Comments for Okarito Boat Tours http://okaritoboattours.co.nz from the wharf... Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:34:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on Holiday Celebrations for YHA Franz Josef at Okarito by admin http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/holiday-celebrations-for-yha-franz-josef-at-okarito/comment-page-1/#comment-7 admin Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:34:40 +0000 http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/?p=82#comment-7 Hi MJ, Nearby glacier yes, but don't forget we are into summer here and thank goodness there's no snow! But good question, as although parts of New Zealand get a fair amount of snow in the winter months, June - September, the West Coast is a very moderate and temperate climate and only very rarely receives snow, perhaps once every 5 years or so. Heavy rainfall in the spring and summer at the top of the glaciers and snowfall high in the mountains during winter are what contribute to the glaciers advance, right into the rainforest. Just a few kilometers away here in Okarito, which is situated on a sandspit on the Tasman Sea, we receive nearly 30% less rainfall than Franz Josef Glacier. So, you can be at the face of the glacier, surrounded by rainforest, and minutes later be sunning yourself at the beach! It's quite remarkable! Happy New Year to you too! Hi MJ,
Nearby glacier yes, but don’t forget we are into summer here and thank goodness there’s no snow! But good question, as although parts of New Zealand get a fair amount of snow in the winter months, June – September, the West Coast is a very moderate and temperate climate and only very rarely receives snow, perhaps once every 5 years or so. Heavy rainfall in the spring and summer at the top of the glaciers and snowfall high in the mountains during winter are what contribute to the glaciers advance, right into the rainforest. Just a few kilometers away here in Okarito, which is situated on a sandspit on the Tasman Sea, we receive nearly 30% less rainfall than Franz Josef Glacier. So, you can be at the face of the glacier, surrounded by rainforest, and minutes later be sunning yourself at the beach! It’s quite remarkable! Happy New Year to you too!

]]> Comment on Holiday Celebrations for YHA Franz Josef at Okarito by MJ http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/holiday-celebrations-for-yha-franz-josef-at-okarito/comment-page-1/#comment-6 MJ Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:45:58 +0000 http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/?p=82#comment-6 I don't know why, but I thought there would be snow! I guess it's because of the glacier nearby. Do you EVER get snow in New Zealand. Happy New Year! I don’t know why, but I thought there would be snow! I guess it’s because of the glacier nearby. Do you EVER get snow in New Zealand.

Happy New Year!

]]> Comment on Birds at Okarito by admin http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/birds-at-okarito/comment-page-1/#comment-4 admin Mon, 05 Jan 2009 21:31:29 +0000 http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/?p=55#comment-4 Hi Nick, True, very amazing sight to see - a lucky day! We had regular sightings of these bitterns for about a week, however they are once again proving to be their elusive selves. The area where we observed them has been a known area here for bitterns here for at least twelve years. Early morning trips are ideal, we have yet to see them later in the day. We are happy to accommodate keen early starters for trips from 7 AM - beautiful time of day! Hi Nick,
True, very amazing sight to see – a lucky day! We had regular sightings of these bitterns for about a week, however they are once again proving to be their elusive selves. The area where we observed them has been a known area here for bitterns here for at least twelve years. Early morning trips are ideal, we have yet to see them later in the day. We are happy to accommodate keen early starters for trips from 7 AM – beautiful time of day!

]]> Comment on Birds at Okarito by Nick Allen http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/birds-at-okarito/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Nick Allen Mon, 05 Jan 2009 10:21:41 +0000 http://okaritoboattours.co.nz/?p=55#comment-3 Seeing three Bitterns is a really amazing sight in NZ, and something any overseas birder (and many NZ ones) must have been completely rapt about seeing. Are such sightings routine on your early-in-the-day trips? Seeing three Bitterns is a really amazing sight in NZ, and something any overseas birder (and many NZ ones) must have been completely rapt about seeing. Are such sightings routine on your early-in-the-day trips?

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