to view this. Direct link to the video clip.
This was flying back from Steward Island on Sunday night since the
ferry we took over was canceled going back due to the weather. By far
the smallest plane I've ever flown in - 10 people including the pilot.
Jojo is sitting next to the pilot and, believe it or not, struck up a
conversation with him. It was the pilot's sixth trip of the day, and he
wasn't bothered in the least by the pouring rain and high winds!
to view this. Direct link to the video clip.
It was a little windy! Jojo and I were on the Southernmost Point of New
Zealand's South Island, though not as far south as Stewart Island where
we were coming back from. Good times, though, good times. We had
spent the night in a farmer's field, sleeping in our sleepings bags in
the back of the truck with Dodgeball playing on Jojo's laptop (we had
already seen Anchorman, Van Wilder, and Blazing Saddles). I took a
really cool time lapse picture over about 30 minutes which I'll post
soon, but just after it got dark, around midnight, a buzz of brightly
colored lights slid out on the ocean around a point and came towards
us. We both shot up in our sleeping bags and quickly realized a cruise
ship was passing by! A wee bit cold and windy for that, eh mate?
to view this. Direct link to the video clip.
Video clip is pretty self-explanatory. I should note that it is the steepest, inhabited
road in the world, at least that has claimed the title and accompanying
tourist traffic. That was the last stop in Dunedin - we had
visited New Zealand's only castle and their albatross colony, along
with the Cadbury Factory and the Speights Brewery the day before!
Cheers!
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