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A tour around the ship
Welcome on board. A quick trip above and below decks today, along with a description of Day 2 of the voyage.Looking from midships up the port side towards the foremast. The staysail is that tube of...
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Bedtime on Board
Part 4 in the Endeavour series. See also"Going Aloft," "Sailing on HMB Endeavour,"and "A tour around the ship."So the obvious question is: "How do you get into a hammock?" and it goes with the obvious...
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Endeavour Part 5 of 5
This edition of the blog includes a variety of photos from throughout the voyage and at the bottom of the page is the rest of the narrative (should you need some bedtime reading one night)The Night...
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Waitangi Day 6 February
On Waitangi Day, we headed to Okains Bay for the festivities on this national holiday. The day is named for Waitangi on the north island where a treaty between Maori and Pakeha was signed in 1840....
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Just when the diocese was ready to talk about "make safe" plans for the cathedral in Christchurch, 23 December happened. So it's back to the drawing board.Here's an interview with current footage taken...
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A walk at Castle Hill and Arthur's Pass
We ended up with a southerly weather system which of course means a blast of cold air from the Antarctic. The result was a lovely topping of snow piled onto the nearby peaks. We had a sunny Sunday...
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The view in the red zone
A lot of people who were at church on Sunday told me that they were going in to say goodbye to the cathedral that afternoon. This was the last weekend when people could have access, via a restricted...
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Three Days in Kaikoura
A three day visit to Kaikoura allowed us to explore a couple of coastal walks. This first was along the shoreline at Oaro.The striking features on this walk are the railway line and the contrast...
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Updated 2 August 2012: If you're looking for more recent updates and detailed information on the Christchurch Cathedral, please visit the cathedral website which will give you links to engineering...
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From Darwin to Broome
We arrived in Australia on June 17 and discovered very quickly that this is a country you have to take seriously. Within 24 hours we learned of three ways in which you can be seriously injured or...
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Australia 2012 pt 2
It's a blog about a trip to Australia - cue the requisite shot of a sulfur-crested cockatoo. And the requisite photo of the wallaby in our campsite (they're awfully cute - you'll see more photos of...
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Australia part 3, the birds
The north-west corner of Australia is infinitely interesting. We'd been looking forward to this trip for two years and as we read about it in preparation for our holiday the more it intrigued us. Much...
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Australia part 4, wildlife
Moving on now from the birds to some of the other wildlife we saw while in Australia. Some we simply couldn't get cameras out fast enough for, or the animals made a quick exit into the bush within...
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Australia part 5
These photos are from the Katherine Gorge, which is gradually being returned to it's original name, Nitmiluk. A trip up the gorge involves three boats at threedifferent levels along the gorge. Winter...
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Australia part 6
The wildlife continued to feature largely in our trip to Australia's NW corner. The termites were everywhere we went and the diversity of their mounds was fascinating. Some huge, some small, some...
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The Transitional Cathedral
The Transitional Cathedral (aka the Cardboard Cathedral) will include these 63 cm diameter tubes. They will support a 'plastic' roof and are going to be reinforced by wooden beams. The tubes are...
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A Trip to China
One of the many things I'm loving about being on this side of the world is that some of the world is a lot closer to visit. Well, at least until you read a map. I took a 12 hour flight from Auckland...
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A day at Kaikoura, NZ
Two Wandering Albatross off the coast at KaikouraA Cape PetrelWalking along the coastal track south from KaikouraShore line rock formations at KaikouraAlong the Kaikoura Coastal TrackMoonrise (and a...
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A trip to China part 2
Our trip to China included a visit to the Great Wall near Mutianyu. A chair lift up the hill and the option to chose between that or a toboggan ride on the way down. Those of us under 60 were allowed...
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China Part 3, Terracotta Army
Part of my trip to China included a trip to Xi'an with Em and family, a two hour flight west of Beijing. Xi'an is the city where the Terracotta Warriors began to be unearthed in 1974. It was a...
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