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Pauahatanui Again - Night 68

We returned to Pauahatanui today to help the elderly volunteers revegetate their wetland. Rather than weeding, our chores this time leaned toward man’s more brutish nature - digging ditches and shoveling stones. Another windy, cloudy day without rain, the weather, the company and the surrounds...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 17, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Catching up on Life - Night 67

In accordance with my Sunday Wellington tradition, I took a hike through Belmont Park in the morning. Up old Coach Road and straight through to the airstrip and the old weaponry magazines, my path wound through numerous farm fields and I spent most of the time dodging cow pies and curious...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 16, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Back to Welly - Night 66

Playing tourist again, I finished off the top three floors of the gargantuan Te Papa museum today and then wandered to Cuba Street for lunch and shopping. For those of you keeping score (Paolo, this is you), Cuba Street Kebabs has the largest, though not the best tasting, kebab I’ve experienced...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 15, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Census of the Seals - Night 65

And then there were 6. We lost two volunteers this morning, Melissa and Kathleen. Melissa, had just spent a semester at Western Australia University in Perth and was headed home to Chicago for Christmas. Kathleen has been at GVN for the past two and a half months and now too was headed home...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 14, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

GVN Christmas Party - Night 64

Another day off for the overworked GVN volunteers. Today’s excuse for not working was the official company Christmas party. Toby drove us down to a park on Eastbourne for the big event. When we arrived, Colin, the founder of GVN, was busy handing out glasses of champagne and overseeing the...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 13, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Sailing the Harbour - Night 63

Life as a volunteer is rough. We took the day off today and commandeered the GVN sailboat for a day on Wellington Harbour. Since none of us are ordained sailors, the company hired Terry, a certified master yachtsman, to guide us for the day. An older gentleman, Terry was the quintessential...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 12, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

On the Trail of Possums - Night 62

Today’s activities took us to East Harbor Park just across the bay from Lower Hutt. Our stated objective was to check and re-bait a line of possum and rat traps throughout the park. The catch was that our designated line was located in the valley between the two mountain ranges so we would...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 11, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Restoration in Paraparaumu - Night 61

An hour long drive landed us just north of Paraparaumu at a privately-owned marshland restoration project. Held under the Queen Elizabeth II Land Trust, the land has been placed under covenants that will retain it in its undeveloped nature for perpetuity. The two owners of the land have been...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 10, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

A Long Walkabout - Night 60

Although our location here in Lower Hutt, a suburb of Wellington, does not offer easy access to the central city, it more than makes up for it with proximity to some truly great natural areas. Not to allow these opportunities to go to waste, I spent the morning and early afternoon hiking...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 9, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

Exploring Wellington - Night 59

I decided to do the proper tourist thing today and explore downtown Wellington. The morning air was calm and pleasant, so rather than bus it, I happily hoofed it the 40 minutes to the Central Hutt train station where I caught the 8:33 into the city. As any guide book will tell you, you should...

permalink written by  exumenius on December 8, 2007 from Wellington, New Zealand
from the travel blog: Kiwis and Kangaroos

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