Uncle Dick: A fond farewell
May 18, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
The camper seems quiet without his deep voice and big laugh. We dropped him off at the Christchurch airport with bear hugs all around and a promise to come see […]
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High Peak Station: Hunting Red Stag: Photo Essay
May 17, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Uncle Dick’s ultimate adventure: Hunting Red Stag
High Peak Station Day Three: Dos Amigos Return
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 […]
High Peak Station: Day 2: In which we stalk: Photo Essay
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 […]
High Peak Station Day Two: Dos Amigos: The two that got away
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. […]
Day One: High Peak Station: A Picture’s Worth 1000 Words
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 […]
Otago Central Rail Trail: How To
May 12, 2013 in Inspiration, New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
We’ve been in New Zealand for about three months now, and we’ve done some cool things, but I have to say that riding the Otago Central Rail Trail was the […]
Otago Central Rail Trail: Omakau to Clyde: Day Two
May 8, 2013 in New Zealand, Oceania, Travelogue
Have I mentioned how much I miss my bike shorts and gloves? No? Perhaps because I didn’t remember until this morning, when I positioned my (no longer trail hardened) bottom […]
Otago Central Rail Trail: Oterehua to Omakau
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. […]
The Cromwell Courthouse Caper
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. […]
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