The Birdventure Begins
Kia ora! I'm back! Those of you following me on twitter will have noticed the beginning of a new adventure...all about birds. A Birdventure! For the next few months I'll…
Kia ora! I'm back! Those of you following me on twitter will have noticed the beginning of a new adventure...all about birds. A Birdventure! For the next few months I'll…
"Sometimes, a day will so utterly change you, that when you look in the mirror at the end of the day, there is someone you do not wholly recognise yet…
All adventures come to an end, and it's often not easy to leave the wilds behind to come home. On Monday the 5th of December, I flew home from Dunedin…
On Wednesday the 16th of November, I hopped on a plane and headed for Invercargill to begin another subantarctic adventure. I'm beyond excited, and by the time you read this,…
This blog is hard for me to write, but I feel that I need to nonetheless. I’ve been mulling it over for a month or so now, since I found…
At the end of August I spent a week on Aotea/Great Barrier Island as part of one of my postgraduate courses. We were there to survey vegetation in forests and…
52°32′24″S 169°8′42″E Around midmorning, Campbell Island appears as faded blue teeth on the horizon, snaring clouds and floating in and out of sight. I've slept late, photographed birds, and spent…
50° 31’S 166° 17’E We're back on Enderby Island for the afternoon, as the weather is preventing us from landing at Ranui Cove, the site of the old Coastwatchers hut. I…
50° 53' S 166° 21' E Hardwicke - the Enderby Settlement - lasted for just over two years from December 1849 until May 1852. Envisaged as a thriving centre for whaling…
50° 31’S 166° 17’E Enderby and excitement go together. It was a treasure to spend Christmas day here, and now we're back for another go. I can't wait to show Dad…
Being mired in the demands of exams, Edin invited me to author a guest post for her blog this week. It is an opportunity I am privileged to accept as…
How I wish I meant literally. Although at this time of year it would be far less enjoyable! With the southern winter closing in and days getting shorter, I find…
Let's take a break from the trip logs. They've been great fun to put together, and I will get to the second trip later on. For today, though, I'm just…
52° 32′ 24″ S 169° 8′ 42″ E - 46° 35′ 30″ S 168° 20′ 0″ E Campbell Island is vanishing behind us. There are birds in our wake, skimming the rising swells. The cliffs of the eastern coast…
54° 29' 59" S 158° 56' 14" E - 52° 32′ 24″S 169° 8′ 42″E The water, the sky, the whole world is bright and clear. Calm seas soothe our…