http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/ All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to you en-us 2005-03-06T15:14:39-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009158.shtml Here are some more photos: View image Hike to Seperation Point (Abel Tasman N.P.) View image Quail on the Trail View image More Abel Tasman N.P. View image More Abel Tasman N.P. View image Beautiful Bay View image Fox Glacier... Home Chuck 2005-03-06T15:14:39-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009157.shtml Here are a selected few of the photos from the trip: View image Diana (a bit queasy on the dive boat) View image One of the dive areas View image The Beach at Whitianga View image Near Cathedral Cove (Coromandel)... Home Chuck 2005-03-06T15:03:05-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009156.shtml Ah yes, the post vacation blues (and jetlag). It's nice to be back home, and yet it would be nice to still be down in New Zealand, too. There is so much to see and do down there that even... Home Chuck 2005-03-06T12:47:34-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009136.shtml Had breakfast at the hotel in Wellington this morning. Caught a shuttle out to the airport. Flew from Wellington to Auckland (only 1 hour). Hung out at the airport in Auckland for about 5 hours. Shopped, ate, drank, exchanged money,... Homeward Bound Chuck 2005-03-05T14:16:08-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009134.shtml Got in to Wellington Thursday afternoon. Basically we just hung out and relaxed. I finally had lamb for dinner (very tasty). Hit a couple pubs that night and listened to some live music. Home to bed early. Tomorrow is the... North Island Chuck 2005-03-05T14:06:51-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/009133.shtml Hello all. By the time you're reading this we are all back in Minnesota. Sorry, the last few days were kind of busy, so I didn't find time to update. I'll do it now, though. Picton was a great place... South Island Chuck 2005-03-05T13:50:24-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008926.shtml Hello! Well, we survived the Rugby game. The Highlanders lost to the Blues 30-14, but I think we learned a little bit about Rugby. Lots more action than American football. The girls even ran into the Rugby team at one... South Island Chuck 2005-02-27T18:54:11-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008771.shtml Hello everyone. Driving here is great! Left side of the road and twisty and curvy and fast! Not sure if Karen, Sal, and Di are liking it, but I am!! Drove south from Nelson and stayed over at Franz Joseph... South Island Chuck 2005-02-24T20:29:12-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008622.shtml Hi all. Just a quick note. We spent 3 beautiful days in Takaka. Did a couple of great hikes up in the Abel Tasman N.P. Saw some seals and some quail (with baby chicks) on yesterday's hike. The views of... South Island Chuck 2005-02-20T15:34:46-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008566.shtml From Motueka, we caught a bus to Takaka. We found a place to stay and then went and rented mountain bikes again. We rode about 5 miles out of town to the base of a mountain (big hill) and ditched... South Island Chuck 2005-02-18T16:35:34-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008565.shtml Hello again. We've been busy the last few days! From Turangi we took a long ass bus ride down to Wellington (very beautiful scenery again).... South Island Chuck 2005-02-18T16:17:36-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008385.shtml The biker rally was fun. We met a few people from Minnesota, Wisconsin, and even a guy from Fargo, ND. Some people we met were trying to find us all rides for the Thunder Ride on Saturday, but only one... North Island Chuck 2005-02-13T19:02:04-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008287.shtml Ok, so I guess this computer isn't too slow (just me). Here are some photos. Scuba Dive Site Cathedral Cove Purangi Winery The Chat-n-Chew South... North Island Chuck 2005-02-10T18:20:20-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008286.shtml Whitianga was awesome! We all rented mountain bikes yesterday. Karen, Sal, and Diana weren't ready to go, so I headed out for Cathedral Cove. The bike ride was beautiful, but very hot and humid. The views of the ocean from... North Island Chuck 2005-02-10T18:03:29-07:00 http://blogs.BootsnAll.com/chuck/archives/008247.shtml Hello All! Sorry it's been a while since the last update. We left Piahai and went down to Whangerei (rhymes with Tanguray - gin). Diana and I booked a day with Tutakaka Dive and went out to Poor Knights Islands.... North Island Chuck 2005-02-08T22:47:40-07:00