Cross-linking

Thanks to Gareth for posting some of my Kakapo visit details to his site Another Chance To See. I’d like to recommend the blog as a place to find out more ongoing information on many endangered species as well as out feathered friends. Gareth does a great job of compiling videos, news articles, blog posts and so forth about many creatures.

Not good

Sorry for the lack of posts recently and there won’t be many for a while yet. I’m still in Auckland and the bad news is that Lou and I have parted ways. As a result, I’m completely heartbroken and I’m really not up to blogging. Or much else, to be honest. I hope the two of us can remain friends, but right now all I can think about is what I’ve lost and I don’t even know why it’s happened.

I fly to Brisbane on Friday morning, then on to Melbourne after that. I haven’t planned on my next destination but I’ll need to sort something out fairly soon. I’m awaiting a call back from the Oz Consulate to let me know if I can fly in without an onward ticket as I’ll have the funds from my house sale in my bank account.

Right now I should be happy as Larry with a bulging bank account and the world at my fingertips. Instead I can only think of what I’ve lost and what will no longer be. Sorry for being so down in public, but friends will know that I’m a very open person and I needed to let you all know.

Video and picture update

Finally, I’ve had the chance to upload a few videos that I’ve mentioned in my posts. Dodgy leached wireless connections are rarely reliable enough to do this, so thanks to Rob and Indy for the use of their broadband connections to get these things up here.

In addition, I’ve put up a selection of photos from Invercargill, Stewart Island and my trip to see Sirocco on FotoPic.

Rattling a few shots off on an M-60 at the Cu Chi Tunnels on August 22nd 2006. [21.52Mb]

Mimosa pudica demonstrating Thigmonasty, also from August 22nd 2006. [5.10Mb]

Singapore Zoo – two giant tortoises engaging in some adult activity. Filmed mainly as I couldn’t believe the noise! Relating to the post on August 25th 2006. [1.7Mb]

The sound of silence – some of the beautiful and peaceful beachfront on Stewart Island from September 4th 2006. [13.02Mb] Posted by Picasa

Accommodation page

As mentioned on an earlier post, I’ve now published an “Accommodation Page”. Currently covering Thailand and Vietnam, it’ll soon list every commercial place I’ve stayed (i.e. not people’s houses!) on my tour. I’ll update it as and when I use somewhere new.

Feedback would be greatly appreciated via the “email” link on the right of the page. Is the page too long? Is there enough information? Those kinds of things.