Monthly Archives: May 2015
Kaikoura
Dupa ce am trecut in insula de sud cu vaporul, am mers direct (aproape, ne-am oprit pe drum la vinuri) la Kaikoura, un mic orasel pe coasta de est cunoscut pentru ‘viata marina’. Asta inseamna ca au colonii de foci instalate la soare mai pe toate stancile, rauri in care se joaca bebe focile, pinguini, pasari marine rare, balene (majoritar sperm whale, locale sau in tranzitie) si delfini. N-a fost nevoie de mult mers sa ca dam mai la tot pasul pe tarmuri de foci somnoroase, de pui de foci in iarba sau in ‘piscine’ la joaca, de un pinguin pierdut si pasari. A fost nevoie insa de un zbor cu avionul ca sa vedem o balena de sus si vreo 50 de delfini stransi gramada.
Apres Wellington on a pris le ferry pour passer sur l’ile du sud de la Nz. Apres la traversee on est parti pour Kaikoura, une petite ville de la cote est connue que pour la vie marine ( eau tres profonde a proximite de la cote remplie de nourriture pour les cachalots, dauphins, phoques). Il suffit de se balader sur la plage pour trouver les phoques en train de dormir au soleil, les bebes phoques en train de jouer dans les ‘piscines’ ou les sources d’eau, un pinguin et plein d’oiseaux marins specifiques de la NZ. On a du prendre un avion par contre pour voir un cachalot et une 50aine de dauphins en train de jouer ensemble au large. Qu’ils sont mignons les bebes phoques!!
2 poze de pe vapor intre insula de nord si sud/ 2 photos de la traversee nord sud
Kaikoura
crayfish
Pe drum dinspre Kaikoura spre Nelson ne-am oprit la o plaja aleatoare cu nisip negru. Sur la route de Kaikoura vers Nelson on s’est arrete sur une plage aleatoire de sable noir.
Abel Tasman sau vaslasii lenesi/Abel Tasman or the lazy rowers
Cristina e pe jumatate galbena, pe dea-ntregul uda. Eu ma lupt abitir cu directia si carma. Marea pe care incercam sa ne pastram echilibriul mai are putin si face misto de noi.
Cam asta e fost povestea primei jumatati de zi din Abel Tasman. No pain, no gain sau mai bine spus, pain, some gain asa ca la jumatatea drumului ne-am oprit pe o insula locuita decat de pasari locale si cateva foci. Un fel de Robinson Crusoi in kayak si pelerine de ploaie. Am mai vaslit inca vreo ora apoi pana la plaja unde ne-am oprit de tot si ne-am bucurat de conservele noastre de fasole. Si de mare:)
Cristina has turned an interesting shade of yellow and she is wet and salty. I struggle to keep our direction. The sea on which we try to keep our precarious balance is on the verge of laughing at us.
This is, in brief, the first half day in Abel Tasman. No pain no gain or, better, pain, some gain. We stopped half way on an uninhabited island except for birds and the occasional seal. We were like Robinson Crusoe except with kayaks and rain gear. From here we rowed for one more hour and settled on a beach determined to stop with the kayaking and get to our bean cans.
Restul de o zi jumatate si 17km s-au declinat intre padure, mare, pasari si insecte. Si inca o portie de conserve. Ne-am plimbat pe o plaja pustie, sub luna aproape plina, cu zgomotele padurii la cativa metrii. Clisee cu picioare in nisip. Ne-am lasat inspectati de bondari, muste de nisip si, mult mai placut, de pasari curioase si deloc timide.
The rest one and a half day, 17 km gently rolled between temperate rainforest, the sea, birds and insects. We walked on a deserted beach under moonlight with the night sounds of the forest a few meters away. Walking cliches. We got thorough inspections by bumblebees, sandflies and, much more pleasant, curious and definitely not shy birds.
Munte, padure, mare – repeta asta pentru 50km si ai Abel Tasman. Am facut in total cam jumatate.
Mountain, rainforest, sea – repeat for 50km and you get Abel Tasman. We saw about half.
Nouveau stage
Bon courage a vous mes collegues medecins pour le changement de stage/poste et le stress d’un nouveau debut.
Je pense a vous!
Wellington
Wellington nu ne-a dezamagit dupa restul NZ. Oraselul asta, capitala, a devenit orasul nostru preferat. Cafea si mancare excelente, plimbari in parcuri si un muzeu extraordinar si gratis fac ca cele 2 zile de aici nu au fost de ajuns. A fost greu sa plecam, foarte greu.
Wellington keeps in line with the rest of our NZ experience and ups it up. The city is small but lively, surrounded by the sea and it is simply lovely. Great coffee and food, great walks and an astonishing free museum make it our favorite city in NZ this far. Top it up with great dining. It was hard leaving, very hard.
One love
You approach what seems like a funnel and the road tells you, ONE LANE BRIDGE (we found a variation with ONE LOVE BRIDGE).
One lane bridges are a quintessential New Zealand experience. Here’s a fine example where everybody shares, cars and train. Blinking red lights had never been more important.
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