Tuesday, November 17, 2009

November 2009

Took students from a Hamilton school, snorkelling at Goat Island where bottlenose dolphins swam around us. A real buzz! Discover Goat Island - Forest and Bird book Wildlife Encounters features many of our photographs and articles. At Hutt we did a presentation and workshop on photojournalism at the Central Regional Photographic Convention. www.photography.org.nz
Stayed at Ohakune, went up Mt Ruapehu via the two chair lifts. Jenny wants to learn to ski! Tony wants to try snowboarding! At dusk we had great views of Mt Taranaki. www.ohakune.info
The Army Museum of Waiouru was interesting and staff helpful providing information of Tony’s father’s battalion. Ruatiti Domain, Raetihi, was a magic place with a free camping area, amongst lovely bush, by a trout-filled river. Orca appeared at Goat Island then in Omaha Bay 2 days later. Good diving with reasonable vis and huge schools of fish. The Best of New Zealand Geographic book features two of our nudibranch images.