cass

So dear michelle got a cold and i got guilted into taking her place as a demonstrator on the 270 ecology fieldtrip at cass. This was not an entriely bad thing in itself as it's four days of being paid to hang out in a nice part of the canterbury highcountry and id plants and bugs. However, little did i know that....

1. the other demonstrator wouldn't show, leaving me to do the work of 2 people
2. at least two of the students plant plots would end up on top of wasp nests
3. i would have to walk up woolshed hill twice (once is seriously bad enough)
4. the only time i would get to myself in four days without having to answer incredibly basic questions about excel would be when i went for an 1.5 hr run to escape

But i got some nice pics and didn't have to think about my own stuff for a while, so it wasn't all bad....

the view from woolshed hill

mount cook early in the morning

... and again

Mt Cook

Spent the last 4 days playing down at Mt Cook with the Lovely Clio and Nick. Climbed a giant hill, attempted to find some kea and ate a whole lot of cheese. 215 pics to sort through, so will be posting them for some time to come. What a fabulous procrastinatory tool :)

1000m up and 1000m down leads to very sore legs but fabulous views!!

the view from the hut with Mt Sefton in the middle and Cook to the right

I had to schmooze this morning with some kinda weird people but i got to hangout with some fun critters

Yes I've been slack

but I so knew (and presumably you did too) that the regular update thing wasn't going to happen. And besides, I've been busy. But here are a few pics from my jaunt up to Castle Hill and through Cave Stream yesterday to keep you entertained until i get around to posting for real.

cave stream

crags at castle hill

me in the womb

The view from castle hill