Destination: New Zealand

Gallery: Catlins to Wanaka

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: New Zealand

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Photo Gallery

whitewater rafting!

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [674]

If I were Bill Bryson, I’d pontificate upon my fears & the dangers to my person due to whitewater rafting Class V rapids, indicating that I would or did barely survive signing the waiver form (much, much shorter than its American counterpart, ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Gallery: From Milford to the Catlins

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queenstown to Milford Sound

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Johns sky dive

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nevis Bungy 134m

Wed, 20 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Snowboarding Cardrona

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Queenstown

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Flight to the south island

Tue, 19 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Bungy Taupo

Mon, 18 Dec 2006 | By mcgurk77 | Photo Gallery

frightening toilets, WWOOFing

Fri, 15 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [425]

we stopped work @ the vineyard last Sat, did 4 days of WWOOFing at a 750-acre Anne-of-Green-Gables farm (quite tranquil & lovely, really) where we weeded the garden, ate fresh lettuce & milk from the cow, & scrubbed some pool tiles. also, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Quotes

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [382]

ok, ok, this is getting out of control, but it's my journal, too!  and, now that you've read about the cast of characters, perhaps this will make more sense. I like to be on top of anything.  --Doster It was too clean for me.  --Allan, fellow hostel ... Read more >

Tags: People

impressions of AKL/NZ

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [481]

what an absolute inundation of info about my trip, eh?  well, here's some more, this time just Impressions of Auckland/New Zealand AKL, though the largest city in NZ w/ ~ 1 million people, is still extremely casual.  In fact, you can't even tell the ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

cast of characters

Tue, 12 Dec 2006 | By egdoster | Views [467]

here's a bit about the people we've run into thus far. Gary--a "special" (so described by Chinese/incognito lady, who claims the Chinese should not be judged by him) Chinese guy who insists on feeding us & who has quite set old-school, ... Read more >

Tags: People