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Sun, 29 Jan 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [972] | Comments [1]

We left Wellington under a big raincloud, even Lisa and ex-DB Wellington native couldn't sort the weather out for us but she did give me a nice tour of the place. Sea Kayaking On Wednesday we jumped on the ferry and headed south to sunny Nelson ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 | By tjwhale | Views [880] | Comments [1]
Hello again!! I've just returned from an AMAZING
sun-burn/frekle session in one of our favorite places in NZ so
far...Queenstown. More on this later. Julia and I left
Christchurch, having not done TOO much, but enjoyed our stay. We were
off on ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Fri, 27 Jan 2006 | By leelefever | Views [427]
Lee drove over 400 km today from the top of the South Island down
the West coast, and we took a few breaks. This happened to be at
Hokitika beach where there was a barrage of "beach art" when you
stepped on the sand. Never ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Wed, 25 Jan 2006 | By leelefever | Views [633]
We had been hearing about the hiking or “tramping” in the Able Tasman National Park for a while. Today, in a sprinkle of rain we had about a 3 hour hike in the park. It’s a very popular and small park in NZ standards, about 22,000 hectares ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 24 Jan 2006 | By katie_and_eoin | Views [1025] | Comments [1]

Long lost relatives... We've just spent the last week or so catching up with my long lost distant cousins and I feel i'm making a start at catching Eoin up where family size is concerned now. As fate would have it, my grandmother Eva's cousin Sue ... Read more >
Tags: Family
Mon, 23 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1077]
Today was my 17 th , and sadly, my final day in New Zealand. I woke up at 7:30 and finished packing my bags, and then went down to breakfast. I sat with Lisa, Paul, and Rose, and had cereal and peaches. I’m going to miss everyone and ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Sun, 22 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
Photos from 2006, 2009, and 2017. Lakes Ohau, Pukaki, Timaru, and Tekapo, and a dramatic scenic flight over the Southern Alps
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Sun, 22 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1227]
Today was my 16 th day in the Land of the Maoris. I leave tomorrow and it’s going to be so hard going home. I woke up at about 7:00 when our boat, the Milford Wanderer , started moving. The water was very rough, but it was cool. Breakfast ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [2806]

It was my 15th day in Aotearoa, and my trip is winding down. I’m going to miss New Zealand so much when I go, but I still have three days left and plenty more to see! I woke up at 7:00 this morning and took my bags to the coach straight ... Read more >
Tags: adrenaline
Sat, 21 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 20 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1221]
It was my 14 th day in Aotearoa/New Zealand today, and it was yet another adventurous one. It was my day to go river boarding on the Kawarau River. Last night I fell asleep at 3 AM, so Mike had to wake me at 7 AM. I got ready quickly ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 19 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1116]
I had another exciting and fantastic day on my holiday. It was perhaps the most adventurous day of my life! It was the day of my big leap! So, I woke up very nervous at 7 AM. I was worried about skydiving, but I knew I had to do it.... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Wed, 18 Jan 2006 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1170]

I’ll tell you now about my 12 th day in Aotearoa. My trip is winding down and I wish I could stay! I was supposed to go on my heli-hike today, but the weather conditions were too bad. I got dressed and used my thermal underwear for ... Read more >
Tags: adventures
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