 | Just about nothing....
2004-04-19, Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand. By: marisaausi | | Another early start...I am starting to get used to it...strange I know, Marisa getting used to early mornings..SHOCKING!! Our first stop was at a place called Lake Matheson. It is a lake that contains... |
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 | Up on the ice....
2004-04-18, Greymouth, New Zealand. By: marisaausi | | Waking up and packing up this damn tent is becoming second nature to us. We jumped on the bus once again and headed on our way to the Franz Joseph ice glacier. Our first stop was at a place called Lak... |
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 | Meandering Roads...
2004-04-17, Nelson, New Zealand. By: marisaAusi | | Today was a very long day...we traveled a long way, and the roads were very narrow and winding, and I do not do very well as far as motion sickness goes!! I tried to just go to sleep, but it didnt wor... |
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 | Ferry ride from North to South....
2004-04-16, Wellington, New Zealand. By: marisaAusi | | SO today we woke up real early, said goodbye to Wellington and the rest of the North Island, and hopped on a ferry to Picton, the South Island. The ferry was huge, called the Interislander Cruise...ho... |
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 | Embassy Dissapointment!!
2004-04-15, Wellington, New Zealand. By: marisaausi | | Today we all made it an early start so that we could get over to the embassy and get Sabrinas passport figured out. So we all walked over together, we got lost a few times, but eventually found it. Wh... |
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 | Stupid long bus trip!!!
2004-04-14, Taupo, New Zealand. By: MarisaAusi | | Today was one of those endless days on the bus...we stopped at about 10 cafes and other such things. I really enjoyed one stop that we made though. We stopped in the middle of this highway that was co... |
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 | Bubbling mud and crashing from the sky...
2004-04-13, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: MarisaAusi | | Another early start for us...we woke up super early so that we could pack up our tents and have a little breakfast. We actually did it a lot faster than we thought, and then got a chance to relax befo... |
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 | Meeting the Magic Bus....
2004-04-12, Auckland, New Zealand. By: marisaausi | | So today we were introduced to the Magic Bus New Zealand!! Our bus driver was hilarious, this huge fat man with a Kiwi accent (Kiwi's are native to New Zealand). He was so enthusiastic about everythin... |
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 | Exploring the city...
2004-04-11, Auckland, New Zealand. By: marisaausi | | So today we slept in before deciding to explore as much of the city as possible. We got dressed, and decided to go to a lookout place on an island across the bay of Auckland called Devonprot. We took ... |
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 | New Zealand Entomological Conference
2004-04-17, Nelson, New Zealand. By: KatyAbroad | | After spending Easter day with my new Canadian friend, Laura, at the Motueka Easter market, we went our separate ways, Laura staying in Takaka and me heading to Nelson where I was to attend my first N... |
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 | The Last Resort
2004-04-13, South Island, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | The small town of Karamea is promoted as being the 'Last Resort' and the settlement is as far as it's possible to go up the west coast of the South Island of New Zealand before hitting dense bush. We ... |
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| The end of the road
2004-04-14, Methven, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | Half way between Arthur's pass and Christchurch lies Methven, a bustling and vibrant ski town in the winter - which was pretty hard to believe as everything barring the supermarket was closed when we ... |
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| Are you experienced? Bonus week greenstone
2004-04-11, Hokitika, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | It looked as though it was going to be a lovely sunny day as we packed our gear into the car in the Franz Josef carpark. Snowy mountains intermittently broke through the cloud which was changing from ... |
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| The Routeburn and Caples Trek-athon!
2004-04-07, South Island, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | We arrived at Kinloch Lodge (seemingly one of the only two premises in Kinloch) and soon found ourselves in the middle of a wedding celebration. The alarm bells should have started ringing when we fou... |
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| Reaching the heights of cool
2004-04-10, Mount Cook, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | The next stop on the itinery was the undisputed king of New Zealand's peaks - Mt Cook. The mauri name of Aoraki, 'cloud piercer' poetically captures the mountain's stature and majesty. We'd seen a TV ... |
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| The Mad Month
2004-03-31, South Island, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | During our stay in Motueka, a cunning plan was hatched. The summer swarms of backpackers were in full flight and we quickly found that to stay one step ahead of the game, booking accommodation well in... |
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| Kepler Track Capers
2004-04-03, Fiordland, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | The road from Dunedin to Te Anau went via the 'Presidential Highway' the strip of asphalt linking the towns of Clinton and Gore. The rest of the drive was pretty unremarkable for New Zealands standard... |
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 | caving and such
2004-03-29, Railway, New Zealand. By: abbey | | Sorry so long and no update! Things have been pretty hectic around here with classes up and running and me having to actually do work. Classes are still going well, definitely a lot different from a... |
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| Bonecarving at Christmas
2004-03-30, Nelson, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | Thankfully, the weather was benign when we left Wellington. We'd heard tales of monster waves and churning seas but, for once, we'd been blessed and any pitching and rolling of the ship was almost und... |
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| Emeralds in the mist
2004-03-29, Tongariro, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | The train journey from Auckland down to National Park passed pleasantly, mainly due to the cream teas served onboard and it wasn't too long before we were met by the open arms of... no one! Despite ar... |
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| Pounding the pavement in the City of Sails
2004-03-28, Auckland, New Zealand. By: Alex_RTW | | It took over three hours to clear the airport terminal and board the shuttle for Auckland, such were the rigorous checks of our passports and baggage upon arrival. Understandable really when some inno... |
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 | Up to Mar 21st 2004
2004-03-21, Queenstown, New Zealand. By: nmid | | Its been a while since my last email but here is a summary of what weve been up to the last few months on the other side of the world.....
We spent xmas and new year in Cairns and treated ourselves... |
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 | Tamaki Village
2004-03-20, Rotorua, New Zealand. By: liznz | | Well, I find myself in Rotorua for my last night in New Zealand. I'm looking forward to seeing friends and family again, but this has been a great experience.
Today I caught the bus from Welling... |
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| Cable Car
2004-03-19, Wellington, New Zealand. By: liznz | | Took it sorta easy today in Wellington. After an hour of trying, I finally was able to call home and talk to dad a bit.
Then I took the bus to Courtney and Cuba streets. Some funky stores, but no... |
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| Settled In
2004-03-19, Wellington, New Zealand. By: liznz | | In Wellington now, "settled in" for a couple days. Quite nice, really. Yesterday (18 March), I slept until almost 9, and walked to Old St Paul's cathedral in the rain. Then New St. Paul's (huge!) a... |
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