Archive for the World Travels category
Australia and NZ
Advanced dive certified!I just upgraded my dive license to a PADI advanced card. I’ve been wanting to do this for a while, and what better place to do it than on the Great Barrier Reef! I flew from Alice Springs to Cairns, and somehow I got upgraded to first class on the flight. Unfortunately I [...]
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Uluru or Ayers rockI’ve just gotten back from a 3.5 day trip to Ayers Rock. It was great! The people were fun, and the scenery was breathtaking. Day one we visited Kathleen springs since it was stormy at our primary destination of Rainbow Canyon. No big deal though…the real highlights of the trip were the next couple of [...]
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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 [...]
Australia and NZ
Heat and humdity in DarwinOk, 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 [...]
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Haggas Honking HolesHaggas’ 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 [...]
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RotoruaAfter 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 [...]
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The bay of IslandsWe’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 [...]
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On to AucklandWell, 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 [...]
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In the real world againWow! 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 [...]
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Antarctica
People invasion!Well, it finally happened. The winter season is finally over, and we’ve had our first flights. We were supposed to get our first new people on the 23rd of October, but due to weather and mechanical problems, they didn’t show up till Saturday. Since then our station population has gone from a cozy 51 to [...]
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