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November 22nd 2006

Published: November 29th 2006

We survived the ferry crossing to the South Island and in pouring rain we had to run to our bus. The ferry hadn't been too bad. Just 1/2 hour delay. A couple of days earlier the normally 3 hour journey had taken 9 hours and almost everybody had been throwing up. As by miracle an hour after we arrived the skies started to clear and by the time we reached Abel Tasman National Park the sun was shini... Read Full Entry

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Jan De Roeck

JDR

Hi there! I started my travels in January 2006 in Hong Kong. The plan was to travel through South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America. Unfortunately I got ill in Australia and was forced to return home. After 2.5 months at home, I did a little 'try out tour' in the Balkans before leaving again for New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. Take care, Jan "Not all those who wander, are lost" (Tolkien)... full info

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Wanaka

Lake Wanaka and the Southern Alps

Milford sound

A dark day at the Sound

Milford sound

Tuatapere

Marijke feeding a lamb (Star)

Catlins

The lower East Coast

Catlins

A Sea Lion

Dunedin

steepest road in the world

Dunedin

Dunedin train station

Otago

Otago peninsula

Otago

Queenstown

The remarkables in Queenstown

Riversurfing

check out www.riversurfing.co.nz for more info

Queenstown

Trying (not very succesful)to be scary doing the Haka on stage

Queenstown

The luge...in the back goes one of the little carts

Mt Cook

Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo and church

Lake Tekapo

A view that will make you go to church more often.

29th November 2006

Griet
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Prachtig
Hey Jan, Je bent al weer in een prachtige streek beland echt schitterende foto's!!! Geniet ervan. Dat Gandalf - hobbit effect is werkelijk raar - je snapt er niks van als je de foto ziet (of zou het aan mij liggen). Geniet nog met volle teugen!!! Tot binnenkort.

30th November 2006

K@rel
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oi maori
yo franz josef (that's you, innit? :), thx voor de waarschuwing ivm. de 2en page. Moet de xtra foto's van de vorige blog sebiet nog s gaan bezien. Die steep street in Dunedin ziet er wel fel uit. Maar in Cisco hebben ze ook wel wree steep streets é. Zeker da ze in Dunedin steeper zijn? Ze zoe wel durven ze...:) ps: 'k dacht: die huizen staan precies ook wel scheef daar, maar was mij ' t verkeerde stuk als going up aan 't voorstellen (dacht dat ge van boven naar beneden foto getrokken had ipv omgekeerd...hahahaha :D) l8rz.k

30th November 2006

Kathleen
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joehoe!
Jan en Marijke, Moest je het nog niet gehoord hebben: Jullie zijn niet de enigen die aan een draad hebben gebengeld... Andy en Lena hebben een dochtertje: Astrid! De leute nog, Kathleen

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