Sept. 28 - Sept. 30, 2005
Home (Estes Park) --> Denver, CO --> LA, CA --> Auckland, New Zealand via Qantas Air
Sept. 30, 2005
Auckland --> Orewa via Kerry
Oct. 5, 2005
Orewa --> Dargaville --> Bayly's Beach via Heather
Oct. 6, 2005
Bayly's Beach --> Opononi --> Paihia via Magic Bus
Paihia Lookout
Waitangi Treaty Grounds
Haruru Falls Trail
Oct. 9, 2005
Paihi --> Orewa via Magic Bus
Bought a Car
Oct. 12, 2005
Orewa --> Otorohonga --> Waitomo Caves
Ruakuri Trail/Glowworms
Piri Piri Caves
Marakopa Falls
Mangapohue Natural Bridge
Waitomo Walkway
Oct. 15, 2005
Waitomo Caves --> Rotorua
Redwoods Hike/Whakawera Thermal Area
Toured Rotorua City
Rainbow Mountain and Mud Pits
Wallaby Spotting
Oct. 19, 2005
Rotorua --> Taupo
Craters of the Moon
Sick
Huka Falls Trail
Aratiatia Falls Trail
Tongariro Crossing via Bus Transport
Oct. 26, 2005
Taupo --> Wellington
Oct. 27, 2005
Wellington --> Picton via 3:00a.m. Ferry
Bob's Beach Trail
Snout Point Trail
Laundry (1st time!)
Kaiwawa Lookout Trail
Oct. 29, 2005
Picton --> Kaikoura
Peninsula Trail (Fur Seal Colony)
Mount Fyffe Summit
Nov. 1, 2005
Kaikoura --> Christchurch (mail) --> Akaroa
Woodills Track
Round the Mountain --> Heritage Park --> Meditation Place --> and back
Nov. 4, 2005
Akaroa --> Christchurch (mail) --> Arthur's Pass
Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area (on the way to Arthur's Pass)
Avalanche Peak Summit via Avalanche Peak Trail up and Scott's Track on the return (loop)
Bealey Spur Track
Devil's Punchbowl Falls
Bridal Veil Falls
Nov. 7, 2005
Arthur's Pass --> Greymouth --> Hokitika
Whitebait Fisherman
Nov. 8, 2005
Hokitika --> Ross --> Franz Josef Glacier
Water Race Walkway (Ross)
Terrace Walk
Tatare Tunnels
Callery Gorge
Franz Josef Glacier Walk
Sentinel Rock Walk
Nov. 10, 2005
Franz Josef Glacier --> Fox Glacier --> Wanaka
Fox Glacier Hike (Fox Glacier)
Mount Roy Summit
Rocky Mountain Summit / Diamond Lake
Wanaka Millennium Walkway
Rob Roy Valley Track (West Matukituki Valley in Mount Aspiring National Park)
Nov. 15, 2005
Wanaka --> Queenstown --> Arthur's Point
Moonlight Track to Moak Lake and a ride back with a Swiss family and South African guy
Routeburn Track to Harris Saddle and back (outside Glenorchy)
Nov. 19, 2005
Arthur's Point --> Te Anau
Nov. 22, 2005
Te Anau --> Milford Sound --> Invercargill
Nov. 23, 2005
Invercargill --> Fortrose --> Slope Point (Southernmost Point - Trail) --> Curio Bay (Petrified Forest) --> McLean Falls Trail --> Cathedral Caves Hike --> Nugget Point Hike --> Balclutha --> Dunedin (Speeding Ticket) --> Moeraki (Moeraki Boulders) --> Oamaru (Blue Penguins)
Nov. 24, 2005
Oamaru --> Timaru --> Fairlie
Graves Track (Oamaru)
1st Time to Buy Meat - Thanksgiving
Mount John Track (near Lake Tekapo)
Nov. 28, 2005
Fairlie --> Christchurch --> Kaikoura --> Picton
Nov. 29, 2005
Picton --> Wellington via Ferry --> Hastings
Dec. 1, 2005
Hastings --> Taupo --> Hamilton --> Auckland
Dec. 2, 2005
Parents Arrived!
Auckland --> Whangarei
Dobbie Track
Dec. 3, 2005
Whangarei --> Paihia via Tutukaka Coastal Loop
Waterfalls Tail (Whangarei)
Dec. 4, 2005
Paihia --> Taipa
Haruru Falls Track (Paihia)
Waitangi Treaty Grounds (Paihia)
Met up Mark and Anne Perry
Taipa --> Spirits Bay --> Sand Dunes (Sand Dune Surfing) --> Cape Reinga (Northernmost Point) via Highway 1 and returned on 90 Mile Beach (Which is really only like 76 miles)
Fishing in Doubtless Bay
Lane Cove by Totara North Track
Oystering Gathering by Taipa in Doubtless Bay
Dec. 9, 2005
Taipa --> Kaitaia --> Opononi --> Waipoua Forest (Big Tree) --> Dargaville --> Matakohe
Dec. 10, 2005
Matakohe --> Auckland (mail) --> Rotorua
Redwoods Trail
Blue Lake Trail
Wai-O-Tapu Volcanic Area
Day Trip to Taupo
City Tour Walk
Gondola and Louge Rides
Dec. 14, 2005
Rotorua --> Waitomo Caves
Rabbit Shearing
Ruakuri Trail
Glowworms (Ruakuri Trail at Night)
Mangapohue Natural Bridge
Marakopa Falls
Dec. 16, 2005
Waitomo Caves --> Hamilton --> Morrinsville --> Paeroa --> Waihi --> Whangamata
Crown Track in the Karangahake Gorge (Old Gold Mine Tunnels)
Poley Bay and Lookout on the Coromandel Peninsula Walkway
Hot Water Beach
Te Puke (Kiwi Fruit Capitol)
Picked Boysenberries
Mount Monganui Summit
Gold Mine Tour in Thames
Overlooked the "Martha" Gold Mine in Waihi
Dec. 22, 2005
Whatamanga --> Taupo
Rachel flew out of Charleston, NC
Dec. 23, 2005
(Parents Stayed in) Taupo --> Auckland (Picked up Rachel) --> Waitomo Caves
Ruakuri Trail
Rappelling
Black Water Rafting with Glowworms
Caving
Climbing
Marakopa Falls
Mangapohue Natural Bridge
Dec. 24, 2005 - My 23rd Birthday!
Waitomo Caves --> Taupo (Met up with the parents)
Bungy Jumping (Taupo)
Zorbing (Rotorua)
Maori Traditional Hangi Dinner(Rotorua)
Tongariro Crossing to Red Crater (Highest Point) and Back (Tongariro National Park) on Christmas Day
Dec. 26, 2005
Taupo --> Gravity Canyon --> Wellington --> Picton via Ferry
Swoop aka "Flying Fox" (Gravity Canyon)
Dec. 27, 2005
Picton --> Kaikoura --> Christchurch
Peninsula Walkway (Fur Seal Colony in Kaikoura)
Dec. 28, 2005
Christchurch --> Kura Tawhiti Conservation Area --> Arthur's Pass (Lunch) --> Franz Josef Glacier --> Whataroa
Dec. 29, 2005
Whataroa --> Franz Josef Glacier --> Wanaka
Franz Josef Glacier Hike (Franz Josef Glacier)
Rob Roy Valley Track (West Matukituki Valley in Mount Aspiring National Park)
New Years - Drank 3 Beers (most ever!) - Watched Fireworks
Swimming and Sun at the Lake
Watched King Kong the Movie (Queenstown)
Jan. 2, 2006
Wanaka --> Mount Cook --> Twizel (Rachel and I only)
Mueller Hut / Mount Oliver Hike near Mount Cook (Turned Back Because of Snow)
Jan. 4, 2006
Twizel --> Christchurch (Dropped Rachel at the Airport) --> Wanaka (Met Back Up with the Parents)
Jan. 5, 2006
Wanaka --> Queenstown --> Te Anau
Jan. 7, 2006
Te Anau --> Oamaru
Jan. 8, 2006
Oamaru --> Christchurch
Hung out at the Backpackers Car Market for 2 days
Jan. 11, 2006
Christchurch --> Akaroa
Sold My Car (Christchurch)
Finished Shopping (Christchurch)
Switched Plane Tickets (Huge Mess!)
Hiked Around Akaroa
Jan. 17, 2006
Akaroa --> Christchurch --> Auckland via Air New Zealand --> Orewa --> Auckland
Fish'n'Chips on the Beach with Kerry, Darrell, and Paige (Orewa)
Jan. 18, 2006
Auckland, New Zealand (Left at 7:40p.m.)--> LA, CA --> Denver, CO USA via Qantas Air (Arrived at 6:00p.m. the Same Day) --> Allenspark (Picked up Farley) --> Home (Estes Park)
Reverse Bungy aka "SkyScreamer" (Auckland)
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