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Call 2 Adventure - Donavin Wick

I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers.

To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed.

I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog.

Enjoy and safe travels.

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By Call 2 Adventure
May 24th 2009

Auckland Harbour Bridge Protest and 50 Year Celebration Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

Auckland Harbour Bridge on the Morning of Question - so I've been told anyway

On 24 May 2009 a grass roots organization arrange for a massing of protesters to demand that the NZ Transit Agency provide a pedestrian/bike lane on the Auckland Harbour Bridge - the bridge that connects the southern and northern halves of Auckland and currently the only way for pedestrians and cyclist to cross the bridge is by ferry. The protest just so happened to be the 50th anniversary of the opening of the bridge and the last time pedestrians could walk over the bridge. The organiser’s goal was to have the protestors walk across the bridge (closing the outside two lanes [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
April 25th 2009

ANZAC Day Memorial and Mexican Party Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland » Central

Fire Trucks at 5am
There were at least a dozen emergency service vehicles attending to this building just outside our apartment.

ANZAC day is a Kiwi tradition dating back to WWI. When NZ was still very young during WWI she had 1M people. More than 100,000 of those went away to fight with Australian soldiers. Many of them did not come back. Nearly all the families that have been in NZ lost someone in the war and knew many more that did not come home. ANZAC day is their opportunity to remember these individuals they never met (aside from sat letters and diary entries from the front - some of which were read at the ceremony). Tradition states that you rise early [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
April 19th 2009

Gisborne Autumn Colours - North American Style - alla Eastwoodhill Arboretum Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Gisborne

Opotiki tin dog.... the pitstop town of tin

The last great holiday break for new zealand until November is Easter weekend (easter friday and monday) or four full days. Since my last trip through this region I decided that I must return during autumn to see the spectacular colours of eastwoodhill arboretum. One of my biggest complaints about NZ is that we don't have proper north american falls. The colour here at this time of year is a dull green... none of the reds, oranges, yellows, pumkins, falling leaves brisk mornings and crisp evenings.... but 30 minutes drive outside Gisborne an idividual had a dream that he couldreproduce what [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
December 21st 2008

Yellow Treehouse - Job Done Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Night Photo

It's been a while but things have been pretty full on with me in the last few months. Recap For the last 3 ½ months three mornings each week I’m up by 5am and off to a fitness club training session - but no ordinary training session - it’s boot camp. Crawl around on your stomach in all kinds of weather and dirt conditions, push-ups and sit-ups at the beach and in the water, running with 20 lb bags of sand in backpacks up and down hills etc etc etc… needless to say - wow I’ve been tired. I’ve rehearsed and [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
September 27th 2008

Cooks Beach Weekend Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Coromandel » Whitianga

View to the left from the batch

A group of us made our way to Lisette's family batch. [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
September 8th 2008

Tonga Part 2: Vava'u Oceania » Tonga » Vava'u

We arrive in Vava'u
The "International Airport" that's not.

Well this post has taken much longer than expected to get up here. I'll keep the text short and leave you to the photos. Vava'u was the treat of the trip. I got to bike through jungle trails, swim with humpback whales, go diving and lounge around on the beach. This island is off the tourist track and I really enjoyed it. I've enrolled in a gym boot camp as part of a marketing stunt for my office.... it's breaking my balls. Up at 5:30 to crawl around on my stomach through muddy fields and pack around a pack filled with [View Full Entry]

Marcos proving that he can ride a scooter in the jungle.

Marcos taking his scooter through the tall grass

By Call 2 Adventure
August 16th 2008

Tonga Part 1 - Tongatapu Island (Main Island) Oceania » Tonga » Tongatapu

Tongan Currency
More expensive destination than expected! Food, gas, cabs etc.....blew through this starting stash quickly.

This is part one of two parts documenting my recent holiday in Tonga. I'll let the photos tell the story - so you'll need to open the photo - sorry - also note that there is more than one page of photos... so to see them all you'll need to go to page two. We left auckland on Saturday afternoon for Tongatapu Island for a two night stay, howerver had no reservations for accomodation on the island. We hadn't wanted to stay so long on the main island but had no choice as on Sundays nearly everything including the airports. We [View Full Entry]

Marcos and Donavin on the flight to Tonga

Arriving in Tonga - small international airport

By Call 2 Adventure
August 9th 2008

Two Years In New Zealand and Keeps Going and Going and Going...... Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Taken on the Night of My Two Year Anniversary
Karaoke Night with Lisette's Drama Group

It seems so long ago that I boarded the plane in PDX bound for Auckland, NZ. Little did I expect to be here two years later and less likely did I expect to find myself intending to stay even longer. This journey of world and self discovery and identity searching began oh so long ago… Where and when it began it’s difficult to say. Perhaps it was reading incessantly from the National Geographic and Encyclopedias during home school days. Then again it could have been that postcard from my third grade school teacher Miss Anderly who traveled to Australia and NZ [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
July 26th 2008

We are the Foos Ball Champions of the World (Well Auckland Anyway) Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Match 1 of 6 games to the championship
Bring it on SKM staff - Marcos and I are on fire

Delightful weekend that included a relaxed bar hoping and sky tower visit on Friday night, foosball competition (and might I add win) and then pizza making on Sunday. Marcos and I had been looking forward to the foos competition for the last few weeks. Two hours before the compeition M and I went to Foxes in the Viaduct - the only public location that I know of with a foos table and practiced. In the end it payed off... we won the 16 team compeitition. I guess going out to bars and playing foos does eventually pay off. Catch you all [View Full Entry]

By Call 2 Adventure
July 19th 2008

The Boy Friend - Final Production Photos Oceania » New Zealand » North Island » Auckland

Theatre 10 minutes before the show
So interesting sitting up in the lighting box behind the audiance... you see some interesting happenings... it's like people know that there are people behind them but they don't seem to care.

What a run. After eight weeks of assisting with the preparation of a community drama group show I’m one step closer to my dream of performing on the stage. At the beginning of the new year I would not have guessed that I would have come as far as I have … numerous drama classes, voice work, 48 hour film festival producer role and now this participating in a successful drama production. Who knows what’s next? During the nearly week long run of the show I’d show up directly after work to prepare the lights and set up the stage. The [View Full Entry]

Nearly the full cast singing "the boy friend"

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