I've been home from New Zealand for 4 months already. In complete transparency, I found this post, finished and unpublished, and felt that it deserved to conclude my story in New Zealand. When I got back to Minnesota that first week, I slept a lot. I reflected a lot. I talked about our travels with … Continue reading What Ten Weeks of Travel Taught Me
Sights Along the Southern Scenic Route On our journey from our Christmas beach getaway in Dunedin towards the mountains of Queenstown and Wanaka, we saw many sights. We visited the Nugget Point Lighthouse, walked through a petrified Jurassic forest, and stood on the southernmost point of New Zealand's south island, where we were just under … Continue reading Our Final Two Weeks on the Road in New Zealand
The first European to set his sights on the New Zealand coastlines was Abel Tasman, who reached New Zealand on December 18th, 1642, though he did not set foot on land. The local tribe at the time, Ngāti Tumatakokiri, were eventually replaced by Ngāti Rārua, Te Ātiawa and Ngāti Tama in the region by the … Continue reading Our First Great Walk: Tramping in Abel Tasman National Park
The Curiosity Chronicles 