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South Island Part VI: Oamaru and Dunedin Stories and Visuals

Friday, January 20th, 2006

This is the last of the South Island stories and photographs in this series (hopefully there will be more someday). I hope you enjoy. [read on]

South Island Part V: Te Anau Stories and Visuals

Sunday, January 15th, 2006

NEWS: I am back in New York City. I have bought my tickets to Paris and back from Stockholm, so I’m definitely going to be in Europe from May 11 till August 29! But where? I don’t yet know.

So I left off saying that I had plans for dinner… Two of the divers I had met on the dive boat in Milford Sound, happened to be from Portland, Oregon, and as Americans often are, happened to be welcoming people. The van ride back to Te Anau from Milford Sound included numerous stops in the mountains for purposes both educational and decompressing. Passing too quickly from the extreme pressure 16m below the surface of the ocean through several thousand meters of elevation and back again could be disastrous to the human heart. So we made stops at the river to fill our water bottles and see some ruins of the facilities for the families of the highway workers who built the tunnel allowing passage to the Sound. We stopped at a lookout where Dave informed us of the near extinct Kakapo, a large flightless parrot. Male Kakapo blaze a trail up a mountain, perch themselves at the top, and periodically bellow out a whomp sound that can be heard for miles. Any females in range and in the mood only have to follow their trails up the mountain and… you know the rest. [read on]

South Island Part IV: Milford Sound Stories and Visuals

Tuesday, January 10th, 2006
The bus from Queenstown to Milford Sound via Te Anau left from the i-site at a brutal hour in the morning. Luckily my sleep schedule had adapted itself to the Intercity bus schedule and so I wasn't too terribly groggy. ... [Continue reading this entry]

South Island Part III: Queenstown Stories and VISUALS

Monday, December 26th, 2005
Bus drivers, Museums, Bungy, and a scenic bike-ride I had a good way to go in the Atomic Shuttle before reaching my next destination, Queenstown. The ride was full, and the Japanese and Korean girls I had ridden with to Hokitika ... [Continue reading this entry]

South Island Part II: Arthur’s Pass, Hokitika, Fox Glacier Stories and VISUALS

Tuesday, December 13th, 2005
It's been a while since I last updated, and things are getting all out of order, but I'm doing my best to put up the last of the photos and stories (there are about 6 posts worth left to publish). So, ... [Continue reading this entry]

South Island Part I: Christchurch VISUALS

Saturday, November 26th, 2005
Still in Wellington... A pic of a manhole cover as I promised my mum I'd take one. The cover itself was too heavy to bring home. Early birthday events, complete with the buck-toothed, jack-o-lantern tomato. [Continue reading this entry]

South Island Trip Part I: Christchurch

Tuesday, November 8th, 2005
I am so road weary, and by reading you will soon find out why. Pictures will come much later. I'll do my best to write about my trip here though it was very long with many many stories. Maybe I ... [Continue reading this entry]

Picton-Nelson-Able Tasman VISUALS

Thursday, October 20th, 2005
Taken from the ferry while still in Wellington... Queen Charlotte Sound (least I hope that's what it's called)... Sorry there are so many... [Continue reading this entry]

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]