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Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Feb 27, 2018

February 28th: Passage to New Zealand

Today is the first day of my unexpected trip to New Zealand. I was called to duty a month ago by an old friend from college. Her brother organizes adventure travel with an organization called Pacific Challenge. As good fortune would have it, they were looking for…

Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Mar 8, 2018

03.02.18 — Tikikupo Marae

Tonight the moon is bright and nearly full, illuminating a thin, patchy sheen of clouds. Beyond that, stars are shining in unfamiliar constellations. I am being serenaded by the evening sounds of the New Zealand countryside. Chirping crickets remind me of home. Other noises —…

Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Mar 12, 2018

03.04.18 — Rafting the Wairoa River

Today’s adventure was a trip down the Wairoa river. The original plan was to go down a popular route which ends in a drop down the tallest commercially guided waterfall in the world. However, the water levels weren’t sufficient, so we were rerouted. Fortunately for…

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Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Mar 10, 2018

03.03.18 — Beach Day, Waitomo Caves

Our daylight hours today were spent at a black sand beach. The drive there was a pleasure — windows down, winding road, cool morning air, sunlight illuminating dewy grass and rolling vistas. We found a shady place to park the vans and climbed in bare feet over an…

Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Mar 6, 2018

02.28.18 — What Day Is It Anyway?

Riding off into the sunset is one thing. Bring propelled westward via jet engine is quite another. Long-distance flight has a way of exposing the clever constructs we use to mediate our perception of time. My relationship with time is already more fluid than is socially…

Phillip Otterness in Pop-Up Otter Press

Mar 6, 2018

03.01.18 — Friendship Houses

My second day in this country has been slow going as I make preparations to welcome the Norwegian students tomorrow morning. I’ve been rolling with the punches, between searching for elusive wi-fi signals, last minute changes to the rental vehicles and being booked at a hotel…

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