Published: March 9th 2008March 9th 2008
no time for breakfast this morning! I left the dorm this morning at 8am to get downtown to the bus stop for our field trip by 8:45 while stopping along the way to pick up the makings for lunch (energy drink, water, rations, mango chicken sandwich). rode the bus with several other sleepy students (about 50 or so) to Wenderholm Forest north of Orewa. We started the day off with a 40 minute hike up some serious cliff tops to count species of tree and the density of Nikau trees in an 8m by 8m square. We then took a break for lunch. I fed the ducks that came wandering around, made a few friends, then started the rest of the day. We climbed over rocks to count thousands of Periwinkle snails on the shores. Once we had a chance for some free time I went and poked around. Made some great friends today in our groups (Matt Arnerich and a German girl named Inken). No sunburns, no cuts, no bug bites (thanks to my well planned spraying of the clothes and serious bug spray) just good times on the beach.
There are more photos below
Photos: 6
Displayed: 6
Displayed: 6
I'm currently a junior at Oregon State University and will be traveling to New Zealand to study at the University of Auckland for a year (March to November). I hope to travel in any spare time I can get between lectures and breaks...exploration and experience :-)... full info
| Joined | December 14th 2007 | Trips | 0 |
| Last Login | October 24th 2008 | Followers | 0 |
| Status | BLOGGER | Follows | 0 |
| Blogs | 82 | Guestbook | 9 |
| Photos | 35 | Forum Posts | 0 |
Blog Options
New Zealand
The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year...more info
Blogged From
TravelBlog Awards
Find Hotels
Guests: | Rooms: |
The Rocks
of course once the class was done, I went and looked under everything I could :-)
Comments
Copyright Notice: All Rights Reserved
The text and photos of this article remain the copyright of the Author (Kersh). Under no circumstances should the photos or text be used without the express written permission of the Author (Kersh). If you wish to use or publish photos or text from this article - please
Tot: 0.044s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 13; qc: 37; dbt: 0.0274s; 1; s:notus w:www (50.28.61.183); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.4mb
Patty
non-member comment
Love it
Love your pictures. Loved the looking under everything (rocks)....Love you!
From Blog: Wenderholm