New Zealand and Hawaii

Chris Hartman is taking a year off from full-time work to do some traveling. First on the agenda: a month-long trip to New Zealand and the Big Island of Hawaii. Joining him: Helen O'Flannel, software developer, wool enthusiast. Why New Zealand? Lord of the Rings, wool and wool-related industries, relatively safe location should a thermonuclear war happen to break out. Why Hawaii? Warmer weather, snorkeling, Mauna Kea observatory, Hapuna Beach, shave ice, Kona coffee.

  • 31 days (12 Apr 2005 - 13 May 2005)
  • 34770 km (21605 miles)
  • 2 countries
  • 65 entries (19181 words)
  • 354 photos
  • 4.2 ratings (289 votes)
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Day Journal date: Country Place Title Distance Media Rating
1 Apr 12, 2005 13:05 United States Boston Common » Wheels up Boston 0 km 3.2 (13 votes)
1 Apr 12, 2005 17:13 United States Hill City » Five miles above my homeland 2434 km 3.3 (13 votes)
1 Apr 12, 2005 20:45 United States Los Angeles International Airport » Wheels up Los Angeles 4195 km 2.6 (5 votes)
1 Apr 13, 2005 03:00 United States Honolulu » A lovely night at the Ionic Breeze Hotel 8133 km [*] (2) 3 (12 votes)
2 Apr 14, 2005 05:00 United States Honolulu » Public Sector Waikiki 8133 km [*] (11) 3.3 (7 votes)
3 Apr 15, 2005 09:13 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Auckland » Driving on the Left 15176 km [*] (5) 3.7 (11 votes)
4 Apr 16, 2005 07:45 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Auckland » A Maori Fortress 15176 km [*] (10) 5 (7 votes)
5 Apr 17, 2005 00:06 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Hamilton » Near Hobbiton 15288 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
5 Apr 17, 2005 02:10 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Rotorua » I Zorb, Therefore I Am. 15383 km [*] (4) 4 (7 votes)
5 Apr 17, 2005 03:17 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Rotorua » Wool and wool-related industries 15383 km [*] (8) 4.4 (11 votes)
5 Apr 17, 2005 10:28 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Rotorua » Thermal features? Ho hum, say the locals. 15383 km [*] (2) 3 (5 votes)
6 Apr 18, 2005 04:37 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Rotorua » Bigger geysers and a Maori war posture dance 15383 km [*] (6) 3 (3 votes)
6 Apr 18, 2005 05:32 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Taupo » Sheep. Fields of Sheep 15445 km [*] (2) 4.2 (5 votes)
7 Apr 19, 2005 01:39 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Napier » Art Deco Napier 15560 km [*] (10) 3 (9 votes)
7 Apr 19, 2005 07:13 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Wellington's Social Tonic 15832 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
8 Apr 20, 2005 07:19 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » The Fellowship of the Van 15832 km [*] (15) 4.1 (10 votes)
9 Apr 21, 2005 09:42 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » All Day at Our Place 15832 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
10 Apr 21, 2005 23:33 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Headlines from New Zealand 15832 km 5 (6 votes)
10 Apr 22, 2005 09:27 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » The Gummint 15832 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
10 Apr 22, 2005 10:10 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Hurricanes? Hurricanes! 15832 km [*] (11) 5 (1 votes)
11 Apr 23, 2005 04:32 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Tramping Round Wellie 15832 km [*] (13) 5 (1 votes)
11 Apr 23, 2005 06:51 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Fun with Refraction 15832 km [*] (11) 5 (6 votes)
11 Apr 23, 2005 11:38 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Picton » Land Ho 15897 km 5 (1 votes)
12 Apr 23, 2005 23:48 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Saint Arnaud » Helen Wheels 16011 km [*] (1) 3.8 (5 votes)
12 Apr 24, 2005 02:04 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Cape Foulwind » Seals of Approval 16125 km [*] (10) 5 (1 votes)
12 Apr 24, 2005 09:16 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Fox Glacier » Ivory Towers 16351 km 5 (1 votes)
13 Apr 24, 2005 20:33 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Fox Glacier » The Astroturf is always greener 16351 km 5 (2 votes)
13 Apr 25, 2005 09:26 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Fox Glacier » ANZAC Day on the Glacier 16351 km [*] (19) 5 (1 votes)
13 Apr 25, 2005 10:41 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Fox Glacier » Cornelia, our glacier guide 16351 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
14 Apr 25, 2005 13:59 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Fox Glacier » Jigsaw Puzzleworthy Scenery 16351 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
14 Apr 26, 2005 00:21 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Mount Aspiring National Park » On the road to Queenstown 16462 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
14 Apr 26, 2005 04:08 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wanaka » The End of the Earth 16529 km [*] (2) 5 (1 votes)
14 Apr 26, 2005 10:18 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Arrowtown » More buena vistas and pizza at The Cow 16566 km [*] (8) 4.6 (8 votes)
15 Apr 26, 2005 23:16 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Arrowtown » Gravity 16566 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
15 Apr 27, 2005 03:05 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Twizel » Honky-tonkin' 16780 km [*] (1) 5 (1 votes)
15 Apr 27, 2005 12:19 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » The Heartland 16915 km 5 (1 votes)
16 Apr 28, 2005 04:34 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Arthur's Pass » All Aboard 17024 km [*] (19) 4.8 (17 votes)
16 Apr 28, 2005 10:54 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » A Hitchhiker's Guide to Christchurch 17133 km 5 (1 votes)
17 Apr 29, 2005 01:33 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » The Canterbury Plain 17133 km [*] (1) 3.2 (10 votes)
17 Apr 29, 2005 11:08 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Mount Somers » Edoras 17235 km [*] (22) 5 (12 votes)
18 Apr 30, 2005 00:42 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » More Headlines from New Zealand 17337 km 5 (1 votes)
18 Apr 30, 2005 07:41 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » Chilling out in Ch'Ch 17337 km [*] (9) 5 (1 votes)
19 May 01, 2005 01:57 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Christchurch » Goodbye Christchurch 17337 km [*] (7) 5 (1 votes)
19 May 01, 2005 05:05 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Kaikoura » Kaikoura for a late lunch 17488 km 5 (1 votes)
20 May 01, 2005 23:07 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Picton » Back across Cook Strait 17630 km [*] (10) 5 (1 votes)
20 May 02, 2005 01:45 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Wellington » Return to Wellington 17698 km [*] (5) 5 (1 votes)
20 May 02, 2005 08:09 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Tongariro National Park » Howard's (End) Lodge 17937 km 5 (1 votes)
21 May 03, 2005 05:26 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Tongariro National Park » Mordor 17937 km [*] (27) 5 (6 votes)
22 May 04, 2005 05:12 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Waitomo Caves » Shine Little Weet-Bix 18055 km [*] (2) 4.5 (2 votes)
23 May 05, 2005 01:15 New Zealand (Aotearoa) Auckland » Haere Mai 18214 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
23 May 05, 2005 09:13 United States Honolulu » Back in the USA 25257 km 5 (1 votes)
24 May 05, 2005 22:21 United States Kailua » Old Hands 25619 km [*] (6) 5 (1 votes)
24 May 06, 2005 02:34 United States Waimea » Whoa! 25884 km [*] (2) 4.7 (7 votes)
25 May 07, 2005 01:51 United States Hilo » A Land Called Honoli'i 25954 km [*] (3) 5 (1 votes)
25 May 07, 2005 06:02 United States Mauna Kea Observatories » Astronomy 25996 km [*] (6) 5 (2 votes)
26 May 07, 2005 21:15 United States Hilo » Babe Ruth's Banyan and Lili'uokalani Gardens 26038 km [*] (10) 3.3 (2 votes)
26 May 08, 2005 07:33 United States Volcano » Geology 26075 km [*] (16) 5 (13 votes)
27 May 08, 2005 22:28 United States Hilo » Enzed Odds and Enz 26112 km 3.5 (2 votes)
27 May 09, 2005 06:59 United States Hapuna Beach State Park » Beach bums 26195 km [*] (5) 4 (2 votes)
28 May 10, 2005 07:15 United States Kahaluu Beach Park » Laziness and a minor injury 26244 km 5 (1 votes)
29 May 11, 2005 07:40 United States Kealakekua Bay » Marine Biology 26257 km [*] (9) 5 (1 votes)
30 May 12, 2005 09:34 United States Honolulu » Hawaii Five-O at the I Love Country Cafe 26544 km [*] (4) 5 (1 votes)
31 May 12, 2005 23:42 United States Pearl Harbor » Tora, Tora, Tora 26557 km [*] (14) 5 (1 votes)
31 May 13, 2005 11:49 United States Chicago O'Hare International Airport » Nearly Home 33386 km 5 (1 votes)
32 May 13, 2005 15:51 United States Jamaica Plain » Home 34770 km 5 (6 votes)