change of address
for years we kept hearing about this real estate boom and decided it was time to get in on the action – hope it’s not too late? after 2 1/2 years of looking and countless open houses (probably close to…
the long way home
another in our series of long city walks, today we did the “go the distance” walk along the wellington harbour, and then extended it by walking the rest of the way home via the southern coast. 16.93 km (10.52 miles)…
big city, small town
with a population of almost 400,000 i have found wellington to have almost all the big city things i would want – arts, entertainment, sports, restaurants, shops, etc. but what i’m really happy about is the small town feel. most…
city to sea – aea ot ytic
today we completed the longest and most challenging of the wellington city walks – the city to sea. 19.8km (12.3 miles) along the western ridge line from parliament to the southern coast. except we did in reverse starting at our…
her majesty’s park
today we went for a tramp at queen elizabeth park along the western shore about a hour north of wellington. we didn’t see the queen – but i’m guessing that she’s a bit harder to spot in her tramping gear.…
south central park
not the south part of central park – but a southern central park. wellington has it’s own dog friendly small urban central park that has just been completed a rehab, so today we all went for a short tramp. gromit…
southern walkway
today was the first of our big city tramps – the southern walkway. 12km (75 miles) from island bay to oriental bay along the eastern ridge. out starting point is shortland park, in island bay next to the coast. the…
nothing to hide
air new zealand has launched a series of commercials under the banner of “nothing to hide”. they’ve also made redone their preflight safety video. you will not be seeing this on any us airline anytime soon. behind the scenes the…
delegated financial authority: $0
friday was my last day at company “e2, an h2 company” and today my first day at company t. not much of a change since whilst i at company e2 i had been on assignment at company t – so…
dunedin
day 11 and the final stop on our trip is dunedin. founded in the mid 1800’s by scottish settlers and now home of nz’s largest uni, the university of otago, dunedin definitely had a university town feel to it. many…
invercargill to dunedin
day 10 and we’re in invercargill before hitting the road to dunedin. we’ve been very lucky with the weather, but today is a bit cold and dreary. on the way to dunedin we took the southern-most route along the coast.…
milford sound to invercargill
day 9 and i went for a milford sound cruise before i meet the jboss and her brother as they come off the milford track. only two places to stay in milford sound – a small motel and a backpacker.…
te anau to milford sound
day 8 and i had all day to enjoy the drive from te anau to milford sound. last we time we made this trip we were in a bus so i was looking forward to being to take my time…
doubtful sound and te anau glow worm cave
day 7 (day 2 of abandonment) and i had a busy day with a doubtful sound cruise and then a trip to the te anau glow worm caves. sights from my early morning drive to catch the boat in manapouri.…
te anau
day 5 started with a great breakfast in town and some time exploring queenstown before heading off on our short drive to te anau. the place we are staying is a large campgroundy place with something for everyone. there are…