Archive for March 2007
Dunedin: Southern and Scottish
Dunedin: if you believe the welcoming sign, this city actually begins in a field of cows about 30km before its actual skyline. In which case, it’s one of the only places I’ve visited ...
Kaikoura: Dolphins for the rich, Seals for the Annies
Kaikoura is a choice destination for two things: swimming with dolphins, and eating good seafood. Me, I stood the appropriate 10meters from a seal and scowled into the early morning sunshine, and then ate a yummy lunch ...
Kaka Point, the Caitlins
Kaka Point, a small beach town that heads off the Caitlins. Rubber ribbons of seaweed tangle up the shoreline.
This trio of plants embraces most of ...
Christchurch: Baking Pavlova
Emus: large, flightless, frighteningly crabby. Chickens: small, not very flight-oriented, frighteningly hungry all the time. Christchurch: European-imitation city on the midway point of South Island’s east coast.
Fjords!
Milford Sound is supposed to be the most beautiful “tramp” in New Zealand. Hike, that is. I found it wet. And yes, magical.
Apple, Peanut Butter and Cheese Sandwiches
Hitting the lower latitudes of South Island: rain, mist, glaciers. Meeting Kea (alpine parrots, the only of its kind in the world). Watching the towering rocks cry waterfalls. Perpetually being cold; astounded.
My Only Lord of the Rings Reference
Apparently this is “Scenes from Middle Earth.” It’s outside Queenstown.
Wanaka: Monkey Trees and Afkhan Cookies
St. Patrick’s Day found me in a tent, eating a simple meal of rice. However, I’m extremely excited to announce I also discovered AFKHAN COOKIES, a NZ/Oz treat that combines the powers of cocoa powder AND cornflakes ...
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