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Published: December 14th 2005
This message comes from Kaikora, again. We have come back in an effort to try and get another shot at the whale watching tour. So far no penguins but a few dolphins and many seals. So that is pretty good on the wildlife front. As far as updating since the last blog well much has happened and many kilometers traveled. The whirlwind tour continues. After leaving Glacier land we headed south along the western coast which bears resemblence to a Pacific Island (go figure). Giant cliffs falling into torquoise water (sp?) After a nite near Wanaka we headed into Fiordland to Milford Sound which is actaully a fiord (created by a glacier) not a sound (created by a river) lest you get specific. This is the place you see in all the pictures. 2000-3000m mtns falling directly into the sea. Quite impressive. we ventured on a few nice hikes in the region and took a cruise on the sound. truly breath taking scenery. One drawback was the sandflies which bite like mosquitos and swarm like flies and itch like crazy. Bad nite to forget a few buttons on the camper extension. Later that day we again hopped in the family truckster
and headed to Mt Cook which is the tallest Mt in NZ and in all of Australasia whatever that means. We camped right at it's base in a fog to awaken to clearing skies and a dozen Kea parrots roaming the campsite. Good birthday wakeup call. This birthday marked the first bday in many years that I spent out of the country and also the second in a row I didn't awake in the gutter. we set out on a hike to base of Mt cook and the Tasman glacier without adequate sunscreen (oops - only realized later as our necks and arms felt too toasty for comfort). Then a short drive to the Mt Cook Salmon farm for fish feeding and sashimi tasting (200gm for $12 NZ (that's $8 usd for all you wondering and Aneta even said it may have been too much sushi - seriously!!!!)). Onto the campsite for tasty salmon dinner right off of or more to the point out of the farm. Dinner set by the brilliant blue waters of Lake Tekapo (not pronounced Take a Poo - ooops all appologies to the folks at the visitors center - minor international incident) Which brings us to today some 6hrs and 400 km (give or take) back to kaikora for another attempt to see the whales. Keeping our fingers crossed and camera at the ready. Next update likely from Australia. Thanks for reading. By the way if you were inadvertantly subscribed to this blog (sorry) you can bail we won't be offended.... In the meantime keep the comments coming. We love them! J&A
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David
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Jealous
Sounds like you two are having too much fun. I'm almost inspired to write my own blog of the scenic South Bronx (and the local whales.) Very happy for you.