Category Archives: New Zealand

Inland Scenic Route

This morning I plugged in the route north and adjusted it to keep as close to the mountains as we could. The eastern route goes through a lot of farmland and is fairly flat. We preferred to trade time/distance for … Continue reading

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Raw Nature

The alarm went off at 7am and many minutes later we got up, breakfasted and were off to Mount Cook National Park. It was quite chilly but the sky was blue and the winds had died down. As we approached … Continue reading

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Twizel

The problems with my laptop took a turn for the worse. This morning I discovered my C++ compiler which I use to solve my Project Euler problems no longer worked. After all the attempts to get Movie Maker going yesterday … Continue reading

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Around Oamaru

In the morning we took a drive south to see the boulders at Moeraki. These boulders formed in a slightly similar way to pearls (so the sign said) but rather than an oyster, they formed within mudstone. What results after … Continue reading

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Dam, Dam, Dam. Oamaru

After saying goodbye to our kind hosts, Marj & Murray, and our fellow guests we headed roughly north. We want to see the area around Mount Cook and possibly do a hike. We figured we’d look at Omarama, check out … Continue reading

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