March 20, 2012 | 2 comments
Rotorua Hot Springs On our drive up to Auckland from Wanganui, we stopped at Rotorua for the night. It’s a geothermal hotbed! It reminded me of Yellowstone Park. It’s a major tourist destination with countless hotels, resorts and all the
March 16, 2012 | 2 comments
New Zealand is such a beautiful country, I wanted to share some more photos! Here’s another view of the Wanganui River – one of my favorites. Wanganui River The rolling hills of new Zealand carpeted with grass and flush
March 15, 2012 | 4 comments
New Zealand is a beautiful country! Here are some photos of the countryside we’ve seen around Wanganui. Countryside near Wanganui Wanganui River Hills north of Wanganui Sheep, sheep everywhere! Can’t get away from those sheep! Rain moving in –
March 12, 2012 | 7 comments
I was up at 4 a.m. last Tuesday to catch a 6 a.m. flight from Perth to Adelaide, my next lecture location. What a beautiful part of the country, Adelaide! Agriculture evidently abounds in the region. After they heard my
February 28, 2012 | 4 comments
I stepped off the plane in Sydney last Thursday and exclaimed to no one listening, “I made it!” It was the end of a 25 hour series of flights. After speed walking a few hundred feet toward customs, I did an