Leaving Omarama, you head up the Lindis pass that separates the MacKenzie where I had been, from the Lindis Valley where I was going.
Category: South Island 2016
My South Island New Zealand trip of late 2016
NZ Day 4: Tekapo to Omarama, Mt. Cook
I attempted to lead a group of jovial Brazilians on an aborted hike up the Hooker Valley. About half an hour in, we decided that conditions were going south.
NZ Day 3: Christchurch to Tekapo, Mt. John Observatory
Skies started out almost completely clear, so I saw the Southern Cross and Magellanic Clouds with my own eyes for the first time.
NZ Day 2, Part 4: Wrapping up Christchurch
If my interest in a place can be judged by the number of photos per hour I feel compelled to take, then Christchurch has to be one of the most interesting places I’ve been in years.
NZ Day 2, Part 3: Christchurch, Millennials’ City
Say what you will about hipsters, urban millennials, or however else you choose to define them, they seem to be making this place their own and seem to be doing a better job of improving things than the fossilized “reformers” elsewhere.
NZ Day 2, Part 2: Christchurch, Container City
The lowly shipping container has become a pretty important element of post-quake Christchurch. They can be made quite beautiful and it almost seems a shame that they will eventually be replaced with something else.
NZ Day 2, Part 1: Christchurch, Quake City
Even for those of us who have experienced earthquakes elsewhere, it’s hard to comprehend how big a deal the 2010-11 quakes were here until you’ve walked around and seen the city.
NZ Day 1: Christchurch
Arrived in Christchurch on Wednesday mid-day, after a delayed departure from LAX that meant a rebooking on the next connecting flight from Auckland.
NZ Arrival: So this is Christchurch
Even with the delay, I got here before my hotel room was ready, so I wandered around, had lunch and picked up a few things like butane for my camp stove.
NZ: The Packing…
One of the things about packing for a trip half way around the world that involves motorcycling is the bulk of the stuff required.