12.11.2008 by Shannon
Biting black flies, freezing weather… and amazing vista that stun with their beauty.
That’s right — I’ve left the Cook Islands and back in New Zealand’s South Island (Arrowtown), a place to refresh the soul like cold water… which it is, cold. No more tropical weather and sparkling diving scapes, but I’m resigned to loving grass and sheepies. Oh, the sheepies. Can I hug, please?
While the parents tee off at the local golf course, I’ve found myself a cafe with suitable tea and plenty of wireless to try and thaw this mind and produce something that looks like writing.
Cheers, and all that.
Category Location-Location | Tags: arrowtown,cook islands,new zealand,south island | 1 Comment
12.08.2008 by Shannon
Hi, love. Another email for you, coming from the beautiful (but currently stormy) Cook Islands. I wrote you a little narrative of my day. Hope you like it.
Rough Seas do Shake, O Darling Come What May: A Story
Today we tried going out for another dive day. It is Sunday, and
everything around the island is closed (fairly religious here). It is
mom’s official BD, and so we thought a nice repeat dive, yesterday
being so great, would be just the thing. The weather was a bit stormy
again, but the dive place we went with said they were still good to
go, so we packed our bags and met them out from this morning.
I was already seeing ominous signs before we even started. (more…)
Category Location-Location, Narrative | Tags: boat,cook islands,diving,Rarotonga,scuba | No Comments
12.07.2008 by Shannon
You might think Britney Spears on the iPod while crossing New Zealand’s majestic bays via ferry towards Waiheke Island some kind of sacrilege — but let me assure you, my friends, it is a beautiful (life affirming) combination, the sacred and the profane.
(more…)
Category Location-Location, Unthinkable Loss | Tags: auckland,britney,cook islands,diving,loss,new zealand,nz,spears,vacation,waiheke island | No Comments
12.03.2008 by Shannon
Watching the rain, rain, rain fall on Atutaki, Cook Islands in the South Pacific. We were supposed to go diving today, but the Gods of the Tropical Storms had different ideas. Not a bad excuse to sit and read a book…
Many things to write about — sleeping on benches when the local airport closed between red-eye flights, Maori Island Night dancing, bike ride around the island, the perfection of every view…
…but the internet here is sllllooooowwww and so this post is all you get. More later.
Category Location-Location | Tags: atutaki,cook islands,south pacific | 1 Comment
