RSSWanaka
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Culture, Scenery, Travel | No Comments »The road to Wanaka is laced with snow-capped peaks and beautiful lakes. Our bus driver was kind enough to stop a few times for photo opportunities. Upon arriving in town, I checked into The Purple Cow Backpackers, which has it’s ...
Fox Glacier
Wednesday, June 30th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Travel | No Comments »Fox Glacier and Franz Josef Glacier are the two most accessible glaciers in New Zealand, and a vibrant tourist industry has grown up around the two towns of the same name. I booked three nights at the Ivory Tower. The ...
Sarah shines on first tour in New Zealand
Monday, June 7th, 2004 Posted in Activities, Culture | No Comments »It had been eight years since Sarah McLachlan had first performed in New Zealand, as part of someone else’s tour. Since that time, she has put out a few albums and put together the highly acclaimed all-female music tour, Lilith ...
Kayaking in Abel Tasman
Tuesday, April 13th, 2004 Posted in Activities | No Comments »Having never been on a kayak, I ventured with a group of 11 onto the South Island for the first time for a 4-day kayaking trip in Abel Tasman National Park. Abel Tasman is on the northwest coast of the ...
Sarah McLachlan in Wellington
Wednesday, March 31st, 2004 Posted in Activities, Culture | No Comments »Got an email today that Sarah McLachlan was going to be performing in Wellington on June 5th, and that tickets went on sale today. A few hours later, I bought two tickets. I allow myself very few impulse buys, but ...
The Southern Crossing
Monday, March 29th, 2004 Posted in Activities | No Comments »On March 26th, 11 adventurers left right after work to drive up to do the Southern Crossing. From Otaki Forks, we went up (and I really do mean up) for 2 hours to Field Hut. It was around 10pm by ...
