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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Busy First Day Back on Tahina
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
Posted in Boat Maintenance, News, Preparations
Tagged boatyard, fiberglass, maintenance, spinnaker, tahina, Whangarei
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Weekend in Auckland then Return to Tahina
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
Posted in News, Sightseeing
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Went to Middle Earth and Now in Auckland
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
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
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
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged Apple, BullerGorge, CapeFoulwind, Coast, Farewell, FranzJosef, GoldenBay, Hokitika, Lake, Pancake, photos, Pupu, Rotoiti, Shoreline, Spit, SplitApple, Springs, Wharariki
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Zoo, Art Deco, and Geysers
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
Posted in News, Preparations
Tagged artdeco, firefox, geysers, Napier, panda, Taupo, tiger, Wellington, zoo
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Golden Bay to Picton and then Wellington
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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Tagged Ferry, GoldenBay, NewZealand, Picton, PupuSprings, Wellington
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Fox Glacier
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
Northern Part of South Island
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
Posted in News, Sightseeing
Tagged BloodyMary, cliffs, Greymouth, Pancake, seals, Westport
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Doubtful Sound
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