Temporary Hiatus

Sorry about the temporary hiatus (even though I hardly think anyone actually cares), but I have been busy with a musical production and will not be writing for a while. 

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Australia & New Zealand: Trip #5: Aitutaki

The beach of Aitutaki Captain James Cook discovered a chain of islands just northwest of New Zealand and named them, aptly, the Cook Islands.  The most beautiful of all of these islands is definitely Aitutaki, which, ironically, was not discovered by Cook, but by William Bligh in 1789, just a few days before the now [...]

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Australia & New Zealand: Trip #4: Fiordland National Park

  The natural beauty of Fiordland National Park Although the Great Barrier Reef, our previous entry, may be amazing, most New Zealanders, or Kiwis, believe that the Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound in Fiordland National Park on the Southern Island of the country.  Ever since Captain Cook discovered the site, it has been attracting attention for [...]

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Australia & New Zealand: Trip #3: The Great Barrier Reef

The biodiversity in the Great Barrier Reef The Great Barrier Reef: this is the only living organism large enough to be seen from space.  It stretches 1,200 miles off of the coast of Queensland, Australia.  Amongst the reef, there are hundreds of smaller islands ripe for exploring.  This is the largest marine preserve in the [...]

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Australia & New Zealand: Trip #2: Kakadu National Park

  A crocodile in Kakadu National Park Kakadu National Park is Located in the Northern Territory in Australia.  It is a superior park, but little known: a perfect location for remote adventures far away from civilization.  Solitude in its most pristine form. The most famous “asset” of the park are the crocodiles.  The 15-foot beasts [...]

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