While most of us have trouble telling an Aussie accent from a Kiwi accent (and that’s a serious error in these parts), here’s a hint. In New… Read more “How to talk New Zealand”
Author: R Mead
Tauranga, Rotorua, and Te Puia
We didn’t actually get into Tauranga; we docked a few kilometers away and took a van to Rotorua to see Te Puia. Te Puia is where most… Read more “Tauranga, Rotorua, and Te Puia”
Day 2: Devonport
While housing is expensive, the 15,000 people who live there can walk to work in a few minutes, if they work on the island, or ferry to… Read more “Day 2: Devonport”
Auckland Days 1 and 2
These are the days we were supposed to be here. The weather here has been dry for several weeks; Thursday (day 1) had steady rain all day… Read more “Auckland Days 1 and 2”
Auckland, Day Zero
If my arithmetic is correct, this 16 February and we are 17 hours ahead of Minneapolis, Springfield, Lacona, and Pleasantville, about the same in Mexico and Ecuador;… Read more “Auckland, Day Zero”
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
The seas were too high to permit using tenders to go ashore, so we missed this one. Instead, steamed slowly by and headed on to New Zealand.… Read more “Rarotonga, Cook Islands”
Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia
French Polynesia is called French Polynesia because that’s where it is and it was colonized by the French. It is one of the Society Islands because there… Read more “Bora Bora, Society Islands, French Polynesia”
Tahiti Nui
There is also a Tahiti Iti, which would be a smaller island if the two weren’t connected at one point. One explanation was “Nui” means large and “Iti”… Read more “Tahiti Nui”
Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua, Paaseiland, Easter Island
The name of the island is Rapa Nui; the people who have inhabited it for the last 1200 years or so are the Rapa Nui; and the… Read more “Rapa Nui, Isla de Pascua, Paaseiland, Easter Island”
Yesterday’s Lectures
Here’s a small part of what we heard yesterday. To illustrate the complexity of the ecosystem of a rainforest, the Brazil nuts themselves are in a large shell that… Read more “Yesterday’s Lectures”
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