May 7, 2013 in blog, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The crackle of the wood stove is the only sound. The boys are sprawled out on the carpets, reading. They’ve almost recovered from the beating I gave them at Scrabble. […]
May 5, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
“I wonder how much air is in there and how long it will last…” It all started innocently enough. The children were playing happily on a rainy Otago winter’s afternoon. […]
May 2, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Hairdressers always know the best things. I have a love-hate relationship with getting a haircut on the road. I’ve found some of the best hairdressers… but I’ve also found some […]
April 30, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I’ve heard that one shouldn’t pick up hitchhikers… I’ve heard that it can be dangerous. I suppose that’s true, in the same way that one shouldn’t visit NYC because it’s […]
April 28, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
For two days, the mountains wept. Great grey skies hung low over their tear stained faces and every surfaced oozed, or dripped, or gushed; from leaf tips to lichen, from […]
April 27, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Queenstown is everything it’s cracked up to be: Over the top in every way. If you want to pay big bucks to risk life and limb and push your adrenaline […]
April 25, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The drive from Te Anau to Milford Sound is one of the most spectacular we’ve ever made. From rivers flowing hard and fast with glacial melt, the colour of blue […]
April 22, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We stopped, on a whim, at a little hole in the wall paua shell factory on the main drag in Riverton, New Zealand. Wondering where Riverton is? Pretty much at […]
April 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Friday found us huddled in a camper while cold air nipped at our blankets. Movement caught my eye and I looked at the source. Mom was moving towards the heater […]
April 18, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
If there is a god, and he has a country, it is surely the south west corner of New Zealand; in the fjordlands, between Riverton and Te Anau. Gently rolling hills, […]
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