New Zealand 2003

Salt Spring hippies moved to NZ Neat Marbles Mountain Canyon Train Milford Sound -really a fjord 8 feet of fresh water floats top Rains 400 inches per year Great sports car roads Glacier 10 mile inland at 40 Latitude Seabed uplift Some rivers rose 40 feet in worse flooding in 100 years Much more fun than swinging bridge Beach half mile wide at low tide Post card coastline Nice 10 speed bike road - NOT Bamboo - where is the panda Plane to North Cape Lush farm land Not bad boating ? 90 Mile beach is also State Hw Less traffic on sand Hw than Auckland North Cape - next stop Fiji Creek road to 90 mile beach Sand boarding Pretty good anchorage Drink & mussels to relax Do I like mussels ? Hey, You're stealing my fish Fishing for the big one Tough life on Myth of Aaron Shucks another boat Water is only 22 Degrees Don't come ashore here Getting view of Bay of Islands Famous Bay of Islands Some tourists travel faster than others Al & Tracy from "White Heat" Frank & Carol from "Jubilant" Eying Al's dive catch of crayfish Mussel Restaurant