Perfect Day at the Snow Farm

The Boss (from Tussock Tales), and I headed to the Snow Farm for a day in the mountains.  We met up with Gordon and Rosemary, and the four of us headed to Meadow Hut where we had our lunch.  As you can see it was a beautiful sunny day.  The first extra is of Gordon, Rosemary and myself.  7 years ago to the day the 3 of us were there too!  I don't think we have aged at all. (extra 3)  It was such a wonderful day out.  When I got home I talked to my granddaughter in Melbourne on skype.  Nice to catch up with her.  The second extra is of snow mounds near the base building.  

Blip No. 1978

NZ News Year 1978 (Extra 4).

The Pureoa Forest Park was established after a series of protests and tree sittings.
Kaimai Rail Tunnel on the East Coast Main Trunk Railway at 8896 metres the longest tunnel in NZ opened.
Commonwealth Games NZ won 5 gold, 6 silver and 9 bronze, a total of 20 medals.  These games were in Edmonton, Canada.
The gold medals were won in Shooting, Swimming and Weightlifting.

Famous NZers born in 1978

Rico Gear, rugby union player  :  Ben Lummis, singer and winner of NZ Idol, season 1.  Daryl Tuffey, cricketer  :  Jacob Oram, cricketer  :  Andrew Hore, rugby union player  :  Doug Howlett, rugby union player  :  Caroline and Georgina Evers-Swindell, (twins), rowers, Olympic gold medalists in Athens and Beijing.  :  Dean Kent, swimmer  :  Lou Vincent, cricketer  :  Mahe Drysdale, rower, Olympic gold medalist in London.  (He was at the snow farm during the week!!)  I hope he enjoyed his day there.

Pop songs 1978

Night Fever, Bee Gees  :  You Light up my life, Debby Boone  :  Stayin'Alive, Bee Gees  :  How deep is your love, Bee Gees  :  You're the one that I want, John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John  :  Hopelessly devoted to you, Olivia Newton-John  :  

World news 1978  

Harriet Tubman is the first black woman honoured on a US postage stamp.
Leon Spinks beats Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight boxing title.
Charlie Chaplin's coffin and remains were stolen from a Swiss cemetery.
Gary Player wins the 42nd Masters Golf tournament.
Film 'Grease' opens, based on the 1971 musical.  Starring Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta.
Garfield, created my Jim Davis, 1st appears as a comic strip.
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's musical 'Evita' premieres in London
Muhammad Ali beats Leon Spinks for the heavyweight boxing title.
Superman:  The Movie premieres at the Uptown Theatre in Washington DC.

Famous people born in 1978

Kobi Bryant, (38) Basketball player  :  Katie Homes, (38), TV Actress  :  Perez Hilton, (39), Blogger  :  

Time for me to sit with my feet up after walking 14,807 steps (10.7 k's)