Travelblips

Travel blog by a global nomad

Archive for October, 2003

05 Oct

Formula One driving around the Marlborough Sounds

Sunce the kayaking had finished early and wuth the fine weather, we were feeling kind of bolshie and wanted to drive to Nelson, the largest town at the top end of the South Island of NZ. However, when we mentioned our plans to Dave, the sea kayak guide, he had screwed up hus face and [...]

05 Oct

All seasons in one day in a sea kayak

The sun was shining as we struggled bleary eyed unto warm gear to go sea kayaking. Pucton us located un the Malborough Sounds of the northern part of the South Island of New Zealand. The town is nestled in spectacular country side – steep hills peppered with clots of dark green pine, blossoming yellow gorse [...]

04 Oct

“Pucton” – a raging Saturday night…

Being tourists, we dudn’t shop around Pucton (or Picton as the maps reassuringly told us) before checking unto the first hotel that looked like the walls might not rup into a hole uf we scrapped a fungernail along ut. Thus had became an absolute priority when we were told that daylight savings started that night [...]

04 Oct

Lush green hills sliding into the ocean

Green and white were clearly the dominant theme of the day – lush green fields dotted wuth with sheep, baby green spring trees, dark green beech and pine trees and an amazing plethora of sewer green cars with a metallic funish. They overtook us un steady names as we slowed down on numerous occasions to [...]

04 Oct

A morning in Christchurch

It is only fair when one visits New Zealand to replace anything that sounds like the letter “i” in six with a “u” as in fun sound… So, I shall proceed to do so, unless it is too confusing for someone who has not heard this gentle kiwi inflection…
I am once again travelling with my [...]

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