Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Hillery Honored at Beehive



Hillery was recognized at the Beehive—New Zealand Parliament—at the Fulbright New Zealand Awards Ceremony. The honorable Murray McCully, Minister of New Zealand Foreign Affairs, and U.S. Ambassador David Huebner congratulated the inductees. Mission accomplished! Well, almost. She still needs to write the report.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Sailing in Windy Wellington


The race committee postponed the start of the first race until the southerlies kicked in. The southerlies are Antarctic winds that can't get over the Southern Alps-a ridge of alpine mountains running north/south along New Zealand's South Island. Their intensity builds until they reach Cook Strait-the gap between the North and South Island. Wellington is at the southern tip of the North Island.


Can you tell by this graph when the southerlies hit Wellington?

Tuesday, June 8, 2010