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[coyotegoth]

I'm still in Auckland; I'm struggling with a fatigue that seems to be part jet lag, part recuperating from pre-travel exhaustion, and part annoying cold *tragic face* My energy level keeps wavering: I was able to scramble up a 50' *extremely* sheer cliff face this morning (only to discover that the mountain in question had a perfectly nice footpath running up the other side), but had to sit and rest twice on the way back down. Am currently contemplating/planning a sky jump for tomorrow AM (take that, cold!); tomorrow, I'm planning to go on a tour of the North part of the island (including a swing by Matamata, where Hobbiton was built), but that's up in the air right now, due to health issues. Still, it's absolutely impossible to be depressed about any of this; wherever I go from here, it'll be an adventure. New Zealand is paradise; I could see myself living here.

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[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

Glad you're having a good time!

Lots of protein may help with energy levels; the old jet lag rule is "starch to sleep, protein to perk up". Hope you're recovered soon and keep having a great time!

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Thank you! (I've been looking for any sort of coyote/fox totem... and belatedly I wonder, do they even *have* foxes and coyotes in NZ?

[feyandstrange.livejournal.com]

I believe coyotes have been limited to North and Central America, at least for now. Foxes have made it to all the major continents, but apparently not New Zealand, although I expect foxes would love the tasty ground birdies. New Zealand's ecology is so strange and primitive that I can't even pick out a mid-size predator of similar style; hawks are the best I can find.

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Ahh, well. I'd originally hoped to pick up some sort of coyote/fox New Zealand art piece as a thank-you for Kai's advice on the tattoo; dinner when next I'm in SF shall have to suffice.

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

Poor adventurer...I hope your system straightens out soon.

Shy request:
If you go to 'Hobbiton,' take pics? Or pick up a small stone for me, if you are so moved to do so?

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

Yes, to both :)

[elionwyr.livejournal.com]

***hug***

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

*hugs back* Email me your mailing address at coyote dot goth at gmail dot com, please?

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

The stone is on my desk; the pictures, alas, were lost along with most of a card's worth of images (including most of my shots of the Rivendell & Isengard garden locations), from when my time ran out on a computer to which I'd uploaded them, before I could get them all into Photobucket =/ But, hey- I found out that Hobbiton is on a working sheep farm!

(I hope that the jump was amazing. Go you!)

[oceanic.livejournal.com]

Aw, jealousy-- I'm not going to make it to the north island, so soak up the Hobbiton vibes for me. I hope you feel better! Get lots of fruits/vitamins (C will perk up your immune system) and take it easy on yourself.

you're the tenth person to tell me how paradise-like NZ is. I can't wait!!

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

What part of NZ are you visiting, if I may ask? I'm only spending a day or two on the South Island, but it sounds amazing :)

[oceanic.livejournal.com]

We're flying into Christchurch, spending a day or two there, and then spending the rest of the trip up in Abel Tasman National Park/Nelson area, in the north bay. :D

[coyotegoth.livejournal.com]

How was Nelson, by the way? Did you go to the place that made the One Ring? (Jens Hansen, IIRC)