Dave & Margs' Travels

Thanks to all those who joined in the competition and made their guesses or intelligent answers. It was nice to hear from you and know there were people out there reading the blog. For all those who had problems in logging in - that was a shame, but thanks for the emails.

So here are all the questions, answers and most importantly RESULTS
There is a slight problem that at this moment in time I can’t find my diaries to check the answers but I’ll do my best.

Q1 Guess how much our check in luggage weighed? Approx 28kg
Q2 What was the first thing Margs thought she has lost? Phone at Heathrow!
Q3 Who was the last person to text us before we left the uk? Dee, Dave’s sister
Q4 What was the name of the sailing yacht we went on? GUNHANA II (Jan)
Q5 What did I (Margs) lose and have to replace? I left my hat on a bus
Q6 How many dead possums did Dave and I see on the day trip to Cape Reigna? 5
Q7 What do possums and polar bears have in common? hollow hair (Jan)
Q8 How many different beers has Dave tried in the first week in New Zealand?
Truth is we couldn’t really remember but we guessed 10
Q9 Q What time was sun rise (at Rere NZ)? It was lovely. 5.31am
Q10 Quess the nick name of the Eagle Ray that Dave and I felt? Notch
Q11 What animal did Old MacDonald have on his farm - a clue - its a bird. Peacock (Jan)
Q12 What level was snow at in Km on the Tongaria Crossing. 1.6km
Q13 (at Hunters Vineyard) of the 9 which was our favourite wine? 3rd (white)
Q14 (Thursday 21st Dec) what is our current driver's name? Nemo, as in finding Nemo
Q15 (Christmas Day) What (well-known party) dance did I do? Hokey Cokey ( I didn’t know how to spell Macerina so wouldn’t have had that as a question!)
Q16 Tuatapere is the NZ capital for what? Sausages (Tim – bonus 2pts)
Q17 (Dunedin) so what were the names given to the pair of penguins that made their home in a tyre? Mitch and Lin
Q18 (Dunedin) what is the name of the World's Steepest Street? Baldwin Street (Tim (but not after Mike Baldwin!))
Q19 (Mount Cook – New Years Eve) We played 3 games. Guess how many of my balls were left on the table in total from the three games? Not sure now, but 5 rings a bell
Q20 (Pahia - our instructor, an 18 year old English lad) What was his name? Oli
Q21 what was the name of our boat? (named after a New Zealand bird)? Kakapo
Q22 (Russell - Swordfish Club) We saw info on a possible relative of ours. Who was it and what achievements did that person have? Kura Beale (loads of line and other world records for all sorts of fish 1940s-1960s).
Q23 Fiji Otto & Fannys- 1 night somewhere else - which island are we going to? Barefoot Island
Q24 During our trip how many times have we spent 4 consecutive nights in the same accommodation? Once - Auckland
Q25 During our trip how many times have we spent 3 consecutive nights in the same accommodation? Eight - Singapore, Sydney, Queenstown, On our boat, Otto & Fannys, Rarotonga Backpackers, Aitutaki, Tahiti,
Q26 During our trip how many times have we spent 2 consecutive nights in the same accommodation? Eleven - Tanu Beach, Auckland, Pahia, Auckland, Hicks Bay, Abel Tasman, Franz Josef, Dunedin, Christchurch, Muri Beach, LA Motel
Q27 (Aitutaki, Cook Islands) We also ate something purple, what was it? Sweet Potato
Q28 (LA Thursday night free pool 5 games) what was the final score? 3-2 to Dave (Jim)

Random Question1: how many nights will we spend in dorms in our trip? 3
Random Question2: What did Dave leave where? A pair of trousers in Singapore hotel wardrobe.

Results:
Jan 3
Tim 3
Jim 1
Darren 0.8 (he tried hard & Barefoot Island is where he went on the Captain Cook yacht)
Paula 0.2 - for trying
Christine 0.2 - for trying

I will award the title of winner to Jan as Tim only got double points on his first answer as Jan had taken such a lead. And quite honestly anyone who contacts the penguin sanctuary to ask the staff the names of penguins deserves it!