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| Mt. Cook Lakeside Retreat |
Wellington is famous for its winds. We flew in to NZWN from
Auckland in an old Mooney hot rod. She is light and fast. She is also a throw
toy for the wind. It was a beautiful rollercoaster ride down the coast.
The “Little Bird” made the hop to Christchurch a quick little
leg stretcher in a nice leather chair bolted to a missile. She didn’t mind a
few bumps into NZCH. The Jet Ranger ride to Mt. Cook however, was not for the faint of
heart. Our trip up to the Franz Josef glacier, following the “Grand Circle” tour offered by Mt.Cook Ski Planes & Helicopters (we have a deep respect for their
flight crews),was close to trip ending. No Bueno. Story over. We were lucky to get out alive.
After recovering from a bad pilot choice that lead into Settling
with Power, over a glacier hiding in the clouds, we choose to
land. Finding a hard patch of ice we set down to kiss the ground. On our return
into NZMC we found low and fast was much more appealing to us and the bird than
up and over.
The Mt. Cook Lakeside Retreat is where we’d lay our heads.
Isn’t it a small virtual world that Mel Parsons of Auckland is playing in
Twizel. She was singing her song “Get Out Alive”. Linda asked …how’d she
know? She’s got to be singing about us.
We listened to Sam Bartells of Auckland on our way down here and we’ll fly off to
Australia enjoying Mel’s musical gifts. New Zealand has been very good to us.
Its scenery has filled our souls and her music our hearts. Thanks NZ. You’re
amazing.
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