Monthly Archives: March 2012

On my arrival back on the South Island, I took the bus straight down to Christchurch to spend the weekend with Bek, a friend I made in Dunedin last year.  The bus passed through some incredible scenery on the way south, … Continue reading →

So, the obvious assumption from this title would be that I have walked into Tolkein’s Lord of the Rings.  Literally, I suppose that is not true – I haven’t just become a fictional character in a novel written 60+ years … Continue reading →

So, next stop on the road was Rotorua and its geothermal wonders – contrary to what might be assumed from the title this is nothing to do with witchcraft, but some of the geological formations do look rather spooky and … Continue reading →

So, the next stop on my whistle-stop tour of the north island was the Coromandel peninsula, on the northern coast of the island but east of Auckland this time.  We ‘camped’ (due to a storm that was making national news, … Continue reading →

So, having thought I would have no more internet for 10 days, we have ended up camping in a backpackers tonight as the weather is forecast to be not very appropriate for an exposed wilderness camp.  Currently, the breeze is … Continue reading →