New Zealand

The bird blog

Posted on February 7, 2007 by 3-6-6

The Otago Peninsula is literally right around the bend from Dunedin, and you trade a lively city for the wilds in less than half an hour. David Bellamy proclaimed it the biggest ecotourism success in the world (I might say Galapagos was a contender, but hey!) and it is rightly famous for its wildlife. Here, &hellip Continue reading »

Categories: New Zealand, Rachel, World Trip 2006-7 | Tags: blue penguins, Dunedin, Fur Seals, New Zealand, Otago, Otago Peninsula, Royal Albatross, Royal Albatross Centre, Yellow Eyed Penguin | Leave a comment

Due South

Posted on February 6, 2007 by 3-6-6

After Franz Josef Glacier, we had a race against time. May sound mad with 2 months in NZ, but Rhys had a couple of requests for his birthday that could only be met at the coast. To avoid sandflies, back tracking (and hopefully even the rain) that meant east coast. We still had much to &hellip Continue reading »

Categories: New Zealand, Rachel, World Trip 2006-7 | Tags: Baldwin Street, Bluff, Cadbury World, Caitlin River, Cape Reinga, Dunedin, Invercargill, New Zealand, Queenstown, South Island, the Caitlins, the Remarkables, world’s steepest street | Leave a comment

Glacier country

Posted on February 5, 2007 by 3-6-6

New Zealand, it is said, has a bit of every landscape in the world. Sometimes their juxtaposition is pretty odd! Nowhere more so that in Franz Josef. Here you sit, in subtropical rainforest in blazing sunshine (and then torrential rain …) with the coastline less than a mile away, with snowy mountains just above you. &hellip Continue reading »