Life in Wellington, New Zealand, photos, and dogs

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Hawai’i

Hawai’i and New Zealand – we have much in common

While I was on the Big Island of Hawai’i I took a couple of tours. One took us up to the summit of Mauna Kea, 4,000 metres above sea level. The other took us across the island and down to the lava at Volcano National Park. The photo of the plant shows an endangered Silver [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Save the planet 23 December 2008 0 comments

Endless lava makes new land

On my visit to the Big Island I took part in a 12 hour guided tour called Kilauea Volcano Adventure. At around 6 am I drove some 2 or 3 miles north from Kailua-Kona to the pickup point. As first on the bus (the other 9 or 10 passengers were picked up from tourist resorts [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 14 December 2008 0 comments

Green turtles by the shore

Between organised tours on the Big Island I spent one day hanging out in Kailua Kona. After a lazy morning I drove along the waterfront, ending up at Kahalu’u Bay, once a sacred and life-giving place, now a popular destination for snorkelling, surfing and lying on the beach. I ate an ice cream and watched [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 13 December 2008 0 comments

Mauna Kea: the sacred high desert

After being invited to teach some courses in Honolulu I recognised the opportunity to add on a trip to Mauna Kea on The Big Island. I booked my Mauna Kea Sunset and Stargazing tour with Mauna Kea Summit Adventures who kept me well-informed with friendly and helpful emails, even reminding me of the itinerary the [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 11 December 2008 2 comments

The exit row

After teaching the WordPress courses over the weekend for Pacific New Media I caught a shuttle bus to the Honolulu Inter-Island airport terminal. It was about a 20 or 30 minute trip from Lincoln Hall at the University campus since we stopped to pick up a couple of other passengers on the way. I arrived [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 10 December 2008 0 comments

The signs lie

I’m in Honolulu, staying on campus in a room a minute’s walk away from a Starbucks. They sell giant cups of green tea, listed at $1.85. But when I pay the cashier she wants me to front up with $1.94. It’s not just Starbucks either — I’ve bought other items around town and always seem [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 6 December 2008 0 comments

Aloha from Honolulu

It’s been a while since I’ve had time to write here — I was preparing for a trip to Hawai’i, to teach some courses about WordPress. Now I’m in Honolulu, fitting in some sightseeing before a weekend of busy hands-on training. The first photo shows me at the top of Diamond Head crater in Honolulu. [...]

Read the full article ⍾ Real life 5 December 2008 0 comments