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| Mirror Lake is one of Robin's Favorite Places So Far |
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| Mirror Lake is on the South Island of New Zealand and is part of a National Heritage-listed National Park. |
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| At Kiakora |
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| The East Coast of New Zealand has fantastic coastlines, whales, dolphins and is a great place to chill. Nothing is done quickly here. And anyway, what's the hurry to leave? |
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| Rose Garden |
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| The rose garden at the Botanic Garden was exquisite. Marla and Tricia found a shady spot for quite a while while Robin shot a zillion images. Here is one of the zillion. |
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| Feeding the baby lamb |
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| Tricia fed the baby lamb at Balleymoney B&B farm and homestay. Merilles and Peter were awesome hosts. |
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| The Tail makes a grand splash |
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| The Sperm Whale makes only one grand entrance into the water. I'm glad Robin powered up his batteries. |
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| Look...it's a real Sperm Whale |
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| The blow hole and about 5% of the body of a Sperm Whale. What a spectacular site! |
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| Tracking whales in Kiakora NZ |
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| The ship's captain tracks whales via ecolocation. We all wait in anticipation. |
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| Robin and Tricia |
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| Robin and Tricia at the Botanic Garden in Christchurch. What a beautiful day. |
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| The life of a seal in NZ |
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| What a life! The NZ fur seal sure is cute. |
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| To Te Anau |
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| Anyone in the mood for counting sheep?
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| Bus ride to Te Anau |
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| Chugga, Chugga. Chugga, Chugga, Chugga (there is no woo woo because it took that long for the train to get going!!!) |
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| Bus ride to Te Anau |
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Once upon a time there was a big cliff. This cliff is in the picture above.
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| Airplane to Queenstown |
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| Over the mountains, through the rainforest to Queenstown we go
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| Oxygen masks on board |
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| Makes you feel good to know they work. |
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| Lunch...after |
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| Lunch in Lyttleton |
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| Lunch...before |
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| Lunch in Lyttleton |
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| Lyttleton Beach |
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| Pull over ...quick ..another tourist shot to take. |
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| The water is REALLY cold |
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| Tricia a Sumner Beach |
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| View from Cave Rock B&B |
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| Wouldn't it be nice to wake up to this view every morning? |
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| Robin from the other side of the camera |
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| Gotcha Robin! |
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| Downtime |
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| A little computer time and rest at the farm. Such a cozy room. |
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| Lyttleton Harbor |
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| Lyttleton Harbor view on our way to the farm. |
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| Sumner Beach |
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| Sumner Beach was our first place to rest in NZ. Quite a lovely spot. |
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| On Board and still smiling |
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| On board and still smiling |
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| Robin after 20 hours of flight |
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| Robin after 20 hours of flight. |
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| Are we there yet? |
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| Are we there yet? |
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| Counting the hours to landing |
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| Counting the hours to landing. |
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