#CatTravels: Fur seals and alpaca, oh my!
There were two things on my do-to list for New Zealand — and both involved animals. And lucky for me, I was able to accomplish both in one day. Turns out, watching… Read More
#CatTravels: Crossing the Cook Strait to Picton
We had settled on visiting both North and South islands on our first trip to New Zealand — not entirely advisable since we were there for just nine days — and now we just… Read More
#CatTravels: A day in Wellington
It may seem odd that we had only planned to spend one full day in Wellington, the capital city of New Zealand. But let me explain. I had a hard enough time… Read More
#CatTravels #40Trails: No. 18: Tongariro Alpine Crossing, New Zealand
HIKE: Tongariro Alpine Crossing, North Island, New Zealand WHEN: April 2016 LENGTH: 12.1 miles, one way DIFFICULTY: Challenging FEATURES: Barren volcanic landscape; craters; fairly high altitudes; native plants; geothermal steam vents; emerald… Read More
#CatTravels: My fishing tale at Taupō
When I first started planning this trip to New Zealand, one of the only things my husband wanted to do was fish. To say he’s an avid fisherman would be downplaying his… Read More
