Wednesday, May 25th.
Do you exfoliate very often? This was the question I overheard a shop assistant ask a customer in Saks on … Continue reading Wednesday, May 25th.
Do you exfoliate very often? This was the question I overheard a shop assistant ask a customer in Saks on … Continue reading Wednesday, May 25th.
Again, we slept in, but the morning was a little cooler as we set out on the subway over to … Continue reading MONDAY, 22nd May
The morning was well aired by the time we hit the streets and it was again hot and muggy. The … Continue reading SUNDAY, 21st MAY
Twenty thousand feet above Lord Howe Island the air is lumpy and uneven. Outside it is 41 degrees below zero, … Continue reading FRIDAY, 20th MAY
“What time is it Jock?” Rod Buick asked Jock Brien as he came into the hut. “It’s 9:30,” said Jock, … Continue reading Prologue: Andrews Creek Hut, Blue Mountain Station, New Zealand, 1994.
Within 50 minutes of takeoff, the flat, barren shore of the island continent appeared below, stretched out below us like … Continue reading EPILOGUE: 27th May – 2nd July, 1992.
Trish and Sean were already out at the airport when we arrived and we all waited in line for about … Continue reading WEDNESDAY, 27 MAY – RETURN TO THE FATAL SHORE.
Our flight to Kupang was scheduled to depart at 11:30 but at 9:30 a staff member from Merpati rang and … Continue reading TUESDAY, 26 MAY – FLIGHT OVER WATER.
Sean, Thierry and I made an early start to climb up to the summit of Keli Mutu¹ in time for … Continue reading MONDAY, 25 MAY – KELI MUTU, THE LAST ADVENTURE.
We left the Losman Iklas at 8:30 and trudged down to the bus station where a truck was just about … Continue reading 24/5/92