The South Island November 28 Things looked better once we got to the South Island. We haven’t been forgotten even once. It has been a while since our last update, but click on the mid-November update to see some of our earlier trials. One dark and rainy night (In New Zealand???), Mari and I arrived [...]
City Name: Christchurch Where is it located?: Christchurch is located on the east coast of the South Island, on the South Pacific Ocean. It is about a third of the way down the coast of the south island. Why do people go there?: There’s a lovely central square and cathedral and a number of duty [...]
24: Kaikoura In a town with roughly the same population as a Manhattan apartment building, the marine related activities are staggering. From crayfish to killer whales, you can have a gander at any link in the marine food chain. Seals lay out on sunny shore rocks like drunken tourists. A short boat ride away from [...]
Andre slid a plank of wood across the deep fissure and slapped me on the back. “Careful,” he said to me. “This is where we lost the last hiker.” The group laughed and teased me as I stepped up to the makeshift bridge. “Please, you must hold the rope,” Andre reminded me. He had just [...]
Helen Leggatt experienced the raw power of Mother Nature at a daily show on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand 
Tania Campbell, 
Antonio Sanchez has faced Russian mafia, scorpions 
Introduction to Christchurch and some great things 
Hiking Stewart Island off the coast of New Zealand 
24: Kaikoura In a town with roughly the same population as a Manhattan apartment building, the marine related activities are staggering. From crayfish to killer whales, you can have a gander at any link in the marine food chain. Seals lay out on sunny shore rocks like drunken tourists. A short boat ride away from [...] 