West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Days 4 & 5, Arthur's Pass, Springfield, and Christchurch
28 Jun 2021
Cliffhanger resolved. We get back to Christchurch (a bit poorer) and thence back to Wellington.
On the Rollercoaster: What an Interesting Location
25 Jun 2021
NZ remains COVID-free, barely.
West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Day 4, Mount French
24 Jun 2021
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.
West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Days 2 & 3, Canterbury Open, Otira Café, Truman Track, Punakaiki Pancake Rocks, and Westland Petrel Colony
19 Jun 2021
Fought in the Canterbury Open, and then an action-packed day north of Greymouth.
West Coast Again, May 21-25 2021: Day 1, WLG-CHC
12 Jun 2021
Last year Elliott and I went to the West Coast for the Queen’s Birthday weekend. Victoria Day is a bit earlier but the Canterbury Open was basically on the Victoria Day long weekend (not a holiday in NZ!) and I figured it would be a good chance to get out to the West Coast again, though coming from Christchurch rather than Wellington, and a bit further south than last time.
May: non-teaching term month 1
1 Jun 2021
Incremental progress throughout May; as usual, non-teaching terms are much less of a grind.
Holidays: Canada vs NZ
15 May 2021
I know what’s when in Canada, but things are completely different here. Let’s try to figure it out.
Review: Ice Walker: A Polar Bear's Journey through the Fragile Arctic by James Raffan
9 May 2021
Canadian content! This short work of creative nonfiction follows a bear, Nanu, as she raises her cubs near Churchill Falls (Manitoba) in contemporary times.
That Antipodal Life
5 May 2021
We’ve been in Wellington for the past year and a half (!). It’s never really cold or hot here. How does that compare to Canada?
April: end-of-term slog
3 May 2021
April has overall been a real grind, with an attempted paper submission and now grading. We had one trip to Christchurch, where our planned objective got rained out, but we still did a bunch of elevation gain (though not much distance, which means steep ascents).
