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Fri Feb 1 02:38:24 2002 (nmcfarl) Book: New Zealand LP Location: "NZ, the south Island" So since Dunedin (Do Nee Din) we've done a total circle of the southern south island, the highlights being the Otago Penisula, the Catlins and Fiordland ( their spelling not mine). So first the Otago Penisula, this is a little pennisula just off of Duneidin , and it has a bit of cool bird life. There was the 'only mainland albotross colony' which was faily impressive, those a very cool very big birds, and there was a privatly run peniguin reserve. It seemed to be run well. This was incredibly cool, we got very close to some yellow eyed peniguins , and they where pretty dang amazinf, and waddled just like they should. It was the middle of molting season for the you ones and they looked pretty funky , but the adults where very very pretty. Next we drove down to the catlins which is the coast between Dunedin and invercargill, this has some of the last untouched forest coastline in NZ, and it was quite cool. We also saw a petrified forest here which was suprisingly uncool, but was probably 'cause it was mainly submerged and you couldn't really see and thing cool, just sort of imagine it. After that we drove to Te Anau, and Milford Sound. This was an amazing drive in and of it self and a beutiful area, mountains, lakes, and fjiords carved up by the galacers. We camped near the lake the first night up by Te Anua, and that was cool , even if the 'skeeters did get us. The next day was down in miford sound, and the next day we did a Great sea kayaking day trip. We basicaly cruised around the sound (which is really a fjiord) and looked at the moutains and forest and waterfalls from the water. It was THE way to do this. We also got a really view of a fur seal basking in the sun, and pretty good upper body workout. Other than that we've been driving from place, to place. Doing only the scenic routes staying in the small towns, and it has been long but very nice. Tonight we are off on the ferry to the North Island, for the last week in NZ before we leave. We could have spent a lot more time here, but this will be enough, i think. Fri Feb 1 02:15:41 2002 (nmcfarl) Book: New Zealand LP Location: "General Trivia" So in this mornings news was a little ticker Item that Goran Ivanisevic , who won this years wimbledon is retiring, this is less than a month after we stood in a customs line (for NZ) behind him. I recognized him, it was rather cool, and my favorite celeb sighting, probably 'cause most of the people in line wouldn't even know who he was, and I recoginzed him. |
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