Monthly Archives: January 2014

Milford and Catlins

Posted on January 31, 2014 by ellenopreis

27/1 next on our busy program is Queenstown. I still hadn’t convinced my parents for flying. We passed Arrowtown first, a very cosy and pitoresque looking town, and wanted to drink a coffee there but by that time I had … Continue reading →

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My parents in New Zealand!

Posted on January 26, 2014 by ellenopreis

In my last post I talked about me being nerveus about being on time for picking them up. But everything went smooth and I was happy to see them again. The following days: 21/1 Paul, my parents and me drove … Continue reading →

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The day I lost another two of my nine cat lives…

Posted on January 20, 2014 by ellenopreis

18/1 The day I lost another two of my nine cat lives… I had to wake up early to do 2 flights in the morning. Then it had got too windy, so we paused for a while and decided to … Continue reading →

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Takaka and Nelson (Richmond), climbing and paragliding

Posted on January 17, 2014 by ellenopreis

14/1: We drove to Richmond, near Nelson, because that was where the paragliding school was. And when I called (from Wanaka) he said that today flying would be possible. But the weather had changed and it wasn’t for today. So … Continue reading →

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Nieuw zeelanders

Posted on January 15, 2014 by ellenopreis

Iedereen is hier zo behulpzaam! Ik zit hier wat te zitten in Nelson, komt er iemand langs die net in de zee gezwommen heeft, die begint spontaan een klapke, en dan komt hij nog eens terug om te zeggen waar … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 14, 2014 by ellenopreis

11/1: 4 more flights today! Regular flights, practicing everything I learnt. Wing overs, landings,… As the weather was going to be bad the following days, I was thinking about leaving queenstown and travel again. I wanted to go North badly … Continue reading →

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Next little paradise

Posted on January 13, 2014 by ellenopreis

I don’t understand why it took me so long to leave queenstown. I’m making a mental note to myself never to stay in a cold place again. Especially not when traveling.

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30 flights until now! 10 to go!

Posted on January 10, 2014 by ellenopreis

6/1: I drove back from Wanaka to Queenstown in the morning as it was flying day again! We did one flight, and then the wind had gotten too strong. But we went through a lot of theory, so it was … Continue reading →

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Flight 14 and Glenorchy Horse Races

Posted on January 5, 2014 by ellenopreis

4/1: I had set my alarm at 5.30, in order to get to Queenstown on time. But, me and alarms had had malcommunications before, and this time it happened again. The day before I had set the date and time … Continue reading →

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Te Anau – Homer hut

Posted on January 5, 2014 by ellenopreis

2/1: Just another rainy day. We decided to stay inside. Nothing else to do. Watched the hobbit. And made Fede Style pizza! 3/1: Even if it was another rainy day, I wanted to do something. So I decided to go … Continue reading →

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