Patrick Lam

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Review: Emerald Hours in New Zealand Part I, North Island (but really, transport in NZ)

Alys Lowth and her party toured New Zealand in the early 1900s and took a surprising amount of public transit. Here, I compare public transit in NZ in 1905 and today. Also: things that are the same (geology), and things that are different (not as much as one would think!).

Posted by Patrick Lam on Sunday, September 5, 2021

West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Days 4 & 5, Arthur's Pass, Springfield, and Christchurch

Cliffhanger resolved. We get back to Christchurch (a bit poorer) and thence back to Wellington.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Monday, June 28, 2021

On the Rollercoaster: What an Interesting Location

NZ remains COVID-free, barely.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Friday, June 25, 2021

West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Day 4, Mount French

I suspected that the Mount French route would be slightly marginal for daylight, since it was posted at 6-7 hours and sunset is currently at 17:15. But I thought we could do it quickly enough. The weather forecast was excellent and there were only a couple of fluffy white clouds in the sky.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Thursday, June 24, 2021

West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Days 2 & 3, Canterbury Open, Otira Café, Truman Track, Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, and Westland Petrel Colony

Fought in the Canterbury Open, and then an action-packed day north of Greymouth.

Posted by Patrick Lam on Saturday, June 19, 2021

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Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Waterloo; patrick.lam@uwaterloo.ca

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