Packing for Australia & oh by the way
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deliasherman has just explained, we are packing for a week in Sydney (beginning Sept. 24) preceding a week in Melbourne, followed by 2 weeks in NZ, beginning in Christchurch, heading west to glaciers, then north to Wellington & Auckland (train trips! train trips! yayyy!).
How's the weather likely to be? What should we pack?
And what can we bring you? I've managed to have only 7 spare copies of The Man with the Knives left on my shelf*, and they're all coming with me to sell at Worldcon. If you'll be there and know you want one, reserve it now.
Delia & I celebrate our 6th Legal Marriage Anniversary this week - we had had a huge illegal wedding in 1996, but in August 2004 we were married by a Rabbi in our backyard in Massachusetts. One way we celebrated was to buy a handmade rocking chair from Abraham Tesser, an absolutely lovely man who hosted me when I did a Sound & Spirit show in Athens, Georgia (I sat in the one in his house, and fell deeply in love!). Today the doorbell rang - and there stood our doorman, delivering a vase of the most exquisite arranged seasonal flowers! just the kind I've always dreamed of getting - and envied others in the building as they came in . . . and they were for Delia & me. For our anniversary From Abraham Tesser and his wife Carmen.
If I ever get cranky or sad again, please hit me upside the head and remind me what a wonderful life I lead!
*And the publisher still has around 100 copies left, which you can order from him by mail.
deliasherman has just explained, we are packing for a week in Sydney (beginning Sept. 24) preceding a week in Melbourne, followed by 2 weeks in NZ, beginning in Christchurch, heading west to glaciers, then north to Wellington & Auckland (train trips! train trips! yayyy!).How's the weather likely to be? What should we pack?
And what can we bring you? I've managed to have only 7 spare copies of The Man with the Knives left on my shelf*, and they're all coming with me to sell at Worldcon. If you'll be there and know you want one, reserve it now.
Delia & I celebrate our 6th Legal Marriage Anniversary this week - we had had a huge illegal wedding in 1996, but in August 2004 we were married by a Rabbi in our backyard in Massachusetts. One way we celebrated was to buy a handmade rocking chair from Abraham Tesser, an absolutely lovely man who hosted me when I did a Sound & Spirit show in Athens, Georgia (I sat in the one in his house, and fell deeply in love!). Today the doorbell rang - and there stood our doorman, delivering a vase of the most exquisite arranged seasonal flowers! just the kind I've always dreamed of getting - and envied others in the building as they came in . . . and they were for Delia & me. For our anniversary From Abraham Tesser and his wife Carmen.
If I ever get cranky or sad again, please hit me upside the head and remind me what a wonderful life I lead!
*And the publisher still has around 100 copies left, which you can order from him by mail.
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Date: 2010-08-20 03:56 am (UTC)Spring in NZ is quite erratically predictable: the southerly fronts last ~2 days, then you get a magic sunny post-frontal day, then the next southerly front arrives.
Wellington and Auckland are likely to be also a little on the rainy + cold side, this time of year.
If you would appreciate recommendations of Places To See that are off the beaten track, particularly Christchurch/S. Is., I would be happy to do so.
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Date: 2010-08-20 05:31 am (UTC)A wind/rain layer over that and you should be OK. If you're spending a lot of time outside and walking in borderline weather, water-resistant footwear and lightweight rain pants might be worthwhile. If your hands are prone to get cold, light gloves and/or liners (like, the thin silk or polypropylene ones) will be very useful.
In NZ the outdoor stores offer excellent quality but expensive gear, if you decide to buy there. I have 20+-year-old socks, fingerless gloves, and a Swanndri from there that apparently will never wear out.
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Date: 2010-08-20 06:11 am (UTC)And happy anniversary to you both.
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Date: 2010-08-20 07:42 am (UTC)Currently nighttime temperatures are around 10-11 degrees; daytime highs are 17-18. Expect it to be somewhat warmer by the time you arrive -- significantly so. Melbourne is a couple of degrees cooler, but circa AussieCon should be similar to Sydney right now.
I can't speak for NZ or the west coast.
(NB: all temperatures in Celsius.)
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