SchaumburgStormer

As I am building a house right now and need some settling to occur, I am fully in support of some temp swings. Need my backfill you settle in. Felt almost balmy at 36 today. Funny how a few days of cold alters our perception.

Got down to 1 last night. Unreal.

Temps falling off a cliff. Down to 7

For sure. Areas where you cannot see the snow as the tree just dumped everything

Temps crashed to 14 last night with the blanket of snow

Stop by Dunedin and see Baldwin Street. There is also a penguin reserve there where you basically walk through trenches into little "pillboxes" and are able to see them in their natural habitat. Its amazing. Lots of awesome scenic areas which are easy to get to. On the off chance you end up in Wellington, stop by the "Museum of New Zealand (Te Papa Tongarewa)". Some of the exhibits are incredible, incluyding the WW1 exhibit on Gallipoli, which was one of the most incredible and moving war exhibits I have ever seen. And if you're a drinked and enjoy Jim Beam and Coke, or Canadian Club and Seven Up, they have them in cans pre-mixed to 4.5%. I would HIGHLY recommend the pear cider.

Risking a total thread derailment, but where in New Zealand? I was out there two years ago in January and it was awesome. I have traveled internationally a lot, but it was one of the few places where I gave serious consideration to moving to. We priced out property but ultimately decided against it, mostly due to the costs involved in the grandparents coming out to see the babies.