Hooker Valley Trail - 2nd Swinging Bridge

This was the most challenging as the wind was whipping through that valley shaking the swinging bridge. It really was shaking up and down when I crossed it! I must admit I had second thoughts but decided it was just a bit of wind!

New Zealand - Mt Cook and Sheep Herding? - Feb 22

February 22nd 2014
I left Christchurch on the 3rd anniversary of the earthquake. After much trepidation about driving on the other side of the road, I picked up my car at the Christchurch airport and drove off to Mt Cook. For some reason I was more nervous about driving on the other side of the road than I was for my first plane solo. I figured it would just be part of the adventure. Turns out, it was somewhat anti- ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Mount Cook National Park

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... ... read more

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