New Zealand

Off to see the wizard

Posted on February 19, 2007 by rachp

The wonderful wizard that’s Oz. Well, that’s what the morning brings, with our first early start in months (how will we cope?) and a relatively short flight from Auckland to Sydney. When last we wrote, we had just seen the massive and monumental sperm whales at Kaikoura. We headed to Picton for a few days &hellip Continue reading »

Categories: New Zealand, Rachel, World Trip 2006-7 | Tags: Cook Strait, desert highway, Eagle Creek, Hobbiton, Lake Taupo, Lord of the Rings, Marlborough Sounds, Matamata, New Line cinema, New Zealand, North Island, Peter Jackson, Picton, Taupo, Tongariro National Park, Waitomo Caves | Leave a comment

In search of the big one

Posted on February 9, 2007 by rachp

We have been so incredibly lucky with the creatures we have seen on this trip. Pink dolphins in the Amazon. Orca off Vancouver Island. Sloths. Hummingbirds. Penguins. Pelicans. Marine iguanas, hammerhead sharks, turtles, giant tortoises in Galapagos, countless seals and sea lions, monkeys, caiman, sea otters … the list goes on and on. We never &hellip Continue reading »

Categories: New Zealand, Rachel, World Trip 2006-7 | Tags: Antarctic Southern Ocean, Blue whale, Dolphin, dusky dolphin, Hector’s dolphin, Kaikoura, orca, pilot whale, southern right whale, sperm whale, whale watching | 1 Comment

An interim Joe blog …

Posted on February 8, 2007 by rachp

I know Rachel left you on a bit of a cliff hanger but I’ve been instructed to write ‘The Gold Mine Blog’. This probably requires some explanation. Because we dashed from Queenstown to Dunedin in time for Rhys’ birthday we had to make a decision about whether to re-trace our steps and do the Fjiordland &hellip Continue reading »