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Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch January 13th 2003

13/01/2003 OK I'm sorry - 6 months on and I finally write about Christchurch... insert impressive excuse here ... People have written to me saying - "well since you've stopped writing you must be having a really good time" - I was having a good time but that wasn't really the reason. Mostly work - I worked on websites and got a contract in Australia - I write this on a train in the UK. Heading down to London from Norfolk for - yep - work. Well not work - lets be completely honest about it all - for money. Money does make the world go round - anyone who tells you different obviously has either too much and can fulfil every aspiration, or no aspirations. My aspirations - right now to travel again. So back ... read more
Big Tree Hugging Hippy
Mariaki Boulders 3
Christchurch

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch March 6th 2002

March 6, 2002 Not far from Christchurch there are huge geodes that have washed out of the hillside that borders the beach. Our bus pulled into the parking area. Everyone got out and followed our guide along a boardwalk and down a set of wooden steps. The view that confronted us made us gasp in amazement. There littered on the beach were hundreds of huge round geodes. Never in my life had I imagined such a sight. We were fortunate enough to have a geologist with us on the trip. He looked at them with amazement and from the way they were shaped was sure of their kind and the way they must have been formed. He had never heard of this grouping in New Zealand. He proceeded to explain the entire scenario to us. Later ... read more
Geodes on the beach
What an amazing sight!
There were hundreds of geodes

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch January 9th 2002

The South Island of New Zealand, dear reader, is one of the world's most beautiful travel destinations. While most of the population and industry are concentrated on the North Island, mother nature has blessed the South Island with an abundance of natural beauty. In fact the stunning surroundings are enough to take your breath away. The journal continues from where we left off in Wellington, in company with the Kiwi Experience bus team that started our adventures out of Auckland. Our driver loaded the bus and his passengers on to the Interislander ferry, and we settled down for the three hour crossing of the Cook Strait before arriving in Picton. We'd landed in the south, and were ready to explore and experience new Kiwi adventures! Our itinerary took us down the west coast, where we enjoyed ... read more
South Island, NZ
Ice cavern on the glacier
South Island, NZ

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch January 3rd 2001

The fun over, Veronika and I spend a year in NZ, me working, her at Uni.... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch December 14th 1991

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Christchurch January 16th 1988

Geo: -43.5316, 172.637... read more




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