Review: Emerald Hours in New Zealand Part I, North Island (but really, transport in NZ)
5 Sep 2021
Alys Lowth and her party toured New Zealand in the early 1900s and took a surprising amount of public transit. Here, I compare public transit in NZ in 1905 and today. Also: things that are the same (geology), and things that are different (not as much as one would think!).
August: Here's Delta
1 Sep 2021
The 1pm show starring Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and Dr. Ashley Bloomfield is back. Really we could do without, but here we are.
My Photo Workflow, and Adventures in Hugo Development
24 Aug 2021
I finally got around to adding links to my Hugo gallery sliders. Here’s how.
Cook Islands: international travel!
17 Aug 2021
What we got up to on the Cook Islands, and what we’d do differently.
Letter to Canadian ministers about reducing emissions.
15 Aug 2021
I’m writing as a constituent to urge Canada to take action on climate change. The recent release of the IPCC report highlights the necessity of doing what we can to fix this human-caused problem. We need to take action now as a society, and the government needs to take a leading role: this problem requires collective action, and we as individuals do not have the power to solve it on our own.
July: to the Realm
2 Aug 2021
This month’s highlights: three trips, including one outside of New Zealand; ten new restaurants; normal non-teaching term month.
June: non-teaching term month 2
4 Jul 2021
This month’s highlights: SCAM paper submission; less successful tournament result at the Waikato Bays Open (Rotorua); rainy weekend trip to Masterton and Pūkaha National Wildlife Centre; COVID scare in Wellington (got lucky)
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.
