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Monthly Archives: January 2025
All Over
I got up this morning and had my shower, and then, whilst Pen had hers, went hunting for breakfast; starting with another garlic, cheese, and bacon roll (thing) from Maggie Bakery over the road from the Auckland City Hotel. I … Continue reading
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Tagged auckland, farewell, farewell, New Zealand, special-effects, travel, weta-workshop-unleashed
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Something Fishy in the Big Smoke
21 January 2025 One of the disconcerting things about this trip, is when I’d wake up during the night, hear someone else’s breathing in a neighbouring bed, and think it was D.C. This morning’s plans weren’t finalised last night, other … Continue reading
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Tagged animals, aquarium, auckland, eagle-rays, jellyfish, kelly-tarltons, penguins, puffer-fish, rays, seahorses, sealife, stingrays, travel, turtles
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Heading North
20 January 2025 I got up at 7.30 am to have a shower, and nearly fell off the ladder as I tried to negotiate my way down – which probably woke up the other, still sleeping, dorm users (including Pen). … Continue reading
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Tagged aeroplane, air-new-zealand, auckland, lake-wakatipu, nz630, packing, plane, queenstown, travel, tss-earnlaw
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Podding about
19 January 2025 Why did 11.00 pm find us standing in the middle of a cemetery? Read on, to find out. Pod report: I had a good night’s sleep. So did Pen. So, whilst it’s a bit awkward outside the … Continue reading
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Tagged kaka, kea, kereru, kiwi, kiwi-park, lake-wakatipu, lorikeet, lorikeet, nature, New Zealand, parakeet, queenstown, ruru, travel, tss-earnslaw, weka
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Cocooned
18 January 2025 I got up and had a shower, and had my breakfast before Pen woke up. As the hills were clear, I toyed with the idea of getting my camera, but it was a little past sunrise. The … Continue reading
“Wild” wildlife
17 January 2025 I woke this morning to the sounds of rain and tried to work out what I’d need to wear and take with me when we went on today’s adventures. And then I realised it was the fan … Continue reading
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Tagged birding, birds, ducks, glowworms, kakariki, nature, parakeet, photography, sunset, takahe, wildlife
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Awesomeness Over
16 January 2025 Dolphin photos courtesy of Pen We were woken up at about 7.00am by “The Wellerman” sea shanty being played ever so quietly over the intercom. As comfortable as the bed was, we both had a bad night’s … Continue reading
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Tagged dolphins, doubtful-sound, food, manapouri, milford-wanderer, nature, photography, te-anau, travel
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AWESOME!
15 January 2025 This morning I got up before Pen, had a shower, and packed away the clothing that had dried over the night. She got up and was getting dressed when I went down to the hotel’s guest kitchen … Continue reading
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Tagged doubtful-sound, milford-wanderer, New Zealand, realnz, sailing, south-island, te-anau, travel
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Heading north again
14 January 2025 Pen feels like she’d enjoyed a week on Stewart Island and has emerged refreshed. My watch gives a “body battery” readout, whatever that means and however it’s calculated, and I feel that if you were to graph … Continue reading
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Tagged bluff, food, mowing, New Zealand, takahe, te-anau, travel
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Farewell Stewart Island
13 January 2025 Today is our last day on Stewart Island, the furthest south Kally and I’ve ever been. (Pen and Scott have been inside the Antarctic Circle. Although I’d planned on sleeping in, (My watch says I only got … Continue reading
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Tagged bluff, bush-walking, New Zealand, stewart-island, travel
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Purupuss's Purrings 