The Oceans of the World Connect Us

By Val

@valmnz (17099)

New Zealand

January 1, 2019 1:38pm CST

It's the second day of January here in New Zealand, a quiet grey looking day after yesterday's brilliant summer sunshine. I'm drinking my first cup of coffee for the day with our young cat Charlie curled up asleep beside me. I enjoyed interacting with so many of you on New Years Eve, showing me the positive side of the world rather than all the horrible things the media like to show us. New Zealand is such a tiny country compared to where many of you live and tucked away at the bottom of the world. I like to think this photo of a New Zealand beach, found on the Pixabay site, shows us just how connected we all are, no matter where in the world we live. The seas and oceans may all have different names, but the oceans flow on our countries or continents no matter where we live. The ocean is important to us here in NZ, it's never far away for most of us. I know many of you live inland in large countries and rarely get to see the sea. So I thought I'd send you this little bit of New Zealand, an ocean that reaches out and connects us all around the world no matter where we live.

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@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

1 Jan 19

@valmnz In Ireland I might well have swum in the water that is now lapping away at New Zealand. Curious thought.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

I shudder to think what that water may have encountered in transit.

but you can't help wondering where one ocean begins and the next one starts.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

@xFiacre exactly. And here we can swim in the Tasman Sea in the morning and the Pacific Ocean in the afternoon.

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@xFiacre (12597)

• Ireland

1 Jan 19

@valmnz I swan in South Africa once - in the morning in the Atlantic and in the afternoon in the Indian Ocean a few miles round the coast. Weird.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306386)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Jan 19

It's a great picture showing we are all connected. I'm glad you had a good start to your year and I hope it continues.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

Thanks Valerie. May both our writing flourish this year.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

@just4him I received my second monthly payment the other day and the two months combined since launch are enough to pay for my Melbourne trip in April.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (306386)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Jan 19

@valmnz Thank you. Yes, I hope you do well and sell a lot of books.

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

1 Jan 19

I think myLot connects us better

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@allknowing (130064)

• India

1 Jan 19

@valmnz Which user has been the farthest for you?

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

2 Jan 19

@allknowing everyone is a long way from here!!! You?

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

I'm not sure it's as far reaching as the ocean though

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@LadyDuck (458230)

• Switzerland

2 Jan 19

Switzerland has no sea and I miss it. We lives so many years facing the Mediterranean and I loved the smell of the saline water. We cannot have everything. Thank you for this beautiful photo.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

3 Jan 19

Switzerland sounds beautiful in its own amazing way.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

4 Jan 19

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@LadyDuck (458230)

• Switzerland

4 Jan 19

@valmnz Yes, it is a beautiful country. We both like peace, silence and a clean place, it's perfect for us.

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@amadeo (111948)

• United States

1 Jan 19

I had many friends visit your wonderful country

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

We do seem to be a popular tourist destination.

@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

@amadeo sometimes I wonder if people have seen all their own country offers before they go overseas.

@amadeo (111948)

• United States

1 Jan 19

@valmnz yes you are.Most people want to explore more.Getting tired of Paris,London,etc

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

2 Jan 19

That is a lovely pic. I live far away from the ocean and like holidays with seas arround

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

2 Jan 19

I can't imagine not being able to see the sea regularly

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

2 Jan 19

@responsiveme that's good. Water is very calming.

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@responsiveme (22926)

• India

2 Jan 19

We have rivers and lots of rivulets

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@wolfgirl569 (95261)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Jan 19

Glad the future is still looking good.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

I reckon as long as we all look forward to getting up each day that's a good thing.

@wolfgirl569 (95261)

• Marion, Ohio

1 Jan 19

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@sueznewz2 (10409)

• Alicante, Spain

5 Jan 19

That's a nice photo.... and the idea behind it too...I live right on the Mediterranean coast so I especially like the idea of us being all connected by it....

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

6 Jan 19

There's no division such as there is on land.

@DianneN (246906)

• United States

4 Jan 19

That was so beautifully stated and so true.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

4 Jan 19

Thank you

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@DianneN (246906)

• United States

5 Jan 19

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

1 Jan 19

So what is the furthest point you can get from the sea in NZ? As in how many miles?

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

@JudyEv I just looked up and the widest point is 450 km. But of course there's mountain ranges of various heights in the way whichever island you cross east to west. Where I live it's about 35 minutes to the Tasman Sea in the west and about two and a half hours to the Pacific Ocean in the east.

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@JudyEv (325854)

• Rockingham, Australia

2 Jan 19

@valmnz Thanks for the info. Sometimes a short distance has absolutely no bearing on how long a journey might take you.

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@Hannihar (129481)

• Israel

2 Jan 19

@valmnz We have all come together on My Lot from different parts of the world. My Lot is the site or place that connects us all even though we are all scattered in different parts of the world.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

3 Jan 19

It certainly is a global community

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@Hannihar (129481)

• Israel

4 Jan 19

@valmnz Yes it is.

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@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

1 Jan 19

What a beautiful picture. I love near the ocean here. Hope you enjoy your 2nd day of the new year.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

Going well so far.

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@Happy2BeMe (99399)

• Canada

1 Jan 19

@valmnz that is good to hear

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@kavinitu (5535)

• India

1 Jan 19

So beautiful picture of ocean. I love beach. Enjoy your cup of coffee. Happy New Year

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

And Happy New Year to you too Kavita

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@kavinitu (5535)

• India

1 Jan 19

@valmnz Thank you so much

God bless

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@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

1 Jan 19

You are always a day ahead. Your beautiful country is one I would love to visit.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

I think we're inclined to take our country for granted here. Believe me, just like everywhere, there are bad points as well.

@CarolDM (203452)

• Nashville, Tennessee

1 Jan 19

@valmnz Yes I am sure that is correct.

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@Rollo1 (16679)

• Boston, Massachusetts

1 Jan 19

I live very close to the ocean here on the East Coast in New England. We even have a small beach in my town, though it's not really on the ocean proper, just a tidal estuary. I spent most of my childhood summers at the ocean, and it would be difficult for me to live so far away that I couldn't smell the salty air on a misty morning.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

Nice to see you here Anja. Happy New Year.

@Marilynda1225 (79772)

• United States

1 Jan 19

Happy New Year Val. Your ocean picture is so inviting and beautiful. New Zealand was one of the countries on tv last night when they were showing ringing in the New Year and I thought of you

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

Thanks Marilyn

I watched our local fireworks from our house, well, the fireworks that rose high enough above the other houses anyway!

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@JohnRoberts (109857)

• Los Angeles, California

1 Jan 19

NZ may be small but one of the most beautiful countries.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

People keep telling me that

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@nela13 (55700)

• Portugal

1 Jan 19

I love the ocean, It usually makes me feel good and you are right, we are all connect through It.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

1 Jan 19

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Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

2 Jan 19

You must always be getting direct view of this place shown in the picture right? How lucky you are

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

3 Jan 19

Unfortunately no, it's about a 35 minute drive away for me.

Swayamsiddha Dash

@Swayamsiddha (4358)

• New Delhi, India

2 Jan 19

What a wonderful ocean. You guys in New Zealand are so lucky to have a chance to see such a wonderful site.

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@valmnz (17099)

• New Zealand

3 Jan 19

We grow up with the sea, or lakes and rivers.

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