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March 5th 2008
Published: April 14th 2008
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When the clouds parted to reveal snow topped peaks and large alpine mountain ranges out the window of the plane, I was smitten. I'll start at the beginning, when we land in Christchurch. My love affair with New Zealand is still in the early dizzy phase, so sorry if I get oogley-eyed or gush at points, I'll try to keep my emotions in check for all of our sakes. We were zonked and our hostel was... Read Full Entry



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Al Queda vs. wildfoodsAl Queda vs. wildfoods
Al Queda vs. wildfoods

Looking a bit bored there
Young fern treeYoung fern tree
Young fern tree

Somewhere near Punakaiki
The pancake rocksThe pancake rocks
The pancake rocks

Unique rock formations near Punakaiki
The pancake rocksThe pancake rocks
The pancake rocks

With a colony of 'shags'
On the road to NelsonOn the road to Nelson
On the road to Nelson

Aoife and Ali in the back of Max & Julia's van
"Live your life, little log""Live your life, little log"
"Live your life, little log"

Max and Aoife wade in ice cold river looking for driftwood to liberate
Alan, Max, Julia und AlisonAlan, Max, Julia und Alison
Alan, Max, Julia und Alison

Arriving safely in Nelson
Abel TasmanAbel Tasman
Abel Tasman

Aoife and Ali pause to pose on a rope bridge
The kayak kidsThe kayak kids
The kayak kids

Wet, cold ...and happy!
Gertie!Gertie!
Gertie!

Our rusty steed for the next few weeks
Waiuta ghost townWaiuta ghost town
Waiuta ghost town

The remains of a once-thriving mining town
Textbook toadstoolsTextbook toadstools
Textbook toadstools

Rounding off a spooky day quite nicely!
You've got mailYou've got mail
You've got mail

A creative postbox on the way to the ghost-town!
Homemade roadsignHomemade roadsign
Homemade roadsign

Graphically illustrating the dangers of careless driving on gravel roads ...we think



14th April 2008

What happened to Cairns to Brisbane, the reef, the floods and all that trip??
14th April 2008

Were you doing wheelies with Gertie??? The tyre marks on the road??

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