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Archive for March, 2010
Sydney
Monday, March 29th, 2010Scuba diving in Cairns
Sunday, March 28th, 2010We departed from the “E finger” to catch the Tusa dive group in the morning. The waters were extremely rough and they recommended all divers take seasick tablets, even the instructors. It wasn’t too long before some of people aboard the vessel started puking. Despite the conditions, the dive leader OK’d the diving and we were off to Hastings Reef.
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Skydiving in Queenstown
Friday, March 26th, 2010We woke up early to go sky diving at 7:20AM. It was probably 40 degrees out and definitely much colder up at 12,000 feet. After speaking with some of the locals, they mentioned it was the first day of snow in Queenstown (on the mountains).
Nevertheless, the experience was pretty awesome.
Milford Sound
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010The #1 attraction in New Zealand does not disappoint.
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On the road to Milford
Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010After departing Franz Josef, we headed through Haast, then Queenstown. On the way, we stopped at the Blue Pools of Haast Past. These are glacier fed pools which give them a uniquely blue color.
We also had a lot of fun driving too 
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Franz Josef glacier
Thursday, March 18th, 2010Rule #1 with travelling and scheduling: be flexible. Our first day of trying to get a helicopter ride up to the Franz Josef glacier got cancelled due to inclement weather. The next day didn’t look great either until the last fly up (which we managed to get in!). Franz Josef is one of three glaciers that lead into a rain forest.
Heli hiking Franz Josef Glacier, New Zealand
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Fishing Lake Taupo
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010A full day of slaying rainbow trout in Lake Taupo on the north island.
South Island bound
Wednesday, March 10th, 2010Departed the Wellington harbor over to the South Island. Once there, the drive passed through numerous vineyards and herds of sheep. See if you can count the number of sheep on the second to last picture
New Zealand
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010First off, Internet access is sparse here. This trip is completely different than the time we went to Europe and we could get Internet anywhere, even on the trains. And when you do find Internet access, it will cost you an arm and a leg for each hour or MB transferred. That aside, New Zealand is amazing. It is hard to take a bad photo of the countryside, and we’re only on the north island! These photos are from LAX to Auckland to Mt. Maunganui to Orakei Karako thermal springs.
Thermal Springs on the North Island.
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Thermal Springs (bubbling mud)
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