No Internet for Nearly a Week

By Val

@valmnz (17097)

New Zealand

May 3, 2016 3:06pm CST

My husband and I are heading off on holiday in about an hour, for a much looked forward to holiday. Most of the time we're away we'll have no internet access, so it will be a good old fashioned holiday, of relaxing and recharging our batteries. Tonight we stop at Lake Taupo, pictured above. Then tomorrow it's a longer drive, up to the Coromandel Peninsula, where we're staying in a little beach cottage. The autumn weather has been amazing here, but guess what, it's raining today. I'm not worried. We both have plenty of reading material packed, and I have my Sudoku puzzle book. My walking shoes and rain jacket are ready to make the most of the beach, no matter what the weather. So, I'll turn off the computer now and see you all some time after we get back.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

3 May 16

oh have fun! A beach cottage sounds amazing

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

10 May 16

Oh yes, we definitely had fun. It wasn't long enough.

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@Jessicalynnt (50523)

• Centralia, Missouri

10 May 16

@valmnz it never is!

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

4 May 16

I wish you to have a wonderful vacation and hope the sun is out for you. Just enjoy your vacation and have fun . See you when you are back.

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@Marcyaz (35316)

• United States

11 May 16

@valmnz That sounds like good weather on your vacation.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

The sun shone every day, though the mornings were quite cool. We couldn't have asked for better weather though.

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• New Bedford, Massachusetts

6 May 16

How wonderful for you! Dave and I thought we had plenty of time to travel but the Lord saw differently. Enjoy each other while you can.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

10 May 16

We had a really good time together

@CookieMonster46 (13454)

• United States

4 May 16

Have a great time, honestly when I go someone , I do not get on the internet, I can break away from it for awhile, but I do take a lot of pictures.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

I have lots of pictures, that I hope to share here in time.

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@CookieMonster46 (13454)

• United States

11 May 16

@valmnz , great, would love to see them

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@xFiacre (13151)

• Ireland

11 May 16

@valmnz getting away from computers for a week might to be compulsory about 4 times a year! In July were going to the isolated west coast for a week and then again in August and there'll be no Wi-Fi - we'll just have to talk to each other!!

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Exactly! We had many meaningful conversations and read lots of books.

@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

4 May 16

Well deserved,enjoy your vacation and being with your husband.Get back safely

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Home and back to reality. Even the weather here is not as good!

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@miniam (9154)

• Bern, Switzerland

11 May 16

@valmnz Welcome back, how was it?really hope you enjoyed every day. But all said,it`s always good to be back home,familiar things,comfy of your home nothing can beat that

@MGjhaud (23240)

• Philippines

4 May 16

enjoy your vacation, we'll see you then.. its sunny here but not a good time to walk outside for me.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

The weather was perfect for being outdoors while we were away.

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@dodo19 (47336)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

4 May 16

I hope you enjoy your holiday and look forward to hearing about it when you get back.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Thanks. I've started with the first photo.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (16789)

• China

4 May 16

Hope you will have a great time !I think the Coromandel Peninsula must be a popular tourist destination where the scenery is magnificent.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

It is a very beautiful part of the country.

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@Christianna (113)

• Bedford, Texas

4 May 16

Enjoy your holiday. We all need to unplug now and then. We are going on vacation next month. I am so looking for ward to it.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Holidays are so good for us! If only they could happen more often.

@Inlemay (17713)

• South Africa

4 May 16

Have fun and check on you later

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Back to reality!

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@shshiju (10342)

• Cochin, India

4 May 16

Have a nice Holiday.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Thanks, we did

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@manohar282 (88)

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4 May 16

see you again on mylot after a week :) . Happy holidays.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Thank you. We had a great holiday.

raghavendra shekhawat

• Jaipur, India

4 May 16

Have fun and enjoy Update soon

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Thanks, we did enjoy ourselves.

@allknowing (137821)

• India

4 May 16

Getting away from it all and giving space to each other is what I call a perfect holiday.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

It did turn out to be the perfect holiday. Very relaxing, great weather, lots of seafood.

@kevin1877uk (36988)

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3 May 16

Have fun and enjoy yourself.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

10 May 16

Thank you, we did

@topffer (42156)

• France

3 May 16

It looks like a very nice place for some holidays

. It is spring here, but a rain jacket is an indispensable instrument this year.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

10 May 16

It's autumn here and the weather was amazingly good the whole time we were away.

@JudyEv (342176)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 May 16

Have a wonderful holiday if you see this before you go - which I imagine you mightn't - and get lots of reading done.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Catching up all all my comments now we're home

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@norcal (4889)

• Franklinton, North Carolina

4 May 16

In a way, that is part of the vacation, not having the Internet. Now I have signed up for a smart phone, so I always have access to the the Internet.

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@valmnz (17097)

• New Zealand

11 May 16

Well, yes, I had my phone with me, but limited my use of it.

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

3 May 16

I go off online also when on vacation. "Vacation" means just that!

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@JohnRoberts (109846)

• Los Angeles, California

4 May 16

@enlightenedpsych2 Being on vacation without being plugged in is a reminder we can live life and get along nicely without that device. Id you want to play online then stay home!