Monthly Archives: April 2011

Inside Sydney Opera House Lobby(no picture allowed inside performance halls) Our last two days in Sydney we very rainy so the last few stops we had planned, mostly beaches, did not happen. So when raining why not go to the … Continue reading →

We are now back in Sydney for a few final days of this unbelievable adventure. I thought I would recap a little of our New Zealand finale. The last couple of days there we travelled down the east side of … Continue reading →

Sand surfers at Te Paki We have not spent any time talking about the native culture of New Zealand, and since this is our next to last night here I thought I would give you the skinny, as I know … Continue reading →

Pompas grass in pine tree plantation Yes it’s true I could spend hours walking the beach looking for shells but I controlled myself when our next stay at Waihi had yet another wonderful shell collecting beach. As much as I … Continue reading →

Beach combing Deb We came to the proverbial( Yogi Berra ) fork in the road, and we took it. The choice from Gisbourne was to drive around what is called the East Cape, or cut cross lots and end up … Continue reading →

Deb cooking her feet Joe lost his last blog that’s why he just sent pictures last time. So hopefully I won’t have a problem–after Joe’s fishing adventure we cooked the trout for dinner. Not my most favorite fish and with … Continue reading →

Volcano, Mt Ngauruhoe in Tangariro National Park Mt. Ruapehu, highest on the North Island Tokannu Hot springs Tokannu mud boils- near Taupo My first Rainbow Trout on a fly rod Three more caught two released Rainbow Joe

New Zealand fur seal So to catch up the last couple of days were spent just outside of Wellington. As the weather was a bit rainy we just got into the car and had no particular destination in mind. After … Continue reading →

Franz Josef glacier After we left Cardrona we headed north on the south island so we could cross the Cook Strait to be on the south of the north island. It was a very interesting three days. Anne, the wife … Continue reading →

Stag watching us Once again I lost the blog I had done and this is my SECOND ATTEMPT!!!!!! We’re on our way to the northern part of the south island here in New Zealand but before we left I decided … Continue reading →