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Saturday, October 29th, 2005

Stories and pictures to come later…

Oct 22-Oct 23 flew into Christchurch and stayed with some friends of Grandma.
Oct 24 headed down to Fox Glacier stopping in Hokitika on the way
Oct 25 hiked Fox Glacier
Oct 26 headed down to Queenstown
Oct 27 bungy jumped!
Oct 28 headed to Milford Sound
Oct 29 kayaked in Milford
Oct 30 snorkel in Milford
Oct 31 tramp in Te Anau (maybe?)
Nov 1 Omarau to see the penguins and dolphins hopefully
Nov 2 wake up early to see the sun RISE on the Pacific! then see Dunedin
Nov 3 fly back to Wellington
Nov 4 Physics exam
Nov 5 fly to Sydney
Nov 11 fly to Bangkok
Nov 16 12 hour lay-over in Seoul
Nov 17-21 in Honolulu
Nov 22 arrive home!

Picton-Nelson-Able Tasman VISUALS

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

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Picton-Nelson-Able Tasman

Sunday, October 16th, 2005
I have a half hour to kill, and what better way to kill it than by writing about my amazingly entertaining and liberating trip to Picton, Nelson and Able Tasman Park? But first I would just like to mention that ... [Continue reading this entry]

Palliser Bay VISUALS

Saturday, October 15th, 2005
Pictures from the fieldtrip. Unfortunately my battery died so I didn't get any pictures of the seals. While Jency and I were talking to Peter, he told us a story. Apparently Prince Charles, who happens to have a degree in ... [Continue reading this entry]

Palliser Bay Adventure

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005
This morning I woke up at 7:40am. I tried to swollow, feeling the rocks that had formed where I once had lymph glands. I checked my phone and saw a message from Jency, "Rise and shine. Are you sure we're ... [Continue reading this entry]

Thanksgiving

Sunday, October 9th, 2005
Yesterday I hosted Thanksgiving for the first time, and I cooked a turkey and stuffing for the first time. It was edible. Among the people at this Thanksgiving in October were 3 Germans, 2 Swedes, 2 Danes, 1 Singaporean, 1 ... [Continue reading this entry]

Free at Last

Sunday, October 2nd, 2005
Upon finishing this final essay for Maori on pre-European Polynesian navigation about 10 minutes ago, I essentially finished the semester. All I have left is turning in the paper and then four exams, one each on Oct 6, 19, 20 ... [Continue reading this entry]