by Jan Plexico | Feb 4, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
This is an amazing country! We have seen so many awesome sights that it is difficult to pick one to describe. But, no matter what other things we see, in my memory, New Zealand will always be the color green. The rain forests are like walking into another world. I...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 24, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Who knew that sheep skin could be so interesting? Today we had a tour of a sheep skin processing factory. In the tanning process, the pelts have to go through numerous baths, rinses, bleaching and even coloring. When dried, they are groomed by combing and even...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 22, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We logged another “ooh, ahh” moment at Huka Falls. We took a boat cruise to the falls. The lake beyond the falls was full of New Zealand water fowl. Our favorites had to be the black swans. The guide told us they were not native and even considered...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 9, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We have had some of the most fun bird encounters since arriving in Australia. At our RV park in Rockhampton, Australia, we had a flock of the most beautiful lorikeets come to visit. They allowed us to feed them and one was friendly enough to hop on to Bev...
by Jan Plexico | Jan 8, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today a group of us went to Fraser Island. We took a ferry to the island and then a four wheel drive tour bus. It is the only completely sand island in the world. It has the most clear water I have ever seen. We swam in the fresh water lake and had a great lunch. The...
