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Old 28-04-2008, 02:32 PM   #1
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I've done it now ............

On my recent trip to New Zealand and Australia I asked my wonderful girlfriend to marry me and she said yes! Actually I can't believe that I've got caught, I thought I'd got away with it!

Here's a photo the morning after on Doubtful Sound - I'll spare you all the details but it was romantic!
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Old 28-04-2008, 03:51 PM   #2
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Well done Cookee, congratulations.

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Old 28-04-2008, 03:58 PM   #3
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Looks like a wonderful setting to make a proposal of such magnitude... much better than proposing in a boat bildge at home...Many congratulations
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..Actually I can't believe that I've got caught, I thought I'd got away with it!..
It catches you when yer not lookin.

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Old 28-04-2008, 06:30 PM   #5
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I can't belive she said yes
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Old 28-04-2008, 06:38 PM   #6
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Here's a photo the morning after on Doubtful Sound -:
Congratulations.... It's a fantastic place, did you do the drive through the powerstation? very Bond like !!
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Old 28-04-2008, 07:02 PM   #7
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Congratulations I hope you will both be very happy
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Old 28-04-2008, 07:22 PM   #8
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Old 29-04-2008, 02:27 PM   #9
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Congratulations.... It's a fantastic place, did you do the drive through the powerstation? very Bond like !!
We didn't get a chance to go in the powerstation, but they have a new visitors centre now, and it has lots of information, photos etc and it certainly looks worthy of a visit, probably not as romantic as out on the sound under the stars though!

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Old 29-04-2008, 03:04 PM   #10
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I'll spare you all the details but it was romantic!
When you say 'romantic', are you being smutty?
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Old 29-04-2008, 03:31 PM   #11
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When you say 'romantic', are you being smutty?
Wash your mouth out!

Anyway shouldn't you be fitting engines and stuff?
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