Missed Connections or Flight Cancellation
If your bets for my missed conncetion were on either (a) LAX or (b) DENVER, then you were wrong. If you placed your bet outside the box and chose (c) […]
Category Archives: Living in New Zealand (2007-2008)
The Long Way Home
I depart CHC NZ today and am mentally prepared for the long journey. I travel from CHC to AKL to LAX to DEN to TPA. Any bets on which connection […]
How Winter Almost Killed Me, Literally
—————————————– Winter has officially arrived here in CHC with our first snow; real honest-to-goodness snow fell at my house on Saturday, and is actually uncommon for this area–kind of like […]
Art Deco Napier, New Zealand
My mom came to town and we went on a mini road trip to Napier on the North Island. The drive was spectacular with winding roads through mountains. Napier was […]
The Newest News
It is no secret I have trouble committing to one location, so yet again I am packing my bags and moving. Yes, I haven’t been in NZ for very long, […]
Stewart and Ulva Island; South Island Road Trip
Still farther south we traveled because I had convinced everyone to go to Stewart Island. The next inhabited island below the South Island in NZ. Only 300 people live there, […]
Manapouri, Clifdon, Waiau Downs Farm, McCracken’s Rest; South Island Road Trip
Still south we continued. Manapouri Clifden Suspension Bridge When in NZ, you have to do a tour of a sheep farm. Waiau Downs Farm Tour Sheep hearding, wrangling, shearing, and […]
Fjordlands (Doubtful/Milford Sound), South Island Road Trip
After we killed our car and got a new one we headed even farther south to the Fjordlands where we were going on boat tours of Doubtful and Milford Sounds. […]
The Tale of the Evil Possum
The story of how we killed our rental car needs to be told. It was a lovely day on the South Island of NZ when a group of 4 tourists […]
Beware of roadkill
4 displaced passengers 3 flat tires 2 rental cars 2 hitchhikers 1 bridge with a roadkill possum = 1 good story about our travels on the south island. All that […]
Ramblin' Rangecommander 