by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 30, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
It’s hard to believe that we are leaving the South Island with it’s unbelievable scenery, southern Alps, wild west coast, and friendly people. We had an early wake up and drove the five minutes to the ferry terminal where we...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 29, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
We arrived at our famous campground in the afternoon. This wall, park and trees were used as one of the sets in the 2000 Lord of the Rings movie. Keith, the proprietor, loves to tell the story of those days. Keith arranges for our group to be picked up by the...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 28, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
One of our favorite stops is at Paua World. A paua is a NZ abalone that comes out of the most beautiful rainbow blue shell. This factory cleans the shells and makes gorgeous jewelry. This is Wynell showing a sample during our presentation. The ladies had a ball and a...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 27, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Today we drove thru farm areas where the apples are just being picked. Fresh apples, 50 cents a pound! We also picked up some fresh strawberries and raspberries. These pumpkins weighed over 100 pounds! Yes, it’s Fall here, seems strange to us Northern hemisphere...
by Jim and Gisela Spires | Jan 26, 2012 | AU-NZ 2012
Here in the Australia wild Outback, we have the opportunity to learn what life for the aboriginal peoples is about. It is a hard life here in the bush. Water is scarce and at time, food is. The aboriginal peoples have learned to adapt to this harsh climate and have...
