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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Can you believe this, Queensland
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Concrete motels, amazing and views over Queens land.
Queensland
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All of the lakes and almost all the of the streams are
perfectly clear, it is amazing
Queensland, the missed pictures
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We watched the paragliders on Triple Dome, they kept offering
to take us for a ride. The Fellow in the back ground was killed
a day later when he crashed into the mountain side below where
we are standing. We were so sad
nature boat
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we took the nature boat which was a slightly longer cruise
and the stopped for wildlife.In addition it was smaller boat
so a million people didn't run to one side and try to capsize
the boat. Not bad
The perfect day
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Most people only see rain in the sound, the sun
the clouds and they size gave us the best NZ
has to offer
Waterfall from the clouds
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It rained some entering the sound and the clouds hung
low over the mountains. Center picture you can see one
of the numerous waterfalls that we saw
Canyon Valley about Milford Sound
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You drive down through this valley to enter the sound. The
mountains knock your socks off which would preclude
walking because of the risk of blisters. amazing
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Fox and Franz Joseph Glaciers
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I need to post these backwards then they would come out properly.From the bottom up, Mt Cook, then approaching and shots of Fox Glacier. The second group including the shot of the pond with the mountains in the background is the Franz Joseph Glacier. We need to have a discussion
about Franz Joseph and the changes that have taken place in the last
few years but we will do that in another time and place.
Location:Mt Cook area, western NZ
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Back to the sea
Back to the sea
Forgot to mention that we had some sort of a greek wrap served from the aforementioned cargo container locations that was knock out delicious.
Mom had the usual vegan and I had the usual chicken. The seagulls had
a little bread at the end but not much, you can't help but feeling sorry for those miserable birds, all they do is take and they never give.
I can't remember whether I mentioned it or not but they have a machine over here that looks like a drill press that has a very coarse threat bit that
is conically shaped. It is able to raise up and down and the coarse thread
bit fits into a stainless steel cone the lower end of which fits perfectly into
a waffle cone commonly used in making ice cream cones. The machine is
utilized by putting a scoop or two of ice cream into the stainless steel cone and then adding copious amounts of frozen fruit. When the bit is lowered into the cone it mixes the aforementioned ingredients and then it is lowered even
more and starts to come out of the bottom of the stainless steel cone. If the machine is properly utilized a waffle cone is held directly under the stainless steel cone to catch the mixed ingredients as they come out in a fully mixed, creamy texture. Proper final use is to take the waffle cone topped with
the textured,creamy mix and carefully put it in your mouth and savor the
almost other worldly flavor. All natural, of course, so almost anyone can
treat themselves to this flawless, modern technology. Boysenberry is
the best.
Sometime in the late afternoon on Friday we drove from Christchurch to Kaiokoura, a reported wildlife center for the country.
The general scenery was flat with mountains in the distance and thousands of sheep on the hills. It was if they were precisely placed to gladden the eyes
of the travelers. As the day started to give way to evening the road wound
itself down some steep coastal mountains, turned a corner and the ocean
was spread before our eyes.
This is not beautiful beach country. The shoreline is rock covered with
copious amounts of sea plants floating in the water. Bird life abounds as
do seals and whales. We saw seals within a half an hour of actually getting
to the shoreline and we saw hundreds of various kinds of sea birds. We
witnessed a sun set second to none and then headed into town for dinner.
We ended up with kind of a pizza thing. This entire nation, at least in the more rural ares closes down by nine and getting something to eat in the late evenings is always a royal hassle.
Early morning found us headed north to catch the interisland ferry with some quick stops for seal watching. One area had dozens of seal pups romping and playing on the rocks. Not only were they entertaining but they
were very active and cute little guys.
The ferry that goes from one island to the other is quite large. It holds
lots of cars maybe hundreds and big semi trucks as well. It is the main
means of transportation for all land bound vehicles going north and south.
It is extremely expensive, seems like the car and the four of us was close to 1200 dollars round trip. This was included in the rental price of the car
but was still an expense. The crossing takes 3.5 hours and some of it
is through off shore islands and is quite beautiful but the open ocean portions
of the trip is much the same as any open ocean that you have seen in the past
or will see in the future. They have movies and food on the ship all of which cost through the roof.We made our lunch in the ships cafe and used a table
and then moved to chairs that were similar to chairs that you would find in an airplane.
We drove from wellington to Waiouru last night. Past through a town called Bulls. It is a very interesting town because it is the only town in the world where you can get milk from Bulls.
Church this morning then onto Hamilton where we will finish up.
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Forgot to mention that we had some sort of a greek wrap served from the aforementioned cargo container locations that was knock out delicious.
Mom had the usual vegan and I had the usual chicken. The seagulls had
a little bread at the end but not much, you can't help but feeling sorry for those miserable birds, all they do is take and they never give.
I can't remember whether I mentioned it or not but they have a machine over here that looks like a drill press that has a very coarse threat bit that
is conically shaped. It is able to raise up and down and the coarse thread
bit fits into a stainless steel cone the lower end of which fits perfectly into
a waffle cone commonly used in making ice cream cones. The machine is
utilized by putting a scoop or two of ice cream into the stainless steel cone and then adding copious amounts of frozen fruit. When the bit is lowered into the cone it mixes the aforementioned ingredients and then it is lowered even
more and starts to come out of the bottom of the stainless steel cone. If the machine is properly utilized a waffle cone is held directly under the stainless steel cone to catch the mixed ingredients as they come out in a fully mixed, creamy texture. Proper final use is to take the waffle cone topped with
the textured,creamy mix and carefully put it in your mouth and savor the
almost other worldly flavor. All natural, of course, so almost anyone can
treat themselves to this flawless, modern technology. Boysenberry is
the best.
Sometime in the late afternoon on Friday we drove from Christchurch to Kaiokoura, a reported wildlife center for the country.
The general scenery was flat with mountains in the distance and thousands of sheep on the hills. It was if they were precisely placed to gladden the eyes
of the travelers. As the day started to give way to evening the road wound
itself down some steep coastal mountains, turned a corner and the ocean
was spread before our eyes.
This is not beautiful beach country. The shoreline is rock covered with
copious amounts of sea plants floating in the water. Bird life abounds as
do seals and whales. We saw seals within a half an hour of actually getting
to the shoreline and we saw hundreds of various kinds of sea birds. We
witnessed a sun set second to none and then headed into town for dinner.
We ended up with kind of a pizza thing. This entire nation, at least in the more rural ares closes down by nine and getting something to eat in the late evenings is always a royal hassle.
Early morning found us headed north to catch the interisland ferry with some quick stops for seal watching. One area had dozens of seal pups romping and playing on the rocks. Not only were they entertaining but they
were very active and cute little guys.
The ferry that goes from one island to the other is quite large. It holds
lots of cars maybe hundreds and big semi trucks as well. It is the main
means of transportation for all land bound vehicles going north and south.
It is extremely expensive, seems like the car and the four of us was close to 1200 dollars round trip. This was included in the rental price of the car
but was still an expense. The crossing takes 3.5 hours and some of it
is through off shore islands and is quite beautiful but the open ocean portions
of the trip is much the same as any open ocean that you have seen in the past
or will see in the future. They have movies and food on the ship all of which cost through the roof.We made our lunch in the ships cafe and used a table
and then moved to chairs that were similar to chairs that you would find in an airplane.
We drove from wellington to Waiouru last night. Past through a town called Bulls. It is a very interesting town because it is the only town in the world where you can get milk from Bulls.
Church this morning then onto Hamilton where we will finish up.
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Location:Khaikoura
Friday, February 24, 2012
A day of hiking
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Our morning began with a hike to these falls, they were enchanting to say the least. We then hiked around a lake, saw a white heron among other things and walked on a beach that you would have loved for water skiing.
we also got bit by some nasty black sand flys, the itch of which is still
plaguing our lives, bummer
Location:Moana you ugly
Just some general shots
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This day of driving had some diversity. We camped in Moana, you ugly and then saw the sheep, the early morning fog and then the boaters as they
passed under a bridge headed for a big rapid. What a day
Location:Moana, you ugly
This was interesting
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This was an artist's studio and he had done some interesting work.
The two birds are the model used for Big Bird on Sesame street, at
least that is what they look like. They are actually his conception of
the ora bird which was ten feet tall and is now extinct, drank too
much caffein from a local lake called wake up lake. The other sculpture
is typical of some of his other work. He carved from stumps and made
these faces live from the stump. I enjoyed what he did, thought it was
interesting and well done.
Location:Tasman National Park
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