On Fri, Jan 20, 2017, at 03:42 AM, Gonz wrote: > The spiders don't bother me, in fact I've kept tarantulas (including > Bird Eaters) as pets. Same with snakes. Though I must say that AUS > does have something like 9/10 of the deadliest snakes out there.
Perhaps - but you'd have to lucky (or unlucky) to come across one outside of a zoo or wildlife park. I've only ever seen a couple in the wild and they both quickly slithered off in the opposite direction to the way I was running... Seriously - Australia's reputation for dangerous wildlife if vastly overstated - no lions, no tigers, no mountain lions, no bears. Nothing that's going to eat you apart from the odd crocodile in the tropics and a shark or two - but, geez, we're not alone there. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > On Wed, Jan 18, 2017 at 8:59 PM, John Coyle <[email protected]> wrote: > > Gonz, just to thoroughly prepare you for your trip: > > > > https://www.facebook.com/aScienceEnthusiast/photos/a.475346705827113.120684.475335342494916/14511645 > > 24911988/?type=3 > > > > and the poster doesn't even mention snakes, nor the various deadly > > jellyfish such as Irukandji! > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gonz > > Sent: Thursday, 19 January 2017 10:53 AM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: Tips for photographing Australia/New Zealand? > > > > I'll be renting a car while in NZ (God help the other drivers), but what > > about Sydney? Would a car > > just be an encumbrance there? How good is public transportation and/or > > taxis, Uber, etc? > > > > On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 8:13 PM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Gee I don't know where to start. I'd say spend the entire trip on NZ's > >> South Island but I'm > > slightly biased. > >> > >> To be honest I haven't seen much of the North Island but I've heard good > >> things about Rotorua, the > > Bay of Islands and the Coromandel Peninsula. Wellington (our capital city) > > is lovely on a good day > > and you might be lucky enough to get one in December. > >> > >> Just about anywhere in the South Island is worth a visit. Marlborough > >> Sounds, Golden Bay, the > > southern lakes (Tekapo, Pukaki, Wanaka, Wakatipu/Queenstown, Te Anau), the > > West Coast, Fiordland. > > The Kaikoura coast is very scenic, maybe if you're lucky the road will have > > reopened by then. If it > > hasn't, the alternative route through the Lewis Pass is also spectacular. > > If wine is your thing, > > there are plenty of wineries in Marlborough and Central Otago. Dunedin and > > Christchurch are both > > very nice. > >> > >> I've visited Sydney a few times and it has to be about the world's > >> prettiest big city. It'll be > > heaving on NYE! > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Dave > >> > >>> On Jan 18, 2017, at 10:59 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> Thanks to a frequent flyer program, looks like we are headed to the > >>> land down under Dec 2017. Landing in Sydney then making our way to > >>> NZ north Island then south, then returning to Sydney for the New > >>> Year's Eve celebrations. > >>> > >>> Any suggestions for photo ops from those familiar with those spots? > >>> I'll probably take a nicer zoom lens or two plus the K-1 hopefully. > >>> > >>> Was thinking of splitting the time evenly through those 3 > >>> destinations, but I hear the NZ south island is spectacular and might > >>> warrant more time than the others. Any input? > >>> > >>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions. > >>> > >>> --Gonz > >>> > >>> -- > >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>> follow the directions. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow the directions. > > > > > > > > -- > > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > -- Reduce your Government Footprint > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. -- -- -- http://www.fastmail.com - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
