San Francisco SFO heading for UA 5932 to MSP.
Tag: New Zealand 2017 2018
San Francisco Hike
A 7-hour hike around San Francisco was our antidote for jet lag. At the Pacific Ocean, fog probably rendered this camera obscura ineffective.
AKL—SFO
On board, AKL—SFO UA916. 12 hours 20 minutes.
Geodetic Marker
On our Waiheke Island hike: a geodetic marker, with Auckland visible in the distance. We’re spending our last two nights in New Zealand on this island, a 35-minute ferry ride from downtown Auckland.
Snapshots: Whanganui National Park
Today, a jet boat brought us back to a world with Internet and roads. Three days earlier I maneuvered our rental car along a narrow, winding road, avoiding recent rockfalls. At Pipiriki, New Zealand, a jet boat came to take us up the Whanganui River, through a vertiginous gorge, to the Bridge to Nowhere Lodge. Thursday… Continue reading Snapshots: Whanganui National Park
Snapshots: Whanganui National Park
Posted Snapshots: Whanganui National Park.
Returning to the Connected World
Today, a jet boat brought us back to a world with Internet and roads. 3 days earlier I maneuvered our rental car along a narrow, winding road, avoiding recent rockfalls. At Pipiriki, New Zealand, a jet boat came to take us up the Whanganui River to the Bridge to Nowhere Lodge.
Clouds and Small Things
Walked towards clouds, looked at small things.
Mount Taranaki
The summit of Mount Taranaki peeked through the clouds as we hiked lower paths.
Snapshots: Egmont National Park
New Zealand’s North Island has three national parks: Egmont, Whanganui, and Tongariro. On this trip we selected Egmont and Whanganui, two of New Zealand’s less-visited parks. We’ve spent two days hiking Egmont’s lovely trails, with two more days to go. Saturday January 6 9:50a Wellington Central Railway Station, Platform 9 (Bus) 12:10p Palmerston North City… Continue reading Snapshots: Egmont National Park