Hello Allister! On Friday, October 15, 2004, 11:13 PM, you wrote:
MB>>>> I know you are on a large continent, also. AJ>>> Ummmmmm. Nope. One timezone. MB>> Well, but with the entire Pacific on either side. ;) AJ> Actually wrong again! (Sorry!) Pacific to the North, East and South, AJ> but the Tasman Sea to the West. Come to tbudl and be educated. I should be ashamed of myself, having once--last about 25 years ago--taught world geography to sixth graders. :) < snipped > AJ> :-) It's just that NZ is not a continent. Australia is. AJ> Technically, NZ is described as comprising of three main islands AJ> and a number of smaller ones. MB>> I [was] overly concerned that you would feel overwhelmed ... AJ> Not overwhelmed at all. I've visited Vancouver, Houston, LA and AJ> Denver (well, the airports of the last two) and flown LA to AJ> London. I have an appreciation of the size involved. MB>> Magnificent scenery in New Zealand ... AJ> As in many other places in the world. Some of the best scenery I AJ> have seen was in and around Vancouver and I long to cruise up the AJ> west coast from there one day. MB>> But you truly are a long plane ride away from me. AJ> About 12 hours to LA direct. Add 3 at minimum LA to Nashville International. -- Best regards, Mary :Trill: The Bat! 3.0.2.1 (Professional Edition) on Windows XP 5.1 2600 Service Pack 2 ________________________________________________ Current version is 3.0.1.33 | 'Using TBUDL' information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
