Blogs from Kaka Point, Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Oceania

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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Kaka Point May 7th 2010

My prayers have been answered - a much milder night, even though we were parked right on the headland looking over two beautiful bays. I discovered that John had been taking no chances as he’d used the spare blanket as well ... no wonder he keeps telling me it’s not cold! It was a slightly grey start to the day, with just a touch of rain in the air - this prompted a discussion on our reputation for always getting dreadful weather when we go on holiday. Wherever we go, we normally get rain - the most notable lately was going to Italy in June and getting 12 days out of 14 with rain - to the point that our rented villa flooded ... and we were half way up a mountain! (yes, honest!) (After we ... read more
New Zealand's Niagra Falls!
View from Florence Hill
Blowhole from From Florence Hill

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Otago » Kaka Point January 15th 2010

Hi everyone! It's me, Hungry. You haven't seen much of me lately because I've been spending lots of time with my new friends, Rebel and Haka. Jeremy and Amy are busy looking for jobs, so I stole the computer and decided to write another blog to tell you about my new friends and some of our adventures. First of all, Amy and Jeremy said to apologize for the two-week lapse in writing. They've been having a tough time finding work in the area. Earlier in the week they went over to Gore, a town about an hour west of here, to turn in applications there too. They've also been going online and sending out resume's to bigger towns like Queenstown, Te Anau, and Dunedin. Hopefully something will come along soon. It will be sad if we ... read more
Rebel the Proverbial Black Sheep
Haka, the Flightless Kiwi Who Keeps on Trying
Hungry Fettucini?  No, it's Seaweed!




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