Ategotena (meaning greetings in my tokples)

Welcome to my blog site....My name is Ethel Paine and I originally come from Begabari Village in the North Coast area of Oro Province in Papua New Guinea. Born and raised in a tiny family village called Deu where forests, creeks and rivers were a playground for me as a kid , I naturally developed my sense of adventure and the likings of nature.

My sense of adventure and curiosity has seen me travel extensively in my home land Papua New Guinea and Internationally. In my blogsite you will find the stories of my travel/ adventure experiences and stories from my nasi ( Village).



















Thursday, April 21, 2011

16th January, 2011 -Heading for Mt Cook

16th January 2011, another warm day as we head for Mt Cook. Our Driver today and for the next few days is Bubbles. We stop to view the Moeraki Boulders, unusually large and spherical lying along a stretch of Koekohe beach on the wave cut of Otago coast of New Zealand. It has increasingly become a tourist spot. It also has been protected in scientific reserve for study purposes.
Though science has its own explanation, the local Maori also has its explanation. The Maori legend explains boulders as the remains of eel baskests, calabashes, kumaras washes ashore from the wreck from an Arai-te-uru a large sailing canoe.
On the hilltop overlooking the beach and the sea there is a lovely cafe to grab something to drink or eat and even a souvenir shop is available to find a gift to take home.



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