Reading and Roaming
BOOK NOTE Lest anyone think I haven’t read any books lately, here’s one I wanted to like more than I did. In the Midst of Winter by Isabel Allende This might be the first novel by Allende I’ve read or possibly the second. It brings together an unlikely trio to deal with an out-of-the-ordinary surprise. …
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NEW ZEALAND VIEWS Our time here is almost over, and it seems appropriate to gather together some of my favorite photos from the trip. Note: All photos ©JWFarrington (some rights reserved.)
IN ARROWTOWN We drove from Manapouri on Wednesday, after our overnight cruise on Doubtful Sound, to Arrowtown, which is about half an hour from Queenstown. It wasn’t a long drive, but it rained much of the way and the last 45 minutes or so were on the now familiar narrow, winding roads around the mountains. …
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DOUBTFUL SOUND To experience Doubtful Sound, you have to be willing to put up with several stages to get there. It’s located on the coast of southwest New Zealand, and you first have to get yourself to Pearl Harbor in Manapouri. Lake Manapouri is another of the very very deep (1400+ feet at its deepest) …
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