TODAY IS EARTH DAY! Updated: April 22, 2019 For 49 years on April 22, more than one billion people take part in Earth Day. Earth Day now includes events in more than 193 countries, which are now coordinated globally by the Earth Day Network. Individuals, communities, organizations, and governments acknowledge the amazing planet we call […]
In search of the rare Yellow-Eyed Penguin …continued After coffee and a few moments to appreciate my deserted beachside camp spot, Jucy and I hit the road. It wasn’t too long before we got to our first stop, the rugged Waipapa Point. Waipapa Point From a small parking lot, it is a 10 […]
After three days of sailing and tramping the temperate rain forest of stunningly gorgeous and physically isolated Doubtful Sound, it was time to move on. I found my trusty Jucy Condo where I had parked it three days before and away we went. There are at least three roads crossing the southern part of New […]
A Photo Essay While staying in Dunedin with the Cooke family, we went to a weekend farmers’ market outside the Dunedin Railway Station. In between selecting the best squashes and parsnips to take home, I had a chance to admire this exceptional building. Vowing to return, I made good a couple weeks later while passing […]
I have been a docent in Big Basin Redwood State Park, California’s oldest, for 10 years. When I am not traveling, I lead monthly interpretive hikes in the majestic redwoods. As part of my training and study, I learned that of the three species of redwood that have survived since the Jurassic Period (65,000,000 years […]
I did a Jet Boat ride on the Rogue River in Oregon a couple years back with a good friend. It was wet, wild and lots of fun. So when the opportunity arose yesterday to do another one, I jumped at the chance. A little research revealed that the Jet Boat was invented in New […]
I confess, I am at least a month behind in posting my myriad adventures in the beautiful land of all things Kiwi. The twofold reasons are 1) I have been busy traveling and doing wild stuff and 2) sporadic connectivity. I will continue to have many stories to tell for some time. However, three days ago I […]
Dateline: Deep Cove When I was hanging out in Te Anau before and right after my Milford Sound trip, I met John, a very friendly and helpful bartender at the Fiordland Theater. While drinking local craft beer and using their rather fast wifi, we talked a lot about Doubtful Sound. He had told me about Deep Cove […]
Day Two on the Navigator I awake early and peek out the port hole by my bunk. By dawns light I see we have anchored in a beautiful sheltered cove overnight. My three bunk mates are still asleep. I slip out grab a hot shower, my camera and some coffee and am first out on […]
Doubtful Sound, Fiordland Doubtful Sound is remote and deep in the heart of Fiordland, a national park and World Heritage Site that encompasses over three million acres. It is difficult to get there which is why it receives a small amount of visitors compared to the very popular Milford Sound further north. The sound, […]