STUDY WEEKEND IN NEW ZEALAND 25TH -27TH JANUARY 2008

[David Nicholson]

Fieldwork trip Anthony?

[Maggi Young]

I had a phone call this morning from Ian, who is presently being looked after very well by the Cartman's in Christchurch before heading to Dunedin for a few days.... heard from Fermi too,  he Otto and Cynthia are heading to Dunedin before the conference as well..... I hope they're not all going to stay with my sister, I don't think she'll have enough room!!  Ian is heading out for a trip with that inimitable pair, David Lyttle and Dave Toole............. Lyttle toole they know what they've let themselves in for! Note to self:.. fine self one whole bar of chocolate for that one )

Another phone call at lunchtime was from Jean Wyllie in Singapore......she and Jim stopped off there for a while rather than transferring on after only a few hours, as Ian did.

Finn Haugli is off  from Norway on Monday, so things are gearing up nicely for this conference.
Everyone better be taking lots of photos.....

[Anthony Darby]

Maggi, your chocolate bar fine was too lyttle toole ate!

[Maggi Young]

too lyttle toole ate

Tee Hee! I think we will need to make this a Forum catch phrase  !

[mark smyth]

Ian's away for 5 weeks! 5 Weeks!

[Maggi Young]

Nah! Not 5 surely?   He's left logs for five weeks to give him a chance to sort photos when he comes back!
I think it's four weeks........

[t00lie]

Very humorous Maggi and Anthony.

Looks like we will get good weather with the forecast to be in the low 20s C --fine --light winds with a cool southerly change coming through late Tues.


Unfortunately one of the areas we had planned to visit is closed to the public ,(health and safety requirements), while there is logging of the lower pine forest.Luckily we have plenty of other options.

Quote from Mark---"Ian's away for 5 weeks! 5 Weeks!"

Seems you're not sure as well Maggi ?.

Damn it --if that's so we better quickly organize another week out in the field.---Wink.

Cheers dave

[Anthony Darby]

Damn it --if that's so we better quickly organize another week out in the field.---Wink.

Cheers dave

You'd be the right man (Toole?) for the job.

[Maggi Young]

As you may have seen in the NZ Field Trips pages, Ian Y has had a marvelous time in the south.... here  he is taking a photo of a view across Dunedin...


No need to panic on seeing this one... he hasn't run off with a gorgeous blonde, this is Ian meeting our niece Sue for the first time!! Isn't she lovely?

[Maggi Young]

I am also able to report that Cynthia, Otto and Fermi have arrived in Dunedin, been collected at the airport by Lesley.. taken to see Ian and my family and generally seem to be having a great time all round!
 
I am so pleased that the interent enables me to keep up with all this whizzing around the world... I feel a part of the whole enterprise! Great fun!!

[fermi de Sousa]

And here we are back at Christchurch at the NZAGS Study weekend!
Having a good time, having met many Forumists and especially our first speaker, Ian of the Tartan shirt from Scotland!
Must run, first talk of the morning about to start!
More later!
cheers
from fermi, Otto and Cynthia!!!

[mark smyth]

Looking forward to photos of all forum members

[Maggi Young]

Appropriate enough that Ian should be wearing tartan for Burns ' Day! He's fairly fond of tartan for any old day, come to think of it!

Ian, do check your personal messages, too, please! Working overtime here on your photos!

[Susan]

It was a wonderful week-end. It goes without saying that the speakers were superb. Ian was wearing his tartan shirt for Burns Day on the 26th actually, but he told me it was still the 25th over there.  We had already celebrated with a dram the night before.

Firstly David Lyttle, Ian and Fermi waiting for the others to arrive.
Doreen, Otto,Lesley, David Lyttle, Dave Toole, Fermi, Ian and myself.
I came upon a group of forumists in a huddle, not sure what they were looking at, but have a suspicion it involved Dave Toole high up in the mountains, caught in an embarrassing situation and trying to get Ian to delete the photo from his camera.  Not sure whether he succeeded.
Familiar faces to those in Scotland - Ian was taking questions after one of his excellent lectures.
The grounds of Lincoln University are pretty and while out for my early morning walk I came upon the next couple.  I am sure this is how we would all have looked had we been there for much longer.  The food came in abundance. 

I am sure some of the others have more photos but these can be the start,

Susan

[mark smyth]

Thanks for the photos Susan but I would like bigger/wider photos next time please so I can see the faces better