Archive for the Australia and NZ category

Australia and NZ

Aussie Safari!

Well, I’m back from a six day trip out to the outback of the Top End of Australia. It was brilliant! We had about 9 people on the trip, and they were all great. I’ll try to summarize the trip here:
Day 1: Darwin to Litchfield national park. We went swimming in three different waterfall [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

Heat and humdity in Darwin

Ok, it’s hot here…really hot. Actually it’s probably close to Houston heat, but I’m not used to it at all. There is a beautiful ocean right nearby, but no one can go in it due to the box jellyfish swarms that happen here about six months out of the year. Apparently while it is possible [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

Haggas Honking Holes

Haggas’ Honking Holes is a tour company’s name for a great underground adventure trip. You start out in the town of Waitomo where you head for the company’s headquarters. After a quick test where you have to crawl thru a small tunnel to make sure you won’t get stuck underground, we all boarded [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

Rotorua

After Molly left I headed up to Rotorua, a geothermic active area on the North Island. The first thing you notice when you get to town is the stink! The whole place has a sulfur smell that just overpowers everything. After a few hours you start to get used to it, but I [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

The bay of Islands

We’ve moved on to a place even farther north in NZ called the Bay of Islands. We took a bus up here for a very pleasant four hour ride, and then found a neat little coastal town to stay in. Went diving yesterday with one of the local outfits. Very cold water compared to the [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

On to Auckland

Well, I arrived in Auckland two days ago. It’s a lot warmer here than it was in Christchurch, and it’s right on the water. The preliminary rounds of the America’s Cup are happening in the harbor right now, and that’s been a lot of fun to watch. I’m here with a friend from the states,and [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

In the real world again

Wow! Civilization is cool! The smells of a city are the first thing that’s really hit so far. I’ve been just wandering Christchurch in a daze checking out the people, and trying to remember how the world really works.  It’s amazing to see flowers and liquid water again.  So far, I’ve been shopping, had [...]

{More»}

Australia and NZ

Greetings from New Zealand

After about 18 hours in the air, I’ve finally arrived in Christchurch, New Zealand. So far this is an amazing city. The people are friendly, and the food and beer are cheap.
I spent most of the morning at the CDC, which is Antarctic-speak for the clothing distribution center. We were issued all our ECW [...]

{More»}

• Changes are happening

  January 27, 2007 The redesign is coming along slowly, but progress is being made. I've been experimenting a lot with google maps, and integrating both geotagged photos and .gpx GPS files. Check out the "Trail Maps" categorized posts for the results...definitely still a work in progress!

• South Pole Weather

  • 
  • Temperature: -31°F
  • Wind: E at 12 mph
  • Wind Chill: -56°F
  • Visibility: 6 miles
  • Updated: 4:50 am GMT-13

• Browse Archives

  September 2008 October 2007 September 2007 January 2007 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 February 2003 January 2003 December 2002 November 2002 October 2002 August 2002 July 2002 April 2002 March 2002 January 2002 December 2001 November 2001 October 2001 September 2001 May 2001 October 2000 June 2000 March 2000 February 2000 December 1999 November 1999 October 1999 May 1999