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Wordless Whippet Wednesday

 

The Amazing Haze

Guest blogger Girl writes:

Just finished driving to Milford Sound and back. Too much rain and mist to see anything really stunning - we figure it must be nice about 3 days of the year. Checking our email and waiting out the rain here in Te Anau. Ate the most lovely, sumptious, heavenly meat pie ever, from a takeaway shop called Miles Better Pies. The steak, mushroom and bacon pie went down fast and I am now contemplating a second pie - maybe satay or curry chicken?

Yesterday we finished our tour of the wild, windswept Catlins. Took lots of photos of rugged cliffs, crashing waves and the occasional glimpse of wildlife: Boy saw two sea lions flirting with each other on the beach, we were treated to bovine humping while driving along the Southern Scenic Route, and were trying to contain our excitement as tiny blue penguins waddled past us, merely a foot away, to return to their nests after a day's foraging for food in the seas around the Otago Peninsula outside Dunedin.

Heading over to Queenstown later tonight, then to wonderful Wanaka after that.

The Amazing Pace

Guest blogger Girl writes:
Just three minutes time left on the computer so this entry will have to be whippet quick. No sightings of our favorite hounds just yet, but we still have some time left to go on this trip so all hope is not lost.
Currently we are in Dunedin, a Scottish city on the southern tip of New Zealand. Today is our three-year wedding anniversary.
We just checked into our campsite, and ended up parking RIGHT NEXT TO the exact campervan we rented in three years ago! We knew this because the company we rented from, names their vans unique monikers such as APOLLO and NOMAD. Ours was named SABER and there she was, right in the campsite next to ours.
Oh boy, 30 seconds left.
Tonight we're off to dinner at the Speights Ale House and then two days of camping in the Caitlins.
Bye for now!

The Amazing Place

Guest blogger Girl writes:

Day three in New Zealand and we're loving it - it's well worth the 24 hours of flying to get here. Our series of flights included a bonus pit stop in Vancouver where we got to meet up with family and friends for a few hours, so that helped to make the journey more pleasant.

So far, we've only really been to two places, but that's the whole point of this time out in New Zealand. Less driving, more relaxing. We're sticking solely to the South Island, where we both find we left our hearts the last time around. We're both quite surprised at the changes we've noticed in the three short years since we've been gone. Christchurch, the main city on the South Island, has become a lot more cosmopolitan, with cool cafes, shops and dwellings.

And even Lake Tekapo, where we are now (and where we got married), has emerged from a somewhat sleepy village to a holiday destination, with resort-style vacation properties, a hot springs complex, and an outdoor ice rink - which to my delight is a roller rink right now! Now I'm super glad I brought my roller skates with me. And, for anyone that knows Boy, you know that he's tickled pink that he gets to dip his toes into yet another bunch of hot pools. He's also rather pink from the hike that we took today to the summit of Mt. John, despite wearing SPF60 sunscreen. Yes, the weather has been fantastic.

But of course many things haven't changed - the plethora of sheep, the abundance of cheap local wine, the timeless beauty of the Church of the Good Shepherd, and the friendly Kiwis - which I'm sure will have us yearning for yet another visit.

Tonight we dined on fresh alpine salmon and are headed for a late soak in the pools before heading out tomorrow to the coast. Off to see strange boulders and an agricultural fair to pet cute animals before we stake out itsy bitsy blue penguins outside Dunedin.

Wordless Whippet Wednesday

 

Wordless Whippet Wednesday

 

Natural beauties

Whippets are by far the most photogenic dogs on the planet. Without a doubt. Here's proof, as Ribsy presents a quick round up of some of his eye-catching friends, caught doing what they do best: looking adorable.

First up, RNOF's pack all dressed up this past Halloween:

 
Emma the spunky witch

 
Finnegan the ferocious pirate

 
Hazel the pretty ballerina

 
Scout the spooky bat

Moving onto slightly different attire, here's Max the whippet showing off his new cowl-necked BodyShirt from DogGoneChic:

 

Here's the classic whippet-vs-lobster showdown, as bravely demonstrated by Piper:

 

And finally, this photo features a pair of whippet pals who live far, far away in Australia. As you may recall, Crunchie was hurt in a car accident earlier this year, and suffered numerous injuries. She has since made a full recovery and has found her forever home with the same caring foster parents who nursed her back to health. Here she is now (on the right), caught snuggling with her new sister Birdie this morning:

 

Wordless Whippet Wednesday

 

A Howlin' Hammer Halloween

 

Introducing Mirabel the spooky zebra and Ribsy the nutty squirrel.

 
For a store-bought costume, the squirrel turned out to be a rather good out-of-the-box fit. Well, it was comfortable as could be, given the circumstances of a dog wearing an outfit of its nemesis. 

 
Pretty Mirabel paired her sassy UVP BodyShirt from DogGoneChic with a set of ghostly antlers.

 
"Maybe if I wear this out tomorrow, the squirrels will think I'm one of them," pondered Ribsy.

 
On the carving front, Girl went with a new whippet silhouette inspired by a Twitter friend's avatar. (See previous whippet pumpkin designs.)  

 
And because good things come in twos, a second jack-o-lantern was carved, this one sporting a horse.

 
Hope you all had a happy Halloween!