Fancy: Tickled
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On the second weekend of my stay in New Zealand last October, I took a photo which still provides me with a little amusement. I’ve decided to share it with the world because, well, I’m just that generous. Yay me. Shall I share the back-story? I think I shall!
The Coromandel region was once known for more than just its surfing beaches. It was quite the booming gold mining region, back when people still did that sort of thing. I lie, there’s still a working gold mine. And a museum with a severed thumb preserved in, like, formaldehyde or something. When you’re a kid, that’s pretty cool. It’s also a geographically unfriendly sort of place, needing much taming from the early prospectors. Evidence of that remains, in the form of a hole in a rocky mountain. Read the rest of this entry »
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