Otapahi
Also known as Alfred and Cicily Beach, Otapahi is a Yellow-eyed Penguin Trust Reserve. It is a private reserve near Allan’s Beach that is surrounded by towering hills of grazing sheep and cattle. Dirt...
Monthly Archive: July 2018
Roadside
I HIGHLY suggest getting roadside assistance when driving in New Zealand. That is all. PS. And a good mobile company, although phone reception is spotty is lots of places
A few NZ reserves
Lenz Historical Reserve and Tautuku Lodge Owned and managed by Forest and Bird 1 km from coast Main Lodge and two smaller cabins available for renting Three easy walking tracks from 2-9 km starting...
Weekend trip to the Catlins
13-15 July The Department of Conservation (DOC) in New Zealand is roughly equivalent to the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Government run, they do everything from protecting species, restoring habitat, research, development, monitoring, reporting, and...
Busy weekend
5:45 am Saturday July 7- my alarm goes off and I snooze… twice 6:10 am- finally get up and wander to the “living room” of Abbey in my slippers and sweat pants 6:11 am-...
Midwinter Christmas at Abbey!
Every year, Abbey College has a tradition- celebrating Midwinter Christmas in July! Abbey holds special dinners monthly/bimonthly, where all the residents get together for a fun night of food and entertainment. There are typically...
Midwinter Carnival 2018
The Midwinter Carnival is an annual event in Dunedin which celebrates…winter! It took place this past Saturday, June 30, the closest Saturday to the Winter Solstice (longest night of the year). It is held...