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Message # 75895.1.1.1.1 Subject: Interesting that you should say that.... Date: Fri 18/01/19 10:39:06 GMT Name: jollywetfellow |
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...because I kept seeing young people walking about clothed but barefoot near the coast, who looked like they might be just about to go into the sea fully clothed, but there was a disappointing lack of any actual 'action'. That was in February 2007.
We saw - as part of the scenery, as it were - lots of beautiful but almost or entirely deserted beaches along the west coast of South Island and on Great Barrier Island; had a cup of coffee by the beach in Wellington, and had a quick look at the beach in Nelson while being shown round the town by a friend who lived there. There might have been a couple of clothed paddlers in the distance at Nelson (but they might equally have been wearing neoprene wetsuits) but otherwise nothing of interest.
The only time I actually spent time at a beach was a Sunday afternoon in Auckland the day before our flight home, which was the location for the 'roll your trousers up' event. I've had a look on Streetview to identify the actual beach and I'm pretty sure it was Takapuna - certainly we were staying over that side, in Devonport. It was busy - not as busy as Bournemouth on a sunny Sunday, but busier than Ayr or Portobello ever get - and a good proportion of the people there were in street clothes (as indeed they are in the photospheres on Streetview), but apart from the odd accidental splash or a wave just catching a couple of square inches of clothing nobody got their clothes wet but me. But I could well believe that I was unlucky. |
In reply to Message (75895.1.1.1) Re:When I was there...
By Hopping Mad - Fri 18/01/19 04:43:04 GMT When/where abouts was this? Growing up in the early 90's in NZ it was fairly commonplace to see girls swimming clothed, but the last 15 years or so it's become a real rarity. |
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By Joe - Thu 17/01/19 23:35:10 GMT I saw a lot if girls in skirts, trousers, jeans, even white shorts in the sea and lakes all over New Zealand. The girls there seem kinda shy. |
In reply to Message (75895.1) The wet young lady is not always there, though!
By jollywetfellow - Thu 17/01/19 23:25:10 GMT New Zealand does have lots of good beaches, but they don't normally have a clothed young lady in the sea - at least not on the one time I visited. In fact when I did decide to try a paddle, somebody shouted "You've forgotten to roll your trousers up" - not something that happens regularly in the UK. Good vid though, Wetlooker2. |
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By Wetlooker2 - Wed 16/01/19 17:08:09 GMT Website: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRxhzLfevDk (no text) |
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