Day 2 at Castle Hill
We got up and finally moving to the climbing area at the crack of noon, narrowly escaping the DOC ranger on his way to check for squatters. We had a nice calm day of climbing on the Submarine Boulder (really does resemble the Beatles’ Yellow Submarine) on a handful of climbs they had been pointed […]
Bound for Castle Hill
The library, oh what a library! Lame you say, but this library has free unlimited wireless, new computers available for free use, all the up to date tech magazines you’d want (from the US), 42″ flat screens with modular couches playing rugby or whatever else you like, and PlayStations attached with individual headsets, multiple per […]
Lake Tekapo
The morning brought new beauty to an already amazing lakeside view. The clouds lifted from the mountains across the lake, showing off their newly snowcapped peaks. The water was glowing more vibrantly, almost as if it had been infused with energy over night. On the agenda though, was a much different view of the adjacent […]
Lake Pukaki
Today was simply a long haul. From the east coast we headed far north. Before we turned west toward Mt. Cook, we decided we were due for a decent cup of coffee, since we’d be on the road for quite awhile. In our search for a café, we found… a cheese factory (which looked like […]
Moeraki
Bertie Lou’s been great, but we on the other hand, have put her in a couple of tough spots. The first being the deep sand at Hokio Beach. This time it was me foolishly losing focus on a very rough muddy road exiting our camp spot. I’m out of climbing shape, and I’ve admitted that […]
