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Franz Josef...the Glacier - Night 90

Buckets of rain greeted us in the morning as the foul weather in Greymouth continued. The Magic Bus was nearly full, having picked up a number of add-ons who had just journeyed over Arthur’s Pass by train. Our first stop was in Hokitiaki, the center of the Greenstone (Jade) mining business in...

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exumenius on January 8, 2008 from Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Wet Ride to Greymouth - Night 89

As soon as we left Nelson the rain came down in buckets and hardly let up for the entirety of the day. Lefty, the bus driver, made the obligatory stops at the view points, but the sweeping vistas were obstructed by clouds and the only ones to leave the comfort of the bus were those with weak...

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exumenius on January 7, 2008 from Greymouth, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Kayaking Pepin Island - Night 88

Glen, a guide from the Cable Bay Kayak company, picked me up at 8:30 and gave me a lift to their home base, just a short, 20-minute drive north of Nelson. The sky was overcast and a bit windy, hardly the picture perfect kayaking weather of yesterday. Our half day trip would take us up and...

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exumenius on January 6, 2008 from Nelson, New Zealand

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Havelock to Nelson - Night 87

I wandered the side streets of Havelock for my morning walk and stumbled upon the Havelock Cemetery. A brief investigation showed that no one had been buried here since 1996. Many of the old tombstones had tipped over, likely the end result of some juvenile prank, yet the lawn was freshly...

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exumenius on January 5, 2008 from Nelson, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Finally some sunshine in Nelson!

Hello from sunny Nelson in the South Island! Happy New Year to all of you and thank you for all your kind e-mails and loving thoughts you've been sending these past days and weeks. We wish that we had more time to respond to the e-mail and update the blog site, but we don't want to spend the...

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TwoSouls on January 5, 2008 from Nelson, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand: Santa Wears Burmudas

Nydia Track, Day 2 - Night 86

I arose around 7am, had a short breakfast and packed my bags. The sign said 5 ½ hours hike to Duncan Bay (where our shuttle is meeting us), so we had plenty of time. After a bit of reading, I left Te Mahoerangi around 8:15, Teresa decided to stay for awhile so I pushed on alone. The weather...

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exumenius on January 4, 2008 from Havelock, New Zealand

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Nydia Track, Day 1 - Night 85

The water taxi for Shag Point, our drop off location, left at 10am. There was only one other hiker with me today, a 40 year old woman from Wellington named Teresa. On board the boat was an elderly couple with their grandkids headed for a holiday home somewhere in the Sounds, as well as a young...

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exumenius on January 3, 2008 from Havelock, New Zealand

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On to Havelock - Night 84

I awoke refreshed and took a short morning jog around the Picton Harbor. Though only 6:30, the docks were busy as guide boats, diving rigs, and fishing trawlers prepared for the day. It has always seemed to me that people in the marine industry are early risers…perhaps I have a future in such...

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exumenius on January 2, 2008 from Havelock, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Across Cook Strait - Night 83

I awoke sharply at 6:30 full of piss and vinegar, ready to meet the new year head on - regardless of the fact that I finally crawled into bed around 3am without a modicum of sobriety. My body’s internal clock functions precisely in spite of imbibation and/or exhaustion…or maybe because of it. I...

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exumenius on January 1, 2008 from Havelock, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

A Knock Down, But Not Out

While enjoying a quick dip in Spa Park back in Taupo, our van was broke into and we lost some important things- phone, Jen's passport, credit cards, mp3 player, and Jen's toiletries. Admittedly, we were lax and left things in plain view (and didn't notice one window wasn't latched). We learned...

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TwoSouls on December 30, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand: Santa Wears Burmudas

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