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Farewell to Belmont - Night 81

The second nice day in a row. To celebrate I took my final hike to Belmont Park. I’ve been there so often it has begun to feel like my backyard, yet the place is so big I’ve never done the same hike twice. I will definitely miss the prickly gorse forests and dogging sheep shit with every step....

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exumenius on December 30, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Winding Down - Night 80

Tying up loose ends. That is how I would describe my day. Fighting to understand the receptionist at the Rutherford YHA ( I think I have two nights and transportation to and from the Nydia track booked), paying one last shopping visit to the Queensgate mall, cleaning my room, washing my...

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exumenius on December 29, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

All Hands on Deck - Night 79

The inter holiday period is a tough time to arrange volunteer projects as most of the coordinators of the local projects are unavailable. As such, our calendar was again blank for this cold and windy Friday. Once the rain cleared, Terry took us out on the Sentinel for an afternoon sail around...

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exumenius on December 28, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Back to Work at Eastbourne - Night 78

If, in a fit of literary flair, I were to assign some decidedly anthropomorphic qualities to the weather in Wellington, I would have to say she was a woman…and a difficult one at that. She changes moods so frequently here that between taking off and putting back on of coats, applying and...

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exumenius on December 27, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Boxing Day - Night 77

Today was Boxing, a National Holiday, so once again we had the day off from volunteering. I spent the sunny morning hiking the Hutt River Trail, a flat walk along the levees. Around noon the weather turned sour again, to the point of even bringing a bit of hail in the afternoon. The remainder...

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exumenius on December 26, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Christmas in Kiwiland - Night 76

Christmas morning brought an absolute downpour. After everyone awoke and shook off their hangovers, we continued to open the remaining presents. Our Christmas morning movie was The Shawshank Redemption, an interesting choice for the day. The rain continued unabated and threatened to cancel...

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exumenius on December 25, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Will the Real Cape Palliser Please Stand Up - Night 75

The windy, rainy weather doomed our sailing plans for the day. To compensate for our cancelled plans, we drove the two hours out to Cape Palliser to perform another seal count. At this point, I must confess to you, dear reader, that I have lied. Last week I errantly stated that we had done a...

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exumenius on December 24, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Ugh... we must be on Santa's naughty list!

Well... we've recently stumbled upon one of the things that we as travelers are warned about regularly... theft. Not to fret, we are going to manage just fine and after a few grunts and groans about what we lost, we both feel lucky that it wasn't worse... it could of been WAY worse. After a...

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TwoSouls on December 24, 2007 from Taupo, New Zealand

from the travel blog: New Zealand: Santa Wears Burmudas

South Island Planning - Night 74

Not much of any significance occurred today. After a quick run to town to pick up some vitals, I spent most of the afternoon trying to plan my month on the south island. Most of the multi-day hikes on the south island require booking campsites or huts along the way. Since January is the...

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exumenius on December 23, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Night on the Town - Night 73

Like nearly all weekends here at Kowhai House, I began the day with a hike to Belmont Park. The sheer size of the park has allowed me the luxury of taking a different trail each and every time I have been there. I finished weeding the garden and took a well deserved nap in the afternoon. ...

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exumenius on December 22, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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