Grovers New Zealand Adventures

short_ribs ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 1:57 AM · edited Sun, 12 January 2025 at 1:11 PM

Hi all,

Yes it’s true….. Grover’s in New Zealand!!!

Well, after traveling all the way from Hawaii in a zip lock bag, Grover seemed fairly “slow“ on arrival. Not long after tasting the great air of NZ, he was “fully charged”, and ready to go on an adventure. Grover just happened to arrive on the duck hunting season’s opening day. Great excitement……… but after hours of explaining to him that I don’t hunt ducks, nor do I have the equipment to do so. I still couldn't seem to convince him that I was telling the truth..... That was it, he was off on a mission searching the house (the nosy little bugger) trying to find the “guns and stuff”. Poor Grover……… all he found was a decoy that I had picked up awhile ago, and nothing more!!! SO……. He really wanted to have his pic taken with duck decoy to mark this momentous occasion.

.......Yeah he got his way :rolleyes:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 2:00 AM

Ok so today it was off to Hamilton, the “birth place” of the great Rocky Horror Picture Show. Thought I’d teach lill Grover some interesting stuff and took him to the recently constructed statue of Riff Raff who was a great part of the show. There I caught him being the Grover I’ve heard about climbing everywhere, and on everything. Took these few snapshots of him there Hope ya enjoy

Oh I’m feeling lazy so if you don’t know what the Rocky Horror Picture Show is I suggest you Google it

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 2:01 AM

Here's another.....

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 2:02 AM

Oh and one more :tongue1:

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sharky_ ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 6:11 AM

With all the rain came after sending Grover to you, I'm glad he made it safe and dry. I see Grover love his friends (Mr. Duck Decoy). And yes, the little guy loves to climb to great heights (be careful or he will take off from you, lol). I am enjoying New Zealand already. Looking forward for more..... Aloha......Errol

Onslow ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 2:33 PM · edited Sun, 07 May 2006 at 2:34 PM

Great to see the little blue fella is enjoying his world tour - superb pics !

Wish I was travelling with him !

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

Margana ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 3:09 PM

Always wonderful to see the wee blue guy.Thanks for sharing these.I look forward to seeing more!

"This is Porky Pig of the Borg. You will be asi asi asi asi asi; you will join us."

Marlene <")

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"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno

Punaguy ( ) posted Sun, 07 May 2006 at 11:00 PM

Alright! In one piece and looks like he's enjoying himself already...can't wait to see more of his adventures while he's there....Aloha!

Kana'es Photography

DJB ( ) posted Mon, 08 May 2006 at 12:10 AM

So cool...and with a duck.
Gotta love it.

"The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions."

bentchick ( ) posted Mon, 08 May 2006 at 10:06 PM

Yup! That Grover really needs a chaperone .......... I really think you should have sent me with him when he left the states!!!! LOL :closedeyes:

I always wanted to see NZ! I have relatives there somewhere! Tell the blue guy to behave himself, but have fun too!!!!! :tt2:

Kim Hawkins

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short_ribs ( ) posted Mon, 08 May 2006 at 10:18 PM

Ok so today I'll be totaly honest :b_shocked:

Last night after dinner, Grover suggested that we have a nightcap... Well that sounded great, a good time to have a "taste" of NZ wine! Thanks for the warning guys!!! :crying:

All I got was a taste... Grover hijacked the bottle... I only found him in the backyard this morning...

Poor Guy!!!

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Margana ( ) posted Tue, 09 May 2006 at 12:48 AM

ROTFLMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

LOL !!!

How funny is that???????

Thanks for the laugh,Kai!

Marlene <")

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"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno

sharky_ ( ) posted Tue, 09 May 2006 at 3:12 AM

LOL.... I see he loves to party. He sure knows how to get high......

Aloha...Errol

TwoPynts ( ) posted Thu, 11 May 2006 at 1:33 PM

What happened to my little blue man?!? He's GREEN! You've been a baaaaaaad influence! ;oP That is great really, too funny. Sorry for not commenting sooner, I was out of town. A great selection of photos...can't wait to see what comes next.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 3:55 AM

Hi all,

Well today Grover had to go see Rotorua… A geothermally active area of NZ... Well here all started of fairly quietly, we were having a nice time...

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 3:55 AM

Well then he started this thing of being a mongrel again :rolleyes: He was climbing every sing he came across…

Oh and by the way Grover I don’t think that is what they meant by thermal area :rolleyes:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 3:55 AM

Now this was it, after a fair few warnings that this was a dangerous activity, he finally got caught by mother nature when a gust of wind knocked him into trouble. I had to climb the barrier as stated not to do… Yeah the warden caught me :crying:

Ok, so now we were kicked out we had to go find something else to do…. What do you wanna do Grover?

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 3:55 AM

Grover shouts “NO STUPID, I SAID LETS GO SEE GIRLS, NOT GULLS!!!” *sigh* Oh well I guess you’ll never change poor Grover… So lets go find some girls...

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:00 AM

Ok so here are all the girls that Grover was caught chatting up....

Man ya people taught him well

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:02 AM

man he was on fire..... Check it out!!!

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:03 AM

Yip he seemed to be with every girl/lady ya looked at :blink:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:06 AM

Yet another :scared:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:08 AM

Man ya see what I mean... But hey must say I was having a good time too :biggrin:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:10 AM

OMG with her too

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:12 AM

THERE WAS NO STOPPIN' HIM :unsure:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:13 AM

:lol: Busted again Grover!!!

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:15 AM

:wub: Life is not fair........... What happened to my turn :crying:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 4:19 AM

:tt1: I'm gonna tell all that this was the previous lady's sister.... Yip I'll let them know you've been a naughty guy Grover!!! :tt2:

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sharky_ ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 5:16 AM

Poor Grover, he is always flying away in the wind. He had that problem over here too, lol. Wow! Sure looks like Grover is in Heaven with all the lovely young ladies there. He is such a lucky guy.... Excellent job Kai as I am enjoying your every post. Aloha........ Errol

Onslow ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 7:17 AM

Wow what a collection of great shots you made.

Grover is better than a cute puppy for pullin' gals ain't he

And every one said, 'If we only live,
We too will go to sea in a Sieve,---
To the hills of the Chankly Bore!'
Far and few, far and few, Are the lands where the Jumblies live;
Their heads are green, and their hands are blue, And they went to sea in a Sieve.

Edward Lear
http://www.nonsenselit.org/Lear/ns/jumblies.html

Punaguy ( ) posted Sat, 13 May 2006 at 11:28 AM

Great job here Kai....the little stud, you gotta keep a short lease on him. He' s got an attention span of a gnat sometimes when he's bored, but when theres women around the guy can turn on the charm as I see he's done here with all these women. Looks like he's having a ball here, very kewl shots! Aloha!

Kana'es Photography

TwoPynts ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2006 at 9:35 AM

Kai, that is just hilarious...I better not let Punani know what Grover has been doing...otherwise she might retailiate. What a bevy of beauties he met...and I don't mean the geese! ;] I think he better start wearing a weight belt though, lol! Super selection of photo, I'm so happy he's living it up with you in New Zealand! :m_thumbu:

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Margana ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2006 at 6:21 PM

LOL Wonderful shots all,Kai.Grover sure knows how to charm the ladyfolk,doesn't he?

Poor Barbie is but a distant memory,I see.LOL.

Thanks for sharing these with us.

I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

Marlene <")

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My Blog

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Punaguy ( ) posted Mon, 15 May 2006 at 8:15 PM

Nothing to do with Grover on this comment, but I had to laugh reading your quote here Marlene...this is too damn funny:

I think animal testing is a terrible idea; they get all nervous and give the wrong answers.

You slay me girl! I can't stop snickering to myself, I guess the picture created by this quote just cracks me up....Much Aloha to you, and thanks for the gut laugh!

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:17 AM

Grover says, "Hi to all!"

Well here's Grover wedged up in a Cabbage Tree.... Weird name ha! Well to find out why it is called that, click HERE.

:tongue1: Yeah I know I'm lazy.

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:21 AM

I really don't know how he gets the girls... I mean look what happened to this statue when he was placed in/near it's nose!!! :unsure: Oh well maby he really needs a bath!!!

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:24 AM

If only Grover had eyes on the back of his head, he might have seen what trouble he was gettin us into!!! :rolleyes:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:29 AM

Well lets show all that we can "play it safe" here Grover!!! further to the right of this photo lies a nice sandy beach that will be shown in the next pic!

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:33 AM

Now this is more like it!!! Wait..... No..... Grover seemes very quiet here! I think something might be bothering him!!! Who knows when he never tells you anything! :crying:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 3:44 AM

After a long day of seeing the famous "Raglan" shown here Grumpy Grover seemed so unimpressed! I thought we had done some really "fun stuff!" Well at the end fo the day we went back to the statues.... That one still hadn't changed :blink: I went off for a short "loo break" and when I came back caught Grover "reflecting." He was muttering to himself when I overheard him "*sight* What happened to Hawaii" Yeah I think he still misses Punani.... Better say Barbie to so she dont strart crying now

Hope ya enjoy!

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TwoPynts ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 9:36 AM

All I can say is those early settlers must sure have been hungry to eat that stuff! Neat tree though. ;] Well, Grover may not seem too impressed, but I sure am. What wonderful vistas he is experiencing. Thanks to you, I've got the Lord of the Rings soundtrack running through my brain now... Excellent photo of the G-man out in nature ...he's got a 'nose' for these things...heheh.

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sharky_ ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 10:07 AM

Grover sure likes to climb trees. I guess being that short tends to make you climb trees for a better view of things. Oh does he love the ocean. He did take a splash while here in Hawaii...I bet he was roaring to take one there in New Zealand too? He sure has great floatation abilities. Excellent work Kai......... Aloha

short_ribs ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 2:41 PM

Ah Nope he dont like oceans.... Talked about taking him "surf fishing"..... He refused to get on the hook :tt2:

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TwoPynts ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 2:58 PM

Ah, you weren't able to hook him? That's too bad.. :m_tongue2: I found one day in school a boy of medium size ill-treating a smaller boy. I expostulated, but he replied: 'The bigs hit me, so I hit the babies; that's fair.' In these words he epitomized the history of the human race. -Bertrand Russell, philosopher, mathematician, and author (1872-1970)

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Margana ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 5:58 PM

"He refused to get on the hook"

LOL!

Fabulous shots,Kai.I don't know what's up with the G-man,(lol),but I know I'd love it there.Thanks for sharing these with us.

Oh,and Barbie says hello and thanks for remembering her.After all,she was his first.LOL.

And pssst Dave...my pleasure.Glad ya liked it. ;^)

A truly wise man never plays leapfrog with a unicorn.

Marlene <")

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My Blog

"A new study shows that licking the sweat off a frog can cure depression. The down side is, the minute you stop licking, the frog gets depressed again." - Jay Leno

Punaguy ( ) posted Tue, 16 May 2006 at 9:24 PM · edited Tue, 16 May 2006 at 9:25 PM

Fab pic's Kai...if there's one thing I know he likes is the ocean...but he may be missing his Punani like all men do after being away from their women for awhile...He's such a rogue, it won't be long before another beauty steals his heart again...Love your beaches there, I could spend the day looking out into the waves....great stuff! Aloha! :thumbupboth:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Fri, 26 May 2006 at 2:28 AM

Well with all the bad weather here I took G' Man down to the dairy shed today.... *sigh* Yeah that's Grover... he got stuck in a cup :rolleyes:

Ya check it out... I think I've found a cure for his "blues"..... Yip should have left him there 'till all the blue was gone :tongue1:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Fri, 26 May 2006 at 2:35 AM

But in no time he was back to his normal self!!! I think he heard Dave talking about "rodeo riding" and wanted to show his girl Punani that he's "THE MAN" by taking the high presure hose on :tt2:

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TwoPynts ( ) posted Fri, 26 May 2006 at 8:54 AM

Two great photos Kai! I seriously think you should put at least the one with him in the cup in your gallery. :) Sorry, but Punani is still in a funk over his antics. She keeps eating, so I guess she is depressed. She refuses to look at this thread. Sigh - I am sure it will pass though. When you share a love like theirs, nothing can stand it it's way for too long.

Kort Kramer - Kramer Kreations

short_ribs ( ) posted Wed, 31 May 2006 at 2:22 AM

Ok Grover got to go to hobbiton the town but was not allowed to go on the scenic tour cause it's a rip off... Not even I've been :crying:

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short_ribs ( ) posted Wed, 31 May 2006 at 2:24 AM

well everything here is about "hobbiton" :blink:

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