Travels with The Rayman

On or about Oct. 6, we booked our Doubtful Sound trip which included renting a car to drive 2 hours to meet the boat on Lake Manapouri at 8:30ish a.m. Yesterday was Oct. 15th, Sunday. So according to my calculations…Oct. … Keep Reading…

Admittedly this sounds like it could have a double meaning. I report. You decide. Flying at 15,000 feet, I came upon this. A list of definitions. Spiral: style of kicking perfected during the psychedelic era. Coathanger: Dressing room equipment which … Keep Reading…

It’s official. I got Ray on a train. It was touch and go…but he did it!!   And as you can see, shooting photos didn’t work so well. Too much glare. However, it did make for an interesting picture in … Keep Reading…

We couldn’t even get close to downtown. It is all fenced and it was so cold today, we declined to walk and buses are diverted away from city center. So, alas, only one or two opportunities to snap pics from … Keep Reading…

Went wine tasting today on a tour. Here’s half the group. It’s us and the Brits. The two far left are on a world tour, backpacking. The people next to us are from London and he’s a chef. Much to … Keep Reading…

This a.m. it was raining in Wellington and awoke to a sound akin to blue whales mating because the hotel is busy retrofitting for earthquakes and the machinery used was, well, noisy. So up we jumped and went out to … Keep Reading…