May 19, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The loud clacking of antlers echoed over the valley, almost drowning out the laughter of the onlookers. There isn’t too much that’s funnier than boys, armed with stag racks, battling […]
May 16, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
I dreamt all night of stags. One of those shadowy dreams filled with twilight mist, in which everything is elusive. The long stalks gave way to laughter and stories. I […]
May 15, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Dick and I could not be having any more fun. He says he doesn’t care if he shoots anything or not and, in spite of his enthusiasm for stalking, I […]
May 15, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The hut on High Peak Station echoes my childhood. Two old NZ hiking huts tacked on either end of a cabin main room, the walls and ceilings are larch planks. […]
May 13, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania
Uncle Dick was up at 4:30 a.m. When I peeked into his room at 7:00 a.m., wondering if I’d need to wake him, his bags were lined up on the […]
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