• Last day in Hokitika

    February 13, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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  • Around Hokitika

    February 12, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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  • Tuna fishing

    February 12, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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  • The west coast

    February 11, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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    We finally made it to the west coast.  Another beautiful drive through winding roads mountains on one side and the ocean on the other.  We made a few stops along the way to Hokitika; a couple of small hikes and  Fox Glacier for lunch, we didn’t stay long here as we were ready to be done driving.  Once we got to Hokitika, we met Uncle Wayne’s friend Oly.  He is from Jackson, Wy and has visited NZ over 20 times.  The first full day in Hokitika we went canoeing and went to the beach. The beach there was full of driftwood and they just had a driftwood art competition on the beach.  We think the Hokitika one stays up year round.

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  • Geraldine, Queenstown ,and Lake Wanaka

    February 9, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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    Uncle Wayne picked us up at the airport in Christchurch and we immediately set out toward Mount Cook. After a few hours of driving we decided to stop and find a place to stay for the night. We ended up with a quaint room in a historic hotel in Geraldine. There was a bar on the first floor where we enjoyed a few beers while watching a rugby match…a true Kiwi experience. We had dinner at a local cafe down the street then returned to he bar for to watch New Zealand take home the victory in the sevens (rugby) tournament.
    The next morning we had a delicious breakfast at another local cafe before setting out to explore Mount Cook.

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  • New Zealand.

    February 8, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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    I just wanted to post a few pictures from the day in New Zealand . This is quite the country. A couple of Mount Cook and one of one of the most photographed tree in New Zealand. It’s in the town of Wanaka, which I might add is quite stunning. Melinda had her list of buildings to see and I had my list of things to photograph and these are two of them! – joe

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  • Our Bags are packed…

    February 4, 2015 Author: Joe Scalfaro
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    Going to Australia and New Zealand to visit Uncle Wayne.  We don’t have many plans, so we are not sure what we are getting into.  A quick day trip in Sydney and then off to the South Island of New Zealand.  I decided to pack the Hobbit for some reading on the way : )

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