Wet & wild – river rafting New Zealand!
Sunday, Feb. 24, 17:20 (our itinerary) The storm intensified overnight, and waking up in Mt. Maunganui was not a particularly pleasant experience. There were still lots of joggers on the boardwalk in front of us, though – the locals seemed to be little bothered by a tropical storm. Although...
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Changing seasons, changing priorities
My good canoe, the Wenonah-Jensen, is now hanging from the ceiling in the Whitehorse garage, while the poor, heavy old Coleman sits on the beach waiting to be covered by snow. Between travel, poor weather and high water that eliminated the beaches on Lake Bennett, neither canoe got wet...
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Our wild neighbours – and some dumb ones…
It was another excellent day of watching our wild neighbours yesterday. Although bears were again our focus, we found none. What we did find was Dall sheep, mountain goats, and some snow geese and Greater white-fronted geese that we only have a chance to see for a few days...
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