Category Archives: South Pacific

Off to the glaciers

The previous days rain had cleared and the skies were clear. The day for traveling back to the west coast was promising. After breakfast we packed our still wet tent and headed off. It was still a little chilly at … Continue reading

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Cold, Wet Day

The rain didn’t let up until mid afternoon and the day stayed cold enough to allow our breath to mist. Quite a surprise after the blisteringly hot previous day. We never left the campsite. Just read and solved problems. I … Continue reading

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Hiking and New Friends

As we were feeling a little under the weather but needful for some exercise we ended up driving part of the way to our desired destination. Rather than having to climb 800m we left ourselves about 250m to do. Even … Continue reading

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Akaroa

In a way we feel like we’re sailing again. It’s not due to the ground moving beneath us, although it does. It’s the weather. We were on the west coast but are now on the east coast due to the … Continue reading

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Tremors

We decided to stay put one more day. A day off. The most exciting thing that happened were two tremors. The place is certainly geologically active. In the evening we shared a few bottles of wine with a nice old … Continue reading

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