(Part of a series of articles by Fi trawling the archives for photos taken on the tiny compact camera way back when). Thought we’d have a bash at jumping out of a plane from 15,000 feet. A minute of freefall lasts surprisingly long and the views across Lake Taupo were lovely but as it’s so […]
There and back again – an Old Man’s tale – click to take a look…
It was time to spice things up a bit so we booked a Skydive early and headed straight there. It’s all pretty efficient so after the gentle hard sell on photo-video packages we declined and found ourselves in unattractive red jumpsuits in no time. Safety briefing over we watched the earlier group fall from the […]
No Pancakes or moon boots in sight – slightly underwhelmed! Then Nelson – so many beautiful shiny cars. The sights & smells of wandering around the classic car exhibition & restoration area reminded me of visits to similar places with my dad when I was a kid. So here’s some pics for my pops! And […]
(Part of a series of articles by Fi trawling the archives for photos taken on the tiny compact camera way back when). After a choppy ferry ride to the north island we spent a day in Wellington. Te papa museum earthquakes and a cool interactive media wall upstairs shrine & some 80’s toys.
A host of photos covering our journey from the middle of the south island all the way to the middle of the north island.
It’s fair to say that the north island is very different from the south. I’m sure there are people who prefer it – hell, NZ’s biggest city Auckland is there so it must be doing something right – but aside from a few highlights I didn’t really enjoy it as much as the south island. […]
We awoke early and got on the road; in fairness we didn’t have a spot in mind for the evening but just decided to roll as far as we could and see any sights on the way. Before long we were at the Pancake Rocks and Blowholes. These were boring. How I got a gallery […]
Two helicopter rides, and an afternoon of running around on a glacier and climbing into ice caves. Beautiful but tiring!
Flying in helicopters and hiking on glaciers – see below for coverage of the action.