Tweets for the week ending 2012-03-18
March 19th, 2012 by DC
Tweets for the week ending 2012-03-18
- Latest iteration.. http://t.co/g1eYP1NP 14:19:44
- Ridiculous- Singapore Airline’s budget offering give cheaper bike options than normal Singapore, grrr. 14:26:58
- @quidity Haha, I thought it must’ve been pretty close to that! in reply to quidity 17:25:06
- Yus- just arranged the first free night of the trip thanks to @warmshowers! 22:30:03
- 48 Hours left! 09:53:55
- @vickialot Hmm, nope, my room looks a bit too much like a bombsite for my liking! I’ve got a plan though.. After coffee and lunch of course! in reply to vickialot 10:05:59
- Only 36 hours till the shuttle picks me up to go to the airport! 17:05:15
- RT @poliepete: A great time lapse video of unloading the cargo ship at McMurdo Station, Antarctica. http://t.co/4Mmqapsu 17:17:32
- @poliepete That is soooo awesome! in reply to poliepete 17:17:41
- Whoop, Salvation Army just picked up a box of stuff from me, now I’ve just got to sort out how to send another… http://t.co/u8Fk2ZIO 08:38:35
- @poliepete Oh, cool! I think I’ve seen his work before- pretty cool. in reply to poliepete 09:26:22
- @edcorkery Yeah, the MoBIE! in reply to edcorkery 12:41:12
- Pretty impressed with the new @geonet EQ app… Pity today’s my last day in the country for two years! 12:44:10
- @naomiarnold Naomi. Thanks. Come visit me somewhere. in reply to naomiarnold 13:12:53
- @naomiarnold Currently looking to fly to Japan then on to China- but that’s just a ferry away from Korea.. in reply to naomiarnold 13:16:10
- @velo_cetera I prefer north to south- then you don’t have the low sun in your eyes. Means ur on the other side of the road from the sea tho. in reply to velo_cetera 13:21:14
- @velo_cetera Wind isn’t a big issue on the coast in winter in my experience- I’ve always found it pretty calm at that time of year. in reply to velo_cetera 13:21:51
- @velo_cetera Only downside is riding UP the steep part of Haast Pass instead of down, but thats ok.. in reply to velo_cetera 13:22:32
- Listening to some Shapeshifter to help motivate my packing.. (Good Looking off the Live album- love the orchestral backing) 13:26:38
- @velo_cetera Except that he struggles to get the name of the orchestra right! in reply to velo_cetera 13:31:49
- I’m kinda wishing I was going to the america’s so I could legitimately use the #rtw hashtag… 13:33:37
- @velo_cetera Yeah, it’s pretty short and sharp.. http://t.co/a9Xx35GK@nl=&nc=&z=13&c=-44.06871%2C169.37132&e=&f=&l=767&mt=OpenStreetMap in reply to velo_cetera 13:35:10
- @velo_cetera Nice! My tip is 2 not go over th top with the big aperture- i had a few shots out of focus as i was greedy http://t.co/Eub8EReK in reply to velo_cetera 13:37:20
- @indiana_june Footpath? in reply to indiana_june 13:59:20
- @velo_cetera Ha, yeah, i stayed at the lodge in Makarora, pretty much by myself: http://t.co/JFtkMzZW in reply to velo_cetera 14:05:13
- @velo_cetera For me it was that two people would be standing almost beside each other but one was out of focus- so small was the DoF.. in reply to velo_cetera 14:07:05
- When I die (hopefully not on the bike trip)- this is the song I want played at my funeral.. Beautiful and makes… http://t.co/7hQ812K6 14:08:36
- @craigofnz Ha, its largely the cost of getting across the ocean that’s the problem.. in reply to craigofnz 19:13:05
- @RollingTales Thanks guys! I can’t believe it’s really happening! :-D in reply to RollingTales 19:13:20
- I hate packing! And why is all my stuff suddenly really heavy?! 21:05:20
- @velo_cetera 5am. So I’ve still got a few hours to sort it out. I’ve identified a bag of stuff i can prob do without that i could post home. in reply to velo_cetera 21:13:17
- @velo_cetera Cheers man, yeah, the hardest part is getting out the front door! in reply to velo_cetera 21:41:14
- @velo_cetera as long as I’m no crying from the excess baggage charges! :-D in reply to velo_cetera 21:45:17
- @antzlapwood Thanks man- hope everything’s going well for you! in reply to antzlapwood 22:45:22
- Hmmm, this plan to stay up all night before my flight could really backfire if I fall asleep and miss my shuttle! 03:03:46
- @velo_cetera Oh, boom. I knew it was soon, but wasn’t sure of the date. The quote on my iPod is “Adventure is just bad planning” by Amundsen in reply to velo_cetera 03:51:52
- Just lost several weeks of riding in excess baggage charges. Rookie error.
But at least I’m checked in-… http://t.co/yiur4AW1 06:01:25 - Saw Colin, the LINZ Chief Executive when I was checking in in Wellington- must say I was surprised that he knew… http://t.co/MCXBujGv 08:30:55
- Alrighty, made it to Singapore- great airport huh. Gotta prioritise what to do in my 5.5hr stopover, hmmmm.
Not… http://t.co/ZLlpTE1K 23:16:36 - @velo_cetera Yeah, and using the free wifi to book my flight from the UK-Japan before Virgin change their free bike policy! :-D in reply to velo_cetera 23:24:13
- And I just booked my next flight- Heathrow to Tokyo on Sept 4 with Virgin (who let you take your bike for free in… http://t.co/NghTiWdO 00:08:46
- Blog-post about todays adventures.. http://t.co/7F873y1i 01:22:17
- @velo_cetera Ha, another one to come too… in reply to velo_cetera 01:25:00
- Ahhhhh, when did Smugmaps move to Mapquest? Not impressed.. Wish it was OSM. 01:40:35
- Rah, tweetdeck crashed chrome halfway through writing a blogpost, very annoying… 01:49:31
- And another blog post- this one about the last 2 weeks in Welly http://t.co/l69ZfQqi 01:56:30
- @velo_cetera Yeah man, great lens at that price point in reply to velo_cetera 02:05:51
- Made it to Barcelona, yay! Slept 10hrs on the plane, feeling good now. Got another 2 hours to kill in the airport… http://t.co/qTnK9nEf 19:36:53
- Alrighty, first blog post from Spain.. (Sorry, still no photos) http://t.co/OarFL3af 18:58:10
- Watching the trains cruise along in front of my campground is making me think more about trying to include at… http://t.co/dS6M1AiM 20:46:29
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