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Monthly Archives: May 2011
Dusty’s last adventure Part 1a (North Island)
On 19 December 2010, we packed everything including the kitchen sink and set off on a hippy trip – going where the road went and stopping where we fancied. Buy Amoxil We headed south, meandering backwards … Continue reading
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Tagged North Island, Rainbow Mountain, Rotorua, Whatakane, Whirikane
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Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 1b
The Maori traditions are still very strong in this area and they were very obliging to show off their heritage. Here we visited Lake Taupo, which is another huge crater lake. The bottom temperature … Continue reading
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Tagged Foxton Beach, Lake Taupo, Maori carvings, Mt. Ruapehu, Wellington waterfront
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Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 1c
One thing Wellington does have which in my opinion is well worth the visit, is a protected wildlife sanctuary. My brother and I spent a good few hours on their night tour listening to Kiwis calling and watching glow worms … Continue reading
Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 2a (South Island)
From Picton we meandered along the top edge of the South Island to Nelson and then onto Maharua. This seemed to me to be the poor man’s option to the Able Tasman Reserve, and just as wonderful. We can highly … Continue reading
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Tagged Fox glacier, Maharua, Panakaki, Punakaki, Southern Alps
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Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 2b
Continuing South along the coast we came to Haast. All the water here is glacier runoff and a stunningly beautiful blue. As we turned to come inland we passed the ‘Gates of Haast’, which, I am told, “if kayakers dreamt … Continue reading
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Tagged blue pools of Haast, Gates of Haast, Milford Sound, Puzzling World, Queenstown
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Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 3a
We stayed on the inland track and headed for Twizel, following the foothills of the Southern Alps through some stunning, green fertile valleys. And then, just before Omarama, we saw some cliffs rising out of the flat plains. These were … Continue reading
Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 3b
We had to stop for some provisions, and by now my hiking boots are well past their prime. There are huge stock clearance sales everywhere at this time of year, so I decide to treat myself to a new pair … Continue reading
Dusty’s Last Adventure Part 3c
Here we visited the memorial to all the fallen climbers. It is sobering to note that it is being added to all the time. Buy Amoxil The next day is overcast but dry, so we decide to take the shorter … Continue reading