Sarah and I have become Queens of the highways. With Sunny as our chariot and our tent “Castle II,” we have journeyed along some of New Zealand’s most scenic routes. And, being royalty of rad roadtrips, it only makes sense that our first stop is… Queenstown The screams from the bungi jumpers (skydivers/jetboaters/paragliders) can be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘dolphins’
Windy & Windy Roads
Posted in New Zealand, tagged dolphins, Milford Sound, Queenstown, Shotover Jet on February 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Early Mornings are Always Worth it.
Posted in New Zealand, tagged dolphin experience, dolphins, hanmer springs, kaikoura on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The mountains plunge into the ocean at Kaikoura, their peaks rosy in the sunrise. They are blushing, unnerved by the lavish attention the sun pours upon them this morning. The boat zips along the water, churning up the calm blue seas with its wake of white froth. And in amongst it, black dorsal fins appear; [...]
There are no monkeys at Monkey Mia
Posted in Australia, tagged beach, dolphins, westernxposure on December 13, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Australia is huge. Yeah I know, obvious, right? But it’s not until we’re barrelling down the highways, swerving against kangaroos and blue-tongued skinks in a WesternXposure minibus, that I truly realize it. The number of flies slapping against the windscreen is unreal. Outside is worse. Desperate times call for desperate measures and both Sarah and [...]
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In the words of one wise professor, Amy is fulfilling the true calling of every English literature student and "becoming a vagabond."
This year will see her leaving her two homes -- Canada and England -- to chase the summer around the world with fellow adventurers Sarah and Jason. She will travel to eastern and southern Africa, Australia, New Zealand and south east Asia during a ten-month hiatus from school and the real world.
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