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Life in New Zealand: Te Taumutu
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Thursday, August 6, 2009. Thursday, August 06, 2009. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Currently living in New Zealand working on her PhD in Antarctic Studies. View my complete profile. Photo courtesy of http:/ richard-seaman.com/Mammals/Australia/index.html Well, its done. Last night I pulled the possum out of. Stephen has been on holiday now for nearly two weeks. Last weekend, we took the opportunity to do a little tramp in the Craigieburn mountain. Sign of the Packhorse. Castle Hill and Cave Stream.
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Life in New Zealand: A Guest
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Sunday, May 10, 2009. Well, we have our first guest. An overnight one none the less. I know, I know. You've seen the layo.ut and your wondering where on earth we're fitting them in. Well, knowing her she'll probably snuggle into our bed with us. She seems to be that kind of cat. Sunday, May 10, 2009. May 11, 2009 at 6:55 AM. Your blog provides interesting reading. Please follow my blog as well. Thanks for the consideration. : ). May 13, 2009 at 11:44 AM. Hi there : ). October 28, 2013 at 10:04 AM. View m...
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Life in New Zealand: October 2013
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Thursday, October 10, 2013. Hector goes to Willowbank. Today, we took a trip to the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve with our little Tuatara. The reserve winds through 7 hectares of bush inside Christchurch city boundaries. Hector was very keen on the ducks. We were very lucky to get to the Gibbon enclosure right at feeding time, where we got to watch momma, dada, and their son eat their fruit and vege. The gibbons were much tidier with their eating than Hector. Thursday, October 10, 2013. One year old today!
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Life in New Zealand: Cass-Lagoon Saddle Tramp
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Thursday, April 15, 2010. We reached the hut at the top of a steep climb from the now trickling Cass River. Tucked into a little clearing in the beech forest, the hut, although tiny, shone with the promise of warmth and a place to sleep. It was empty. Hooray! Kind of. There was a mouse. Once back in bed, he switched off the flashlight and we both tried to sleep with a noisy mouse scuffling around. Do you have a plastic bag? Downhill is always harder than you think. My socks were wet, so made my feet ...
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Life in New Zealand: La Grande Ocean Swim 2014
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Sunday, March 2, 2014. La Grande Ocean Swim 2014. After the race, we wandered down to the playground and sandy beach to have some lunch and play in the waves. Hector found some abandoned shovels and set about digging a hole. He was soon joined by a young girl, who instructed him in making pools and planting potatoes (because why not? Eventually, we packed ourselves up and headed back to the car to explore some property for sale on the way home. . . Sunday, March 02, 2014. View my complete profile. A frie...
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Life in New Zealand: Easter Walk at Godley Head
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Monday, April 21, 2014. Easter Walk at Godley Head. After a weekend of rather rotten weather, the sun shone bright and warm on Easter Monday here in Christchurch. We decided we should head out for a walk around Godley Head to see the sights - sheep, ships, and old gun emplacements. Looking over into Lyttleton Harbour. Watching the big boat come into port. Walking with Mum up the trail. Onwards to the gun emplacements. Hanging out inside an ammunitions locker. A rather attractive puddle - feet did get wet.
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Life in New Zealand: Stewart Island
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Saturday, January 29, 2011. Which links to the creation story of New Zealand. Or more commonly as, Rakiura ( the great and deep blushing of Te Rakitamau. For a Maori chieftain. Waiting for the ferry in Bluff]. Bluff is one of the largest ports in New Zealand]. Halfmoon Bay, Oban - Oban is the only town on Stewart Island]. Chess on the beach]. Golden Bay - where our shuttle left from to take us up to Freshwater Hut]. Driving through Paterson Inlet and up the river]. Going up the Freshwater River]. Yet ano...
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Life in New Zealand: Hector goes to Willowbank
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Thursday, October 10, 2013. Hector goes to Willowbank. Today, we took a trip to the Willowbank Wildlife Reserve with our little Tuatara. The reserve winds through 7 hectares of bush inside Christchurch city boundaries. Hector was very keen on the ducks. We were very lucky to get to the Gibbon enclosure right at feeding time, where we got to watch momma, dada, and their son eat their fruit and vege. The gibbons were much tidier with their eating than Hector. Thursday, October 10, 2013. I am surprised you ...
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Life in New Zealand: March 2014
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Thursday, March 13, 2014. Where are we heading? Heading up towards the basin. Coming up to the old DOC hut. Hector and I left a cloudy and drizzly Christchurch mid-morning and arrived in full sun at the Temple Basin parking lot by lunch time - just in time to see Stephen coming off the bottom of the trail to meet us. So while Stephen got all our gear out and ready, Hector and I ate a quick lunch. Then we gathered ourselves up and headed up the trail. Looking back into Arthur's Pass halfway up the trail.
