BuffaloWeather Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 13 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said: Yes it is, a small slice of the cost difference. A round of 4 beers at the bar was usually 60-70 dollars NZ. I did two weeks there in 2018 and hit all the big stops. Was a once in a lifetime trip and blew me away. Let me know if you have questions. I have so many questions. I'm planning to stop in auckland for 1 night do the sky tower bungee jump and some island off the coast 40 minute ferry. Then fly the next day to queenstown and set up shop there for awhile. Can I stay in Queenstown for the entire duration of the trip and just leave early with rental car? Or is there another town I should stay at a few days and get an Air bnb? What was your itinerary? Maybe we can take it to DMS or if you have FB messenger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 30 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Just booked my flight to New Zealand, April 10-26! That country is expensive. Congrats! Went a couple years ago during their winter. Really amazing place. I would recommend Mt. Cook National Park, Doubtful Sound cruise and Kayak, and a nice strenuous hike up Roys Peak! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 2 minutes ago, champy said: Congrats! Went a couple years ago during their winter. Really amazing place. I would recommend Mt. Cook National Park, Doubtful Sound cruise and Kayak, and a nice strenuous hike up Roys Peak! Those pics....are incredible. I can't believe we have so many people that have traveled there. I've been researching for the last few months but it's tough to know what to hit. We will have about 12 days in the south island. Did you bring a drone? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 Champy you've been to so many places. I think every trip I've gone on you've been to already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Made it back to Bville area. It has surprised me this year how often there is much more snow here than in the city of Syracuse. Talk about an Urban Heat Island. Barely any snow there...as soon as we got by State Fair Blvd. on 690, the ground was covered. By the time we got here, there is still a solid 4 to 5 inch snowpack. Very, very waterlogged, but here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champy Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: Champy you've been to so many places. I think every trip I've gone on you've been to already. I got the travel bug early! Yeah, spent about 2 weeks on the south island. We rented a camper van and basically did a big loop. I did bring my Mavic Air drone, got some nice shots near Glenorchy where they filmed LOTR My entire album from NZ is here: Check it out and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Did any of you see the Southern Cross on your trips to New Zealand? I’ve been an astronomy buff since I was a kid and seeing the southern constellations is almost a bucket list item for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowstorms Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 47 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: I can't believe how cheap the flights are to hawaii. From Buffalo to the islands its like $300-400. You couldn't even drive to Kansas for that cheap. I plan to go back and this time visit Kauai. It's like $500-700 from YYZ. YYZ is absurdly expensive. A lot of people in Toronto drive down to Buffalo to fly out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 42 minutes ago, BuffaloWeather said: I have so many questions. I'm planning to stop in auckland for 1 night do the sky tower bungee jump and some island off the coast 40 minute ferry. Then fly the next day to queenstown and set up shop there for awhile. Can I stay in Queenstown for the entire duration of the trip and just leave early with rental car? Or is there another town I should stay at a few days and get an Air bnb? What was your itinerary? Maybe we can take it to DMS or if you have FB messenger? We can definitely take this DM or FB messenger. I think we talked on there once before when we were going to meet up at Holiday Valley. Anyway, a super express version of my trip Day1 - Land in Auckland, hiked Mt Edna volcanic crater. Ate meat pies, then drove to Piha Beach to swim in the Tasman Sea in giant waves! Day2 - Drove to Waitomo Glow worm caves. Rappelled into the caves blackwater rafted and spelunked a bit, saw a million glow worms. Then drove to Lake Taupo that night and checked into our airbnb Day3 - We were supposed to hike the Rongario Volcano but it was canceled because of bad weather. This was actually a good thing as we needed a rest day. We spent the day soaking in geothermal pools then did a night on the town and got pretty wrecked. Day4 - Drove to Rotorua and toured the steam vents and National gardens, hopped a flight in the afternoon to Christchurch. Once in christchurch, we checked into our hostel and went out to watch a big Rugby game that the whole country was watching Day5 - Drove to Mt Cook and hiked the 6 mile (roundtrip) trail to the Glacier base where we drank single malt scotched cooled by glacier ice. The views were INSANE, the hike was perfect. Day6 - Drove to Lake Wanaka for the afternoon then continued down to Queenstown where we checked into our Air BNB and had a wild night on the town. Queenstown has a great night life. Day7- Drove to Milford sound and took a boat out to the Ocean and back. The drive was insanely long for a one day round trip but the views were the most amazing places I've ever seen in my life. This is the place they filmed Lord of Rings. Amazing temperate rainforest with glacial topped mountains. Day8 - Bungee Jumped off the Kawarau bridge, then spent a day in town seeing the sites. Queenstown is an awesome little city. The remarkable mountains are fantastic. Day9 - Flew back to Auckland and started the long trek home.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Bumble Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 All this talk to of New Zealand is so much more interesting than the current weather pattern. And you’ve got me thinking about planning a trip. Champy’s pics are incredible. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, Buffalo Bumble said: All this talk to of New Zealand is so much more interesting than the current weather pattern. And you’ve got me thinking about planning a trip. Champy’s pics are incredible. Pretty much any direction you turn down there has a picture of a lifetime. Its insane. The scale of those mountains is had to imagine, but that little winding road will give you some reference. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Not only is the scenery spectacular, Champy did an amazing job capturing it! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 As an off topic side note, just saw that Kobe Bryant died today. That's super sad 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Was just going to post about that.. Insane. In a helicopter crashRIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 41 minutes ago, champy said: I got the travel bug early! Yeah, spent about 2 weeks on the south island. We rented a camper van and basically did a big loop. I did bring my Mavic Air drone, got some nice shots near Glenorchy where they filmed LOTR My entire album from NZ is here: Check it out and I'll be happy to answer any questions you may have! These pictures are incredible. What camera did you use? I also have the Mavic Air and plan to bring it. I usually just bring my Iphone for pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said: Just booked my flight to New Zealand, April 10-26! That country is expensive. Nice. I'll be in Italy end of April and early May. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syrmax Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 1 hour ago, BuffaloWeather said: I can't believe how cheap the flights are to hawaii. From Buffalo to the islands its like $300-400. You couldn't even drive to Kansas for that cheap. I plan to go back and this time visit Kauai. I'm flying back and forth to South Carolina for a Navy ceremony this week. $430 R/T one person. I flew to Amsterdam from JFK for $380 last September. Horrid prices flying to smaller non hub domestic airports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 17 minutes ago, DeltaT13 said: As an off topic side note, just saw that Kobe Bryant died today. That's super sad Messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloWeather Posted January 26, 2020 Author Share Posted January 26, 2020 33 minutes ago, wolfie09 said: Was just going to post about that.. Insane. In a helicopter crashRIP My favorite baller of all time. Can't believe this. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 Seen some reports that Rick fox was onboard as well, not sure how true or not that it.. Keeps getting worst as TMZ is reporting his daughter Gigi was on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 It is true according to ESPN, unfortunately.. The Rick fox news may be false.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfie09 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 They also broke the Kobe news . We also don't know if the family knew as the helicopter crash was reported a while ago..The news that kobe was onboard came later on.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CNY_WX Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 I know it’s before most of your times but this brings back memories of Thurman Munson being killed in a plane crash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeltaT13 Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 18z wasn’t good for me. Miss the nor’easter and the follow up clipper is rain, at least on the gfs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thinksnow18 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 1 hour ago, DeltaT13 said: 18z wasn’t good for me. Miss the nor’easter and the follow up clipper is rain, at least on the gfs. F#!K this winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Just now, Thinksnow18 said: F#!K this winter. Is it snowing there right now" Looks like a good blob of precip. moving over your area. right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakeeffectkid383 Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 2 minutes ago, TugHillMatt said: Is it snowing there right now" Looks like a good blob of precip. moving over your area. right now. Nope, white rain. Far too warm at 34-35 degrees for anything to stick, even on grassy surfaces. Precip isn’t even coming down that hard, radar likely looks more impressive from the “bright banding” effect. This winter absolutely blows and so far this is easily 2nd worst right behind 11-12 in my lifetime. Honestly I’m ready for spring at this point which is sad being that it’s not even February but we can’t get a single thing to break our way this winter so it might as well be over and let us enjoy some nice weather because this 35-45 and rain stuff sucks big time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 4 minutes ago, WesterlyWx said: Nope, white rain. Far too warm at 34-35 degrees for anything to stick, even on grassy surfaces. Precip isn’t even coming down that hard, radar likely looks more impressive from the “bright banding” effect. This winter absolutely blows and so far this is easily 2nd worst right behind 11-12 in my lifetime. Honestly I’m ready for spring at this point which is sad being that it’s not even February but we can’t get a single thing to break our way this winter so it might as well be over and let us enjoy some nice weather because this 35-45 and rain stuff sucks big time. Hey, I'm glad you got to vent. Won't hear any judgment from me. It's been November for months. Just like last winter...and the winter before... I'm sitting here at the end of January hoping for the temp just to drop near freezing so my extremely slushed snowpack will stop hurting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TugHillMatt Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Looks like Dunkirk and Niagara Falls have both dropped to 33 degrees with light snow. There's a liiiiiiiiiittle bit colder air moving in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthBuffaloSteve Posted January 27, 2020 Share Posted January 27, 2020 Nice lake enhanced rain band currently... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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