Day: July 8, 2013

See the stars on the New Zealand flag? Do you know what they are? It’s the Southern Cross, and I was quite thrilled last night to see it, embedded in a milkier Milky Way than we have back home. Here was the view from my bed this morning. And I made five new friends who followed me around until I went inside. Today was super-boring because all we did was a second day of driving, […]

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I should have put this picture up yesterday. It’s a clear view of the Duke of Wellington and his nose that we climbed yesterday. Large spiders inhabited my dreams, and a visit to my dead friend Kathy. I tried to visit Dad, too, but he refused to come back to life, even for a minute. Another stupidly early morning awakening today (5:30). I wish my internal clock would adjust. I’ve never been so continuously cold […]

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