Arriving in Auckland in the wee hours of Wed 23rd Oct, Stephen had a few rushed gigs to deliver. Done and dusted, he headed home on Saturday morning. It was the first collaboration with Auckland based colleague Meredith and a reunion with pal Joeseph who was also in NZ which is now part of his Systems Engineering turf. They had both been in NZ 9 years ago for a CAUDIT meeting.
Stephen did get time to drop in on the Ladies Turnbull's old house in Ponsonby which they sold in 2006 and to put his feet up for a night in lovely St Clair beach in Dunedin that he and Paulie had visited briefly a few years back in 2011.
Clock Tower Building (and a borrowed image from Wikimedia)
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Joe Cox joins in on the roadtrip at Auckalnd Uni
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Talk 1 is to one of the groups at the Medical Deans of ANZ conference
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Joe captures the interior much better than Stephen
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… Some time to check on previous home of the Ladies Turnbull in Ponsonby
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Man reaches for the sky for god and (in the background) glory. (Photo c/ Joeseph Cox esq)
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Joe catches Stephen "adjusting the light" and breaking Uni property. Ooops
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Talk 2 prep- AUT University (damn my faulty autofocus)
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Mr Stephen King attends the talk that photographer Joe and Meredith co-presented at.
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Off to Dunedin. An empty flight. It was planned to miss landing in Wellington...
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.. because of more the usual high winds. 100 passengers wanetd to get to Dunedin
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Stephen looks out the window and discovers that the pilot wants to show off his skills and attempt a landing
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Which caused palpitations for colleague Meredith. One bumpy landing!
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A mix up in Dunedin has Stephen staying in a house in the hills nowhere near the uni
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…but it's a nice house
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Robbie Burnes looks over the Octogon. But Stephen stays further afield (OK. Not my shot- c/ Wikimedia)
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St Clair in Dunedin. "Mmm…. shall I stay here instead?"
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The heated sea pool
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And after a busy week, and a busy week in the U.S. before that, a few wines (with mucho water) are in order.
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… waking to another lovely South Island day
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… but the green hills of the Otago region will not keep Stephen away from his gal, home, and family.
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Off over Central Otago
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en route to Auckland and home (still South Island)
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Sorry Paulie- only a dash of the Alps spotted through cloud :-(
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