My first and last stops in New Zealand were in Auckland, where I stayed with Mark and Annie (Mark is Woodstock class of ’78, both have been on staff), though we barely knew each other – we may have met during one of my visits to the school, and Annie and I worked together (at… Continue reading Gallery: New Zealand, 2009
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Brisbane Walkabout
Sunday (July 12) I walked around Brisbane – a lot. You might also like: Helicopter Ride at Uluru and Kata Tjuta Port Douglas: “Could Be Worse…”
The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-19: Brisbane
in Brisbane. Spent the weekend offline, which was very, very nice. # ^ during my Brisbane walkabout, saw, enjoyed, and bought the CD from a band called Jambezi social media planning for the Kernel Conference http://bit.ly/2DwHJQ – hope to stream live video for the first view of ZFS De-Dupe! # overhearing James trying to describe… Continue reading The Twitter Diaries: 2009-07-19: Brisbane
Auckland: Western Springs & the Zoo
^ two of the star-attraction tiger cubs born at the Auckland zoo, in one of those moments that has the whole crowd going “awww…..” Auckland had fair weather for my return, so I spent a few hours enjoying the sun in Western Springs park and the zoo. You might also like: No related posts.
Opotiki
The best down time I’ve had on this trip so far was a visit to David and Sally Kibblewhite (who had been my teachers at Woodstock School) in their beautiful home in Opotiki, on New Zealand’s Bay of Plenty. The weather was beautiful: I finally got to see some sunshine after days of clouds and/or… Continue reading Opotiki