Monthly Archives: March 2013

Trekking begins after a night at the George hotel. First to kura tawhiti and some climbing in limestone spiritual forms. http://climbnz.org.nz/nz/si/canterbury/inland-canterbury/castle-hill-basin/castle-hill-kura-tawhiti Naturally climbed another useless hill. Dew pronounced Jew, several other sound substitutions. Chusday,chew instead of tube. Jafa,just another freaking … Continue reading →

Morning flight to the south island. No charge for bags, did not check for identity or boarding passes at security. Significant damage still evident in Christchurch. Containers have become stores for retail. Significant rebuilding with a shortage of hotel rooms … Continue reading →

So the adventure begins. First some more admin, there is always admin. If you are reading this on the blog,until the pictures show up again on the blog either click on the Google plus link or the flickr pictures. Waiheke … Continue reading →

BSLDU Auckland Monday cloudy So the adventure begins. First some more admin, there is always admin. If you are reading this on the blog,until the pictures show up again on the blog either click on the Google plus link or … Continue reading →

St. Paddy's day with lots of festivities. View this post on Google+

Nice boat but no helipad like the one in San Diego. St. Paddy's day with lots of festivities. This was posted on Google+…

Settled at hotel. Pictures from previous airport arrival photos, two of them, do not appear on blog post. No idea why. Just when starting to see how improved net access has become. Effortlessly used sim card to get online. Hotspot … Continue reading →

Settled at hotel. Pictures from previous airport arrival photos, two of them, do not appear on blog post. No idea why. Just when starting to see how improved net access has become. Effortlessly used sim card to get online. Hotspot … Continue reading →

Arrival in Auckland. Easy flight with inedible food. Testing simple card from Telecom. This was posted on Google+…