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Post by niaru on Mar 3, 2013 18:27:01 GMT -5
"At this rate we'll be in New Zealand just in time for lunch!"
I wonder what Hobbits eat, thought Niaru. Hopefully Bindi will be nearby...I'm starving, Zen took all the maple syrup and I hate pancakes without syrup.
Meanwhile, Tee was struggling with...
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Post by Bara on Mar 4, 2013 5:26:43 GMT -5
"Charlie?" Bara sat up amongst the assorted saddles, reins, bandages etc which the Ex-Racers had thought essential to bring on the journey and stow in the cargo hold.
The dog kept licking her face.
"Thank you, Charlie," said Bara. "Does this mean Welkin is on-board? Yippeee!"
"Yes," woofed Charlie. "Auntie Bara, we've ALL stowed away, we wouldn't miss this for the world!"
"Hi mum," said Lexie, appearing from behind a huge, silver-studded Western saddle.
Stella slapped someone upside the head. "Boo?" asked Bara.
"And Bear and Tess and Charm ..." Someone whinnied.
"And Joe," added Lexie, sourly. Joe smiled weakly, just the little white tip of his tail twitching, to show willing. "It's aversion therapy, there are SHEEP in NZ," he explained. Boo smiled evilly.
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*** Add your animals here if they wish to travel to Hobbiton on the 'John Deere' out of Canada. ***
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Post by Goalie on Mar 4, 2013 10:16:15 GMT -5
Goalie poked his head out of his feed bag long enough to say "I'm here."
Capt. Jack was trying to hide from Stella as he knew it was just a matter of time before she slapped him too. The gang of cats had snuck in and were biding their time. Scout, Ninja, Missy and Joy were looking down at everyone from the top of the tractor.
Suddenly Big Tee veered to the right and pointed out the window....................
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Post by brooks on Mar 4, 2013 13:40:52 GMT -5
"HANG OOOONNNN" she shouted " we are coming in to land" At the moment there was a great shake and bump to the deck and everyone went to the floor, the dogs all thought it great fun and wanted to do it again, the horses all thought it was THE big end for them. Brooke's chair went flying around the deck at breakneck speed......"SOMEOOOOOOONE CATCH MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE" she shouted. Goalie took a rope and roped the out of control wheelchair and Brooks was so grateful.
Finally they were all in NZ, land of the Hobbits...........
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Post by adcooper on Mar 4, 2013 13:55:47 GMT -5
Ann clutched her smart phone desperately, hoping to download the Tolkein trilogy and scan it before lunch.
If they ever find out I haven't read this stuff, I'll be ruined, she fumed. My credibility as a youth services librarian will be ruined. I wonder if I could distract them with Marcus Zusack. No, he's Australain. Maybe Margaret Mahy, she's NZ, and her picture books are so charming....
Tess bit her elbow, and Ann snapped to attention. I can fake this, she said.
Brooks! Have you seen any Hobthats? Is there a Golub in sight? Shouldn't we be tumbling down a rabbit hole soon? I hope someone has booked rooms for us at the Tower Hillston, and where's all my baggins? I need to unpack my books.
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Post by Bara on Mar 4, 2013 17:20:33 GMT -5
Cap'n Jack was tempted to chase Brooks' wheels, but he contained himself and slowed her to a stop. Lisa took over and she and Brooks wheeled to the port where Niaru was watching the stars. "Look!" she said in French. "There's Andromeda. I wonder if we'll see the Southern Cross when we get to NZ?" Nobody understood a word she said, but Lisa and Brooks patted her on the shoulders. Unbound was concerned about Adcooper. She was babbling. "I wonder," thought Pam, "if she has ever even read Mervyn Peake?" They sat together on the poop-deck. ("That's always good for a laugh," thought Unbound.) "And then?" asked Pam, holding Ann's hand. "And then there was Winnie-ther ... Winnie-ther ..." Ann buried her face in Pam's apron. "There, there," murmured Unbound as Zen forwarded Captain Tee's instructions.... "Prepare for Tee-minus-G. Repeat. Tee-minus  " "Oh, gosh! We're here already!" said Bara. |
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Post by Bara on Mar 5, 2013 4:11:03 GMT -5
Suzy and Caroline stood at Customs, with the large sign reading "EX-RACERS". They had flown in on Air Maori a few days before.
"Hold this," said Suzy, handing the sign to her daughter. "Ooohh, Mom!" said Caroline, being a teen. Caroline hid the sign behind her back and smoothed her hair. Being a teen.
"I'm going in," said Suzy. "I'll get her out,
" said Suzy.
After Suzy fought her way upstream, Bindi approached Caroline.
"Hi - I'm Bindi."
"Hi - I'm Caroline. My mom ...."
"I know," said Bindi. "Bara has no passport."
The girls went for a coffee. Brooks rolled out. NZ AT LAST! The others followed.
In the interview room, Suzy was saying : "Pony nuts. They're pony nuts!"
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Post by niaru on Mar 5, 2013 16:14:18 GMT -5
"Hmmm, why does this whole situation seem awfully familiar? " thought Niaru, still stuck in the long line at customs.
"And where is Ann?" she thought, while removing her shoes and belt for scanning. " Last I saw her she was holding a book in one hand and a plastic bag full of...tea?"
"Hold it!" said the custom agent.
"Hold what?" answered Niaru, still thinking about stars in French.
Welkin,behind her, was wrestling the dogs into a big crate. "Sorry sweeties, you have to go in there for customs! Cats, get OUT! You have your own crate. Right here. Tess, stop that! No, Lexie, I don't think Mister Agent likes to be licked on the mouth..."
Meanwhile, Bara was fumbling into her bag, looking for a suitable passport ersatz, and Tee could be seen outside the glass doors, maneuvering her Ship into a parking space, which was beginning to attract an interested crowd of Kiwis.
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Post by Bara on Mar 6, 2013 3:06:32 GMT -5
Tee left the spaceship in 'Park' and joined the melee in the customs hall. In the blink of an eye she'd wrangled the cats into their crate.
Niaru sat on the crate and muttered rude words in French. Stella looked shocked. "Mamman!"
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Post by adcooper on Mar 6, 2013 11:00:38 GMT -5
The customs agent and Niaru glared at one another. Niaru cocked an eyebrow and the uniformed man flinched slightly.
Just then Caroline stepped into the aisle and struck her most commanding, fearless, three-day-eventer teen supermodel pose. Several airport officals lost their concentration just long enough for Ann to tuck her tea into a jacket pocket and stroll casually past the gate.
Suzy banged her head against a metal detector. "Caroline, what have I told you about using your powers for good instead of evil?" she muttered.
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Post by brooks on Mar 6, 2013 15:12:05 GMT -5
;D  A very tall man came up to Brooks, he was wearing a long grey robe and a tall pointy hat. She called to everyone "This Way !!" Everyone + animals all climbed into a large bus and got ready for their adventure. The bus took them through downtown of city and started into the hills and valleys of New Zealand. Brooks noticed that Ann was frantically reading something. And as they started to leave civilization behind she could hear everyone asking "Where is she taking us? " " To the hotel of course where else" she said "It's a special place that I found on the internet. It gives you a feel for Middle Earth" ;D "Ann ? What are you reading?" Asked Bara The bus finally came to a stop in front of a large hill with windows in the side and a large round door, "WE'RE HERE !!!!! shouted Brooks.............. |
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Post by brian on Mar 7, 2013 2:06:22 GMT -5
Meanwhile , Rad was snoring while he dreamed, his legs twitching.....  " HEY GUYS !" He whinnied "Wait for me!" |
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Post by Goalie on Mar 7, 2013 8:29:32 GMT -5
"Don't worry Rad, we'll swoop you up in just a couple of minutes." shouted Goalie as Tee was circling looking for a place to park the tractor.
Meanwhile back on the ground Welkins was packing her bags as fast as she could and looking at maps.She finally decide to go back to grad school and help others find their path in life. Before she could decide on the zebra striped boots or leopard print, her door flew open and you can imagine her surprise when she saw.............................
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Post by Bara on Mar 7, 2013 9:31:00 GMT -5
A real live Cheetah. ("In New Zealand?" wondered Welkin.)
She was wearing one Zebra and one Lion boot and was desparately hoping they were faux fur...
The Cheetah and Welkin circled each other in the Arrival Hall. Everyone else pressed back against the walls, except Rad, who lay snoring in the middle of the concourse....
"I have to SAVE HIM," cried Brooks! "Oh, and Welkin, too ..."
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Post by brian on Mar 8, 2013 2:38:22 GMT -5
Rad dreams  he is a movie star playing the noble steed , full of spirit and fire   That saves his master, the long lost heir to the throne of Gondor   and takes him back to Eowyn , her long golden tresses floating in the breeze......  |
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