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Farewell To Oamaru And New Zealand Time to move on to the next chapter as we farewell our comfy base of Oamaru and New Zealand - for a little while anyway! It's time to pack the bags again and just in time as autumn starts to creep through New Zealand.... |
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Mt Cook The Pinnacle Of New Zealand A trip to view the highest peak in New Zealand Mt Cook with Lake Pukaki at its foot. Setting out from Oamaru, we drive north briefly on State Highway 1 before heading inland at Pukeuri... |
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Christchurch City And Lyttelton Harbour An overnight trip to Christchurch exploring the city, the Port Hills, and Lyttelton Harbour. An early start from Oamaru, allowed enough time to drive to Christchurch (3 hours) then check out... |
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Hectors Dolphins In The Akaroa Harbour Banks Peninsula We take a tour to find the smallest dolphin in the world - the Hector's Dolphin in Akaroa Harbour, New Zealand. After a peaceful sleep, we started the journey over the hilly landscape of Banks Peninsula. The... |
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Glaciers And Helicopters On The West Coast Of New Zealand An insightful helicopter flight over Franz Josef and Fox Glaciers and around Mt Cook. It was a bright and sunny day, so we went flying!! We chose a 40 minute helicopter flight with... |
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Fruit Country In Roxburgh Central Otago The fruit basket of New Zealand is roughly the region between Roxburgh and Cromwell in Central Otago, South Island. Today we travel through one of my personal favourites - the Central Otago district with its diverse... |
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More Waterfalls And Penguins In The Catlins New Zealand We couldn't resist taking an extra day to explore the rugged Catlins district of New Zealand. We made our way back to the Fossil Forest in Curio Bay and enjoyed foraging along the rock plateau... |
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Scenic And Diverse Catlins Landscape Revisiting the delightful Catlins area in the deep south of New Zealand. If you have been following this blog - you will know that we have mostly freedom camped throughout... |
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Nugget Point Lighthouse For Sunset In The Catlins We had our sights set on being at Nugget Point Lighthouse for sunset in the beautiful Catlins district. Although we were aiming to be at Nugget Point in the Catlins for sunset we stopped off for an... |
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Scottish Heritage In Dunedin New Zealand A fine day in the Edinburgh of the South - Dunedin, and the Catlins in Otago, New Zealand. After spending a day travelling down south plus another full day to catch up with emails etc, we... |
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Lupin Highlights Of Lake Tekapo We couldn't refuse a brief photo stop at the beautiful Lake Tekapo with its banks draped with a coloured medley of Russell Lupins. Setting out from Otematata, we head in the general direction of Mt Cook passing by Lake Benmore and... |
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New Zealand Camping Culture On the road again on phase two of our New Zealand tour and an insight into kiwi style camping. We begin the second leg of our travels with a slight deviation towards the Southern Lakes. This is... |
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New Zealand Christmas Season's greetings at Christmas from New Zealand. From a slightly cooler New Zealand than expected, we wish you all - our friends - a very Merry... |
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Catlins To Banks Peninsula South Island Second to last day on the road on the south Island of New Zealand. A short entry today ... we drove a long, long way from the Catlins to close to Akaroa on the Banks... |
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Catlins Forest In The Deep South An interesting drive from Milford Sound to the Catlins on the South Island of New Zealand. We woke to the sight of fresh snow on the mountains which surrounded us and more rain where we... |
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Water Water Everywhere In Fiordland National Park Visiting the dramatic water world of Fiordland National Park. Soon we entered Fiordland National Park, where we were presented with fresh rivers and rugged sheer... |
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Lupins Eglinton River Valley Fiordland A carpet of colour during a drive into Fiordland National Park between Te Anau and Milford Sound on the South Island. We departed from our pristine and natural campsite on the southern shores of Lake Wakatipu and made... |
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Skippers Canyon Near Queenstown A look at the old Gold Rush and Lord of the Rings sites in the Skippers Canyon near Queenstown. After the disappointment of not going paragliding (after getting psyched up the night before and... |
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Kiwi Culture In Central Otago From the rainforest of Haast Pass to Central Otago, New Zealand. It was a full day of activity today as we drove further from the West Coast over the rainforested... |
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Wet And Cold On The West Coast A drive through look at the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After basically being tossed out of the camp facilities with toothbrush still in mouth, in the name... |
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Rugged West Coast On The South Island From Karamea to the Pancake Rocks in Punakaiki on the West Coast. After hooking up to the internet (albeit extremely slow) and catching up with laundry in Westport,... |
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Cape Foulwind Westport Sunset Fur Seal Colony and sunset at Cape Foulwind near Westport, New Zealand. We got into Westport and restocked the galley before heading out to Cape Foulwind - adeptly named... |
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Lakes Waterfalls And Gorges Of The South Island From the peaceful Nelson Lakes National Park to flying across a gorge over the Buller River. Our morning started out peaceful enough, parked under the shade of a large tree. Our campground... |
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Beaches Of The Abel Tasman National Park Kayaking the diverse coastline of the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park from Marahau, New Zealand. Along the way, Wade is providing some interesting history about the Dutch Explorer Abel Tasman,... |
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Geology In The Abel Tasman National Park A diverse coastline awaits exploration in the Abel Tasman National Park of New Zealand. In the wee hours of the morning we woke and heard the familiar sound of rain on the roof of the... |
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Marlborough Sounds To The Abel Tasman The magical Marlborough Sounds and pristine Abel Tasman, New Zealand. Yesterday (Dec 11, 2006) we travelled from our heavenly location of Titirangi Bay to Nelson for a... |
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Resorts And Farms Of The Marlborough Sounds Resorts in the remote Endeavour Inlet of the Queen Charlotte Sound and Camping farm style in Titirangi Bay, New Zealand. This day dawns bright and sunny - yay!! So we leave our oceanfront property (campsite) overlooking... |
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The Magic Of Kenepuru Sound Marlborough Sounds Crystal clear waterways and pristine native bush in the Marlborough Sounds. Despite the fact that the weather still isn't co-operating, we check out a short little walk only... |
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Alpine Pacific Triangle Touring Route South Island Returning to the Kaikoura Coast via the scenic Alpine Pacific Triangle Touring Route from Hanmer Springs. After breakfast, we headed back along the Lewis Pass road towards Hanmer Springs, to check out the... |
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Sperm Whales Of The Kaikoura Canyon A close encounter with the largest toothed animal on the planet, Giant Sperm Whales. While we still have our sea legs, we continue along on the marine mammal theme and embark on... |
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A Day With Marine Mammals In Kaikoura An encounter with Dusky Dolphins along the Kaikoura Coast of the South Island, New Zealand. Today required an early start, with our first excursion beginning at 5:30am. By prior arrangement... |
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Whales And Sunsets In Kaikoura A stunning flight over a sperm whale then the day is topped off by a stunning coastal sunset. After a brief orientation of the Kaikoura townsite on this bright and sunny day, including a walk... |
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Self Drive From Christchurch To Kaikoura New Zealand Rolling countryside of North Canterbury and the rugged Kaikoura Coast. We set out from our quiet base of Oamaru and begun the second phase of our trip. We left early from... |
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Exploring The Waitaki District From whale bone fossils to hoodoos, we explore the interesting geology of the Waitaki in the South Island. After a morning of catching up on emails, we set off to explore a little of the expansive Waitaki... |
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Portrait Of A Sheep A classic portrait of a woolly sheep grazing in a paddock in Titirangi Bay, Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand. Sheep in Titirangi Bay Campground, Marlborough, South Island, New Zealand. |
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Farmland In Waitaki Valley Picture of Farmland in the Waitaki Valley in North Otago Farmland in the Waitaki Valley, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand |
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Waitaki Geology New Zealand A visit to the Anatini Whale Fossil Site in the Waitaki District gives an insight into the geology of the region. Otekaike limestone arch at the Anatini Whale Fossil Site, near Ngapara, Waitaki... |
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Takiroa Maori Rock Art Picture Red markings of what remains of the Takiroa Maori Rock Art site after some pieces were removed and put into museums. Takiroa Maori Rock Art, Waitaki Valley, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand. |
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Cathedral Cliffs Canterbury NZ The eroded siltstone pillars of the Cathedral Cliffs, aka The Cathedrals, in Canterbury, New Zealand. Cathedral Cliffs with Gore Bay behind near Cheviot, Canterbury, East Coast, South... |
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Pied Shag Picture The Pied Shag is a bird commonly seen along the coastline of New Zealand. Pied Shag, Phalacrocorax varius varius, near the Seal Colony on the Kaikoura... |
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Aerial Picture Of A Sperm Whale Aerial photograph of a Sperm Whale resting on the surface near Kaikoura Aerial view of a Sperm Whale resting on the surface of the water during a Whale... |
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Picture Of A Pacific Ocean Sunset A mystic sunset along the Pacific Ocean coastline near Kaikoura on the South Island of New Zealand. Sunset on the Kaikoura Peninsula near the Seal Colony, Kaikoura, Canterbury, East... |
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