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A 'short' interlude

Day - 24 Friday 15th May 2009 A dramatic night with heavy rain and the occasional flash of lightning and rumbles of thunder over our beachside campsite at Pohara Beach (www.poharabeach.com) in South Island's lovely Golden Bay. This view over the bay is just a few metres away from where we...

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Saros on May 15, 2009 from Picton, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Boats 'n bikes

Day - 25 Saturday 16th May 2009 A grey but very mild start and looking like rain for our crossing of the Cook Strait and up early to ensure that we were at the ferry terminal in plenty of time for the 9am check-in. We were indeed early and sat in the rain in the queue of cars and...

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Saros on May 15, 2009 from Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Lakes & beaches

Day - 23 Thursday 14th May 2009 A rubbish campsite last night at Murchison (Riverview Holiday Park) which adjoins the cemetery, but we hadn't seen that when we rolled in late last night. We were surprised to find that the indoor cooking facilities had been shut for the winter, leaving us only...

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Saros on May 14, 2009 from Takaka, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

The Wild West and Otariidae

Day - 22 Wednesday 13th May 2009 A relaxed breakfast with Helen & David before saying fond farewells then off to see yet more of this lovely country. We were sorry to leave as they had really spoiled us in their lovely home. Barbara driving again, so I could photograph one of the older...

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Saros on May 13, 2009 from Punakaiki, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Blue water & mushrooms

Day - 21 Tuesday 12th May 2009 Yet another cold clear night with a hard frost, but we didn't care in the slightest as we were even more warm and snug in Helen & David's lovely new house near Hokitika. After a rather later than planned arrival yesterday, we enjoyed much socialising and a...

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Saros on May 12, 2009 from Hokitika, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Icy adventures

Day - 20 Monday 11th May 2009 Another cold clear night with a hard frost and plenty of ice on the windscreen, but the day dawned bright and sunny and the warmth of the sun was soon dispelling the chill. After a leisurely start, we drove the short way into Franz Josef village and parked...

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Saros on May 11, 2009 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Glaciers galore

Day - 19 Sunday 10th May 2009 An unremarkable stay at Haast, and we moved on reasonably early after panicking a bit as we hadn't got a phone signal and needed to rebook our ferry crossing to North Island, which was due later today. But the internet came to the rescue and an email was all that...

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Saros on May 10, 2009 from Fox Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

T Minus 3 (ish) days

Well, here I am on Saturday night, 3 days before I leave the country on a one-way ticket to... somewhere. The rest of my life, I guess. Early on Tuesday morning, May 12th 2009, I will wing my way over the ditch to Australia and whatever adventures await me there and beyond. It doesn't feel...

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emilysquest on May 9, 2009 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Emily Goes Walkabout

Wild, wet & hairy

Day - 18 Saturday 9th May 2009 It was snowing when I first stepped out of the motorhome at about 8:00 in the morning, not the best weather for what I was intending to do rather soon. You might just see the blurry white bits in this shot across the campsite from our motorhome: But I'd...

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Saros on May 9, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

Moving on

Day - 17 Friday 8th May 2009 A day for moving on. The usual coffee stop had some unusual entertainment: And then a brief stop to look at Roaring Meg (it's the river in the background by the way): It's big and fast and they drive jet boats up here: And in due course we...

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Saros on May 8, 2009 from Queenstown, New Zealand

from the travel blog: The Hairy Animal 2009 World Road Trip

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