Monthly Archives: March 2011

Busy First Day Back on Tahina

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Frank Taylor

It was very pleasant being back on Tahina the first night. Nice to be home, to sleep in familiar bed, and to be in a familiar place. The next day, I got up early and started reviewing my list of … Continue reading →

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Weekend in Auckland then Return to Tahina

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After our dinner meet-up with Jason and Lara, we had an invitation on the weekend to visit with our other recent crew member Paul. Paul came to crew with us in Tonga back down to New Zealand. He and his … Continue reading →

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Went to Middle Earth and Now in Auckland

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We did a lot of driving in the past two days. After our trip to Lake Taupo, we headed down to Rotorua and then on to a place called Matamata where we drove off into the farm country and found … Continue reading →

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Photos of Ferry, Zoo, and more

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Frank Taylor

The campgrounds we have been visiting had problems with their Internet for a few days. So, I’m still catching up with photo processing. The following album has photos from the past week starting with our drive from Nelson to Picton … Continue reading →

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Photos of Northwest South Island

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After several days of Internet problems, I’ve finally uploaded a set of photos from over a week ago which cover our travels on the northwest part of the South Island of New Zealand. This collection includes photos from the campground … Continue reading →

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Zoo, Art Deco, and Geysers

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After riding the ferry to Wellington last week, we spent a beautiful sunny day visiting the zoo in Wellington. This is not one of the usual tourist destinations – more of a local attraction. But, we had a wonderful time … Continue reading →

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Golden Bay to Picton and then Wellington

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Frank Taylor

Yesterday we took the ferry from Picton to Wellington. But, two days earlier we spent a couple of days sightseeing the northern shore of the South Island – particularly the Golden Bay area. We drove first all the way past … Continue reading →

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Fox Glacier

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Frank Taylor

We did a half-day tour of Fox Glacier which included a walk up onto the glacier with a guide. The guide was knowledgeable and told us a lot about the history of this glacier and lots of information about how … Continue reading →

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Northern Part of South Island

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Frank Taylor

After Greymouth, we drove north towards Westport along the beautiful west coast. We had lots of beautiful views of the coastline including some nice rocks out at sea near sandy beaches, and big cliffs and mountains right up to the … Continue reading →

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Doubtful Sound

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Frank Taylor

For weeks, we had been looking forward to our full-day Doubtful Sound tour. The Doubtful Sound is part of the Fjordland National Park – a huge park occupying most of the southwest part of New Zealand’s southern island. Huge mountains … Continue reading →

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