Cook Strait
This morning I boarded the ferry to the south Island. 3h10 for the passage from Wellington to Picton, passing through the Cook Strait and Marlborough Sounds with its islands and waterways. The coast line in this northernmost part of the South Island is outright ridiculous, and reminds you of a fractal, in its endless repetitions. […] Read More
Rangitoto hike
Finally got my act together and set the alarm clock to 9 am. So I would make the Rangitoto Ferry at 10.30. The weather looked ok, warm, with lots of clouds, maybe not the worst to hike up a volcano. The Ferry took half an hour and let us ashore at Ragitoto‘s Ferry Terminal. I […] Read More
Waiheke
When I first heard about Waiheke Island I thought they were talking about Hawaii. Many names here, taken over from Māori, have a hawaiian ring to me. I only recently found out that they are indeed all related. Funnily, all those polynesian micro-islands in the pacific have been discovered and settled way before the two main […] Read More
City of Sails
I did a little walk on Monday, despite feeling a bit under the weather, down to the waterfront and around the Marina. Auckland calls itself the City of Sails, and it’s entirely justified. Built onto the water, the harbor and marina take up an important part of the coastline. As often though, and unfortunately, the […] Read More
Sydney Harbor Cruise
I met up with my friend Angus on Saturday afternoon, he got me onto a boat cruise through the Sydney Harbor. It had been raining all morning and it didn’t look like it would get much better, but it was a fun cruise. Together with a bunch of his friends we circled the harbor, crossed […] Read More