The Maori name for the island that is New Zealand is Aotearoa, which means "The land of the long white cloud." I personally think it sounds much nicer than the European name, but you can make up your own mind while you listen to some traditional Maori Tunes.
Category Archives: Australasia
Km’s and Cops
March 11, 2007 – 5:14 pm
We have been here in New Zealand for a little over 2 weeks now and have been on the road here for just as long. Getting used to driving a right hand drive car on the left hand side of the road is actually not that difficult although they do have a few yielding laws […]
The end of my string. – From Hokitika
March 11, 2007 – 2:35 am
"Things just work differently here, things just work differently here, things just work differently here," I continue to remind myself. The difficulty and benefit of travel is that you have the opportunity immerse yourself in other cultures, traditions and general systems of existence. These days I have become very used to the spoils of home. […]
We are on the South Island now.
March 7, 2007 – 8:39 pm
Hello everyone. It has been a few days and a lot has been going on. We are currently in Hamner Springs in the heart of the Southern Alps on the South Island of New Zealand. We have been on the South Island for a few days after having crossed over on the Cook Strait ferry […]
New Zealand Update
March 1, 2007 – 5:16 pm
It has been a busy first week out of the country for Steve and I. Hard to believe it is day 9, but when you think that we still have 2 years or so to go, it isn’t much at all. Fiji went by in a blur and we spent 3 days in Auckland getting […]
Bites, Heat, Headaches, Customs and One-sided Sunburns
March 1, 2007 – 4:49 pm
Over and over I have spent a lot of time reminding myself that this is all worth it. I continually made jokes to my friends just before leaving that I made a huge mistake a year ago when I presented this idea to Bouey. Next thing you know, I was on a plane after the […]
Photos from Fiji
February 26, 2007 – 5:42 pm
We have all of the photos up from Fiji. Keep in mind that Steve Bouey has the worst run of Mosquito bites I have ever seen and there is a nice picture of them in there. Make sure to check the pictures of the bites out right before dinner, they will help with your appetite:) […]
What you can plan to see in the coming weeks…
February 24, 2007 – 6:25 pm
As we roll through New Zealand, we will be showing you a little slice of what the country is like including AJ Hackett bungy jumping, volcano mud slides, Maori culture, the Sounds and general life on the island. We are still working on it, but our hope is to make it to a sheep farm […]
Sorry for the lack of blogs…it has been a rough start.
February 24, 2007 – 6:23 pm
The most grueling is done…I hope. We are in Fiji now and I can rightfully say that the last month has been the most trying of my entire life. Between the goodbyes, bureaucracies, last minute planning, last minute lack of planning and trying to accomplish all of this predominately between Steve Bouey and myself, I […]
South of the Equator… in part
February 22, 2007 – 6:22 pm
You could say that this is our first blog entry from the road, although we are not really on the road just yet. As I sit on the deck of the lodge house we are staying at on Malolo Island in Fiji, I am greeted by the smell of fresh air, the sight of crystal […]
