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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Gales

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Milford Sound was beautiful. The water was very calm inside there. But it was only a respite. It is Monday down under. We just endured t...
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Friday, November 28, 2008

Violent Storm

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OUr first two fjord visits were blown out by what they call a 'violent storm.' Eighty knot winds and 30 foot waves. I am not in th...
Thursday, November 27, 2008

Dunedin

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We have been very busy the last couple of days. As I write this Albuquerqueans are still trying to digest their Thanksgiving dinner. We h...
Tuesday, November 25, 2008

Picton

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We had a great day in Picton. A great excursion by boat to Captain Cook Cove and we took a great hike. We saw Dolphins, sea birds and nati...
Monday, November 24, 2008

Wellington Wind

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This is a beautiful city. One of the windiest anywhere and we learned why today. 50mph! At the same time it is a beautiful place and the ...
Sunday, November 23, 2008

Travel

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I have given up on any photos coming to you from New Zealand. Blogger wont take them for some reason. We are seeing great sights and also ...
Friday, November 21, 2008

Cruising

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We arose to this view outside on our Verandah this morning(picture coming soon). I am not sure of the name of this rock, but it is a beauty...
Thursday, November 20, 2008

Embarkation

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We said goodbye to Auckland at their Sky Tower last evening.  The weather here has been great and I hope it will hold.  We had a great meal ...
Wednesday, November 19, 2008

Domain

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We spent the morning wandering around the large park in Auckland which is called the Domain.  We visited the main museum which was pretty ni...
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Auckland

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This is a young and old city at the same time. We took a ferry to Davenport for lunch and this is Bobbi with Auckland in the background.

KIWI

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It was an easy flight to Auckland. Going to get an hour sleep and shower at the hotel and then walking the historic areas....
Monday, November 17, 2008

LAX and Retraction

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I have retracted and deleted comments that the owners of Frontier Restaurant contributed money to pass the ban on gay marriage in Californi...
Sunday, November 16, 2008

What To Do?

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I am in a real quandary. I just found out some of my favorite places around town contributed to the campaign to ban gay marriage in Califor...
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Saturday, November 15, 2008

My Sister Carlota in Bhutan

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This is a note I got from my sister in Bhutan . She is there on a 3 week trek. This is funny. Dear Loved Ones, Camping in the Himalayas is...
Friday, November 14, 2008

Heading Out

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Bobbi and I are heading out on a three week adventure to New Zealand and Australia. We will leave our house in the care of well armed house...
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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Aviation

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The news that Eclipse Aviation is out of money and has sent their employees home will undoubtedly bring the naysayers out. There will be cr...
Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Curled Toes

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The word I get from denizens at city hall is that there are a lot of curled toes amongst city workers and politicos. The deficit for this y...
Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Back in Town

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I spent the weekend in Tucson at a meeting of the Wyss Foundation. I love those meetings because we give away lots of money to western cons...
Friday, November 07, 2008

Coffee with the Man

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Congressman elect Martin Heinrich had coffee with us this morning at the Sunshine Cafe at 12th & Mountain Road. My wife Bobbi was there...

Weird

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The politics of the weird continues. Judge Linda Vanzi threw out the lawsuit of loser legislators who sued nonprofit groups alleging they c...
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Jim Baca has a strong record of visionary service to New Mexico. He retired as the State of New Mexico's Natural Resource Trustee 1n 2010. He has served as Mayor of the City of Albuquerque, as well as two prior terms as New Mexico’s elected State Land Commissioner. He served as the Director of the National Bureau of Land Management, Department of the Interior in the first Clinton Administration. Jim Baca also has served on the Boards of numerous non profit organizations including The Wilderness Society, the Wyss Foundation, and the Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance. Baca has run a successful public affairs consulting practice when not serving in public office. He spends his retirement playing golf, attending board meetings, and generally doing what ever he wants to do.
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