Tag: Penguins

South-East Coast

I’ve covered a lot of territory since the last post! From Christchurch, I headed towards Mt. Cook, which is not only the highest peak in NZ, it is the highest in “Australasia”. It was in the news in the last few days, because two Japanese climbers died while descending. The chunk of rock they had…

January 30, 2007
Melbourne Museum and Zoo

Getting back into tourist mode, I visited the Melbourne Museum yesterday, and the zoo today. Both are pretty good. The museum featured a number of different exhibits. One of the most interesting was about “evolution”. Amazingly, they are able to cover the topic without being distracted by “alternate” views from religious fanatics! (Similarly, “global warming”…

December 28, 2006

South-East Coast