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March 18th 2008
Published: April 16th 2008
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We sit in a quirky café full of old radios, some as big as side-boards, drinking flat whites, long blacks and hot chocolates and spread the map out on the floor. Like in Mary Poppins, I want to jump into the map, but everyone's too busy pointing at different parts of the island they want to visit. Exhausted someone says 'enough!', the map is folded and we get into the car, too much planning, le... Read Full Entry



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PukekuraPukekura
Pukekura

Sean gets intimate with a deer
Ha haHa ha
Ha ha

Relocated from Temple Bar? Photo: Alison Bourke
I guess that was everyone...I guess that was everyone...
I guess that was everyone...

...the pub was closed and for sale
Aoife crashes out earlyAoife crashes out early
Aoife crashes out early

Lunchtime in Whataroa
Biker's take off after a quick lunchtime beer or threeBiker's take off after a quick lunchtime beer or three
Biker's take off after a quick lunchtime beer or three

...and leave a flushed and flustered Ali in their wake! Whataroa
Franz JosefFranz Josef
Franz Josef

The mighty glacier from its base
Ice to meet you Ice to meet you
Ice to meet you

Cleats? Waterproofs? Puns? check! - Alan and Sean are ready for action
There, the crevasse...There, the crevasse...
There, the crevasse...

Sean descends into icy darkness. Some of these were INCREDIBLY claustrophobic
Blue ice, blue skiesBlue ice, blue skies
Blue ice, blue skies

A view from the base of a crevasse
Clearing the pathClearing the path
Clearing the path

Our hike leader gets busy with the pickaxe.
Spongebob!Spongebob!
Spongebob!

We finally track him down in San-Franz. He makes a mean Kumara pizza, and actually does look like his TV namesake!
Haute cuisineHaute cuisine
Haute cuisine

Your challenge: Create an appetising meal using only ingredients found in the Hostel's free food basket...
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Aoife investigates a mysterious structure on the road to Wanaka
Driftwood near HaastDriftwood near Haast
Driftwood near Haast

Aoife, Ali & Sean walk in the surf



7th December 2010
Blue ice, blue skies

Cool picture!

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