Walking in the Sunshine

Eight of us turned up at the meeting place to go walking.  We set out in the rain (extra 1), but decided because we got wet, we would go back to the cars and have a cuppa at a local cafe instead.  When we came out from the cafe the sun was shining, so we continued our walk in the sun.  We had our lunch sheltered at the Outlet, then walked back to our cars.  A total of 12,529 steps.  Because we had already had a cuppa, we headed for home, very satisfied with a lovely walk.  Extra 2 is part of the track we walked along.

Blip No 1973

NZ news 1973  (Extra No. 3).  Coincidentally the guy who opened The Maze in Wanaka, is on the right of the main photo!  He and his wife come out with the walking group
The NZ population grows to just over 3 million people.
Recording artist of the year, Shona Laing.
Colour TV begins on 31st October.  The licence fee for colour TV was $35.
The wedding of Princess Anne and Mark Phillips on 14 November is the first international live broadcast into NZ.
Fred Dagg makes his first appearance.
The first ZM radio stations were started in 1973.

Famous NZers born in 1973

Stephen Fleming, cricketer  :  Tana Umanga, rugby player, and coach  :  Justin Marshall, rugby player  :  Lesley Nicol, netball player  :  

Pop songs 1973

Tie a Yellow Ribbon round the Ole Oak Tree, Tony Orlando and Dawn  :  Bad, bad, Leroy Brown, Jim Croce  :  Killing me softly with his song, Roberta Flack  :  Crocodile rock, Elton John  :  You're so Vain, Carly simon  :  Delta Dawn, Helen Reddy  :  You are the Sunshine of my life, Stevie Wonder.

World news 1973

US President Richard Nixon suspends all US offensive action in N Vietnam.
Queen Elizabeth II opens the new London Bridge.
Ken Norton defeats Muhammad Ali in a 12 round split decision.
Then Muhammad Ali defeats Ken Norton.
Nixon nominates Gerald Ford to replace Spiro Agnew as VP.
Queen Elizabeth II opens the Sydney Opera House.
Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge John Sirica.
US President Richard Nixon authorises construction of Alaskan pipeline.
Jack Nicklaus becomes 1st golfer to earn $2M in a year.

Famous people born in 1973

Heidi Klum, (44), Model  :  Tyra Banks, (43), TV Show Host  :  Sachin Tendulkar, (44), Cricket player  

That's it for today, we are hoping to head to the Snow Farm tomorrow, so may be blipping a bit later than usual.