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Wed, 11 Feb 2015 | By elcastleberry | Views [933]
I glance down at my boots and see a small mammal's grinning jawbone, complete with teeth, splotches of fur and the remains of a tiny, leathery nose. I imagine it was skinned and its hide added to the tall stack of skins I saw on a shelf inside, then ... Read more >
Tags: characters, new zealand, people
Tue, 10 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [311]
Woke up in Owaka. Drove via Balclutha and Milton to Alexandra. Coffee and cake stop here and very helpful isite.
Onwards to the Lindis Pass via Cromwell.
Held up by the icebreaker merino sheep crossing the road!
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Tags: stargazing
Mon, 9 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [393]
Today I left Queenstown in the morning, dropping off Kay at the airport. A couple of hours later I pulled in to Invercargill. As it was a nice day I carried on to Bluff until SH1 ran out at Stirling Point.
I drove to the lookout ... Read more >
Tags: beaches, wildlife
Sun, 8 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [330]
Kay and I had a leisurely morning and picked up El Cheapo from the airport, then headed via Cromwell to Wanaka for the afternoon. We stopped at one of the many fruit farms and picked up a bag of cherries and some juice for the journey.
We spent ... Read more >
Tags: lakes
Sun, 8 Feb 2015 | By elcastleberry | Views [534]
"I'll do whatever the hell I want, so shut the hell up!" shouted the redneck, crouched next to a small yellow-eyed penguin on the rocky beach. A crowd had gathered on the earthen ledge above him, watching as he tried to coax the animal towards him with ... Read more >
Tags: animals, new zealand, tourism, tourists, wildlife
Sat, 7 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [352]
I left Te Anau on the 7.15am bus to Queenstown.
The rest of the morning was spent getting organised and having some breakfast.
I then did a 17k run along the lake Wakitipu out to Frankton and back. A familiar route, already done ... Read more >
Tags: lakes
Fri, 6 Feb 2015 | By ashleighgoesglobal | Views [452]
Second New Zealand update...
I have been on a trip up north to the top of the South Island to the Nelson and Marlborough region to do the Abel Tasman National Park. This is a coastline park with some fantastic walks through forest and some ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [386]
Today was a rest day in Te Anau given that the Kepler Track had been cancelled.
I went for a walk along lake Te Anau to the Marina and around the corner, admiring the freshly snow covered mountain tops.
After a coffee and some wifi ... Read more >
Tags: lakes, mountains
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [706] | Comments [1]
I consider myself a youngish 44. I’m not saying I look any younger than I am. Possibly the opposite. But in spirit….I feel younger, or at least act younger than many people my age. I like hanging out with younger people. I’ll get ... Read more >
Tags: aspiring, canyoning, glacier, helicopter, milford sound, new zealand
Thu, 5 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [329]
This morning we woke up after a very cold night at Luxmore Hut on the Kepler Track, to a thick layer of snow outside, around 20cm about the hut according to the DOC ranger.
After breakfast he came to do his weather report, which was for snow, ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, mountains
Wed, 4 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [352]
9.30am - bus to the control gates to start the Kepler Track.
An hour in to the walk - rain! It was flat for the first hour to Brod Bay. Then there was a continuous climb up to Mt Luxmore and the Luxmore Hut. This leg takes 5-6 hours ... Read more >
Tags: hiking, mountains
Tue, 27 Jan 2015 | By wander-wonder | Views [299] | Comments [1]
Trying a different 'diary' style - mixing it up a little. So... Mount Cook - 16 Jan Driving to Mount Cook we passed the most incredible lake of bright blue water. The lake and stream at the bottom of the mountains were a pale grey colour which was ... Read more >
Tue, 27 Jan 2015 | By elcastleberry | Views [477]
A Caribbean scene on a New Zealand sandbar: a straw hat topper on a green folding chair, a cooler to the left with a box of wine balanced on top. A man’s bare feet stretch out onto the sand, waves lapping at bony toes. Under the sunhat I’... Read more >
Tags: bays, beaches, biology, birds, ecology, new zealand, scientists
Mon, 26 Jan 2015 | By elcastleberry | Views [591]
"Can we go to bed yet? " I ask. "No, it's only 7pm, you'll be awake at 5 if you go to sleep now," Lizzy answers. "Well, what are we going to do?" I whine. I'm only half-kidding in my childish behavior. Lizzy smiles knowingly. "Read. Write. Look ... Read more >
Tags: bays, beaches, coast, inspiration, new zealand, saline, tide pools, water
Sat, 24 Jan 2015 | By wtarmstrong | Views [727] | Comments [1]
I’ve always thought that American auto makers benefit greatly from American rental car companies. I’ve never known anyone who actually owns a Chevrolet Sonic or Buick Verano (I don’t think such models even merit TV commercials). Yet ... Read more >
Tags: abel tasman, dolphins, kahurangi, nelson, new zealand, rental care
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