Island.
I second the recommendation to visit Invercargill, be sure to go to the hardware store, the motorcycle museum, and the truck museum.

I will hesitantly post a couple pictures of our recent travels: the first is sunrise over Kaikoura, and the second is from the back seat of a 49 sedan on the way back from Hanmer Springs. I hope I am not distracting from your thread, I am enjoying the report from another visitor to New Zealand.



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New Zealand is a wonderful place, and the Kiwi early V8ers are very nice people. My wife and I attended the New Zealand V8 Club Nationals last month in Kaikoura, then spent a week driving counterclockwise around the South Island.
I second the recommendation to visit Invercargill, be sure to go to the hardware store, the motorcycle museum, and the truck museum.]






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2 more days in the Southland.

Steam ship in Queenstown.

Look for my newsletter featuring the great hospitality of the Early V8 Club Kiwi #117IMG_2661.jpg
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Steam ship in Queenstown.

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Headed back to the states tomorrow.
Enjoyed New Zealand & it’s wonderful & friendly people
The parting shot is lakeside Queenstown.(Panoramic)

I write a monthly newsletter for the Triangle Chapter of the AACA.

Look for my future feature article in next couple months. I will post link on Ford barn. IMG_2715.jpeg

Thanks for all the comments during our journey.

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Headed back to the states tomorrow.
Enjoyed New Zealand & it’s wonderful & friendly people
The parting shot is lakeside Queenstown.(Panoramic)

I write a monthly newsletter for the Triangle Chapter of the AACA.

Look for my future feature article in next couple months. I will post link on Ford barn. Attachment 581660

Thanks for all the comments during our journey.

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