FijiWesternSaunakaVunitogotogo Creek17°46’36” S 177°26’8” E
October 12, 2013 in Fiji ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
In October 2013, I traveled to New Zealand to explore the possibility of moving back there to live. In the end, I didn't because the job I thought was going to eventuate never happened.
There was toRead more
New ZealandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E
October 15, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C
I took an overnight bus from Auckland to Wellington. It was raining like crazy when we got to the bottom half of the North Island, and my gear got soaked!
For the first week, I house-and-cat sat forRead more
New ZealandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E
October 17, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Even back in the '90s when I lived and worked in Wellington, it had a great reputation for good locally roasted coffee. Herewith, some of the Signs of the Grinds that I snapped pictures of.
New ZealandWellingtonLower Hutt CityEpuni41°12’33” S 174°54’29” E
November 3, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
One of the tenants on the commercial floor of the St. George was the NZ Brass Band Association, and I had become interested in Sousa's tour of NZ back in the 1910s, with the view to perhapsRead more
New ZealandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’8” S 174°47’9” E
November 9, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Because NZ traces its Pakeha heritage to Britain, it celebrates the 5th of November as Guy Fawkes Night. When I was a kid, everyone used to have fireworks and a bonfire on that night. But, because theRead more
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiPalmerston North CityAshhurst40°17’41” S 175°45’13” E
November 13, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
I took the bus north to my hometown to visit my sister, brother, and a niece and her son, who all still live there, for a few days. There happened to be a gypsy traveller encampment across the streetRead more
New ZealandWellingtonWellington CitySeatoun HeightsWorser Bay41°18’21” S 174°49’25” E
November 17, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
When we got back to Wellngton, my niece and her husband took me to visit the Weta Workshop and to the Te Papa National Museum.
You can go on a tour of the actual workshop, plus there is a littleRead more
New ZealandWellingtonWellington CityPipitea41°16’23” S 174°47’9” E
November 20, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The Cake Tin is the name of a sports stadium that was built in the late '90s in Wellington. It hosts all manner of events besides sports, but the main sport played there is NZ's national game, rugby.Read more
New ZealandWellingtonLambton Harbour41°17’11” S 174°46’35” E
December 5, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
The day before I was to leave Wellington to return (eventually) to Oakland, CA, who should I see in the street but a Raiders supporter!
But before I left, I had some final catching up to do withRead more
New ZealandManawatu-WanganuiRuapehu DistrictOhakuneMangateitei39°25’5” S 175°23’55” E
December 6, 2013 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
The Northern Explorer is a scenic train trip that travels from Wellington up to Auckland. I went as far as Te Rapa, the station for Hamilton, where my brother and sister-in-law came to pick me up as IRead more
