Environment

I’m in the midst of a quick tour of the North Island. I was in Wellington two days ago, Taupo yesterday, and am currently in Rotorua. I’m off to Auckland tomorrow and then to the Bay of Islands and Cape Reinga for a few days on the beach.

It’s summer here, and it seems like half of New Zealand is vacationing in Taupo. Taupo is located on the largest lake in New Zealand and the lake– another instance of interesting New Zealand geology.…

Milford Sound, in the Fjordland part of southern New Zealand, is said to be one of the most beautiful places in the world and my trip today didn’t disappoint. Milford Sound is actually a fjord (an area where the land has been carved down to the sea by glacial activity). In this case an inlet has been carved through the mountains resulting in the Tasman Sea flowing about thirty miles inland.…