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New Zealand
Glacier Experience on Fox Glacier
Melbourne, Australia. We are at an internet/cafe and they are playing that Travis song (the one about the rain) and it reminds me of a James song (sort of the…
Australia
A Plague of Flies in Melbourne
Melbourne, Australia. Sorry if this entry is a bit strange...I haven't had my morning coffee yet and I feel a little bit spacy. It's our second day in this…
New Zealand
Rafting in Queenstown
Queenstown, NZ Queestown is rightly called "the adrenaline capital of the world". There is just about every type of activity here involving, air, water, and…
New Zealand
Te Anau and the New Zealand Southern Alps
Te Anau, New Zealand. Ahh...cool, crisp mountain air, a beautiful lake, and a small tourist town too small to be annoying; this is Te Anau. We drove yesterday…
New Zealand
Dunedin and Beach Boulders
Dunedin, New Zealand This is one of the most Southerly cities in the world, although you wouldn't necessarily know it as it is about 63 F outside (19 or so C).…
New Zealand
Crossing to the South Island and On to Christchurch
Christchurch, New Zealand. We made it across the Cook Strait this morning all in one piece (or, two separate pieces). We got up at the crack of dawn (6am) in…
New Zealand
Napier - Art Deco City and NZ Stereotypes
Napier, New Zealand We are now in Napier, "the Art Deco city". The city was completely destroyed by a 7.8 earthquake in the 1920s and entirely rebuilt in the…
New Zealand
Rotorua - Sulphur Smells and Worm Caves
Rotorua, New Zealand It's true what the Guidebook said: "You will know that you have arrived in Rotorua when you smell the sulfur in the air." It seems odd…
New Zealand
Rotorua - Will the Eels Chew Our Fingers?
Rotorua, New Zealand. Halfway there?!? I know that I was quite ready for the helicopters to sweep in and take me away to a warm bed and a nice, muscle-kneeding…
New Zealand
Leaving Auckland for the North Island Countryside
Hamilton, New Zealand We are now armed with a car, much to the fear of New Zealand's pedestrians and drivers. Actually, the car is working out very well. New…
New Zealand
Auckland and Waiheke Island Wine Tour
Auckland, New Zealand. Yes, Auckland is making me very happy. I was trying to figure out why I like it so much and I came up with a somewhat shameful reason:…
Fiji
Crime Comes to Fiji!
Auckland, New Zealand Crime Comes to Fiji! We made it to New Zealand. But first, we should finish up with Fiji. After yet another exhausting Fiji bus ride, we…