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S/V Hoku Pa'a
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Well, this section of photos has the theme 'Signs'. Here's an NZ classic. |
Dad's standing on the trail to Fox Glacier. It flows down a very deep canyon, hence the warning about falling rocks. |
Franz-Josef Glacier is another glacier on the South Island. Because it's terminal valley is so steep, it moves up to 1 meter/day. |
One of those Rube-Goldberg chain-reactions: ice falls, forming a big wave, which drenches you in cold water. |
Back at lower altitudes, Mt Cook seen twice from the shores of Matheson Lake. |
Early in the morning, Matheson Lake is very reminiscent of a BC rain-forest lake. |
After visiting all that ice, we enjoy a hot tub soak at Hokitika. |
Vegetarians, don't look! Hokitika hosts this annual festival...which we missed. |
Rather than us eating eels, Barb's feeding them squid scraps. Some eels here are older than 100 years and were rescued long ago from a defunct eel farm. |
More feeding...We scrimped on buying Britta's (my sister's) birthday prezzies and instead splurged on a restaurant meal! |
Dad's still playing with his food... |
Our next meal was in the car, and this seagull kept trying to climb onto the dash and join us. |
Henry the Tuatara was a young 120 years. NZ animals live a long time, if they aren't eaten first... |
A quintessential NZ moment. Baaaaaaa! |
The ducks in the background will eventually grow up into Black Swans. Honest. |
NZ is renowned for its extreme sports. Here's an example. |
The West Coast boasted some splendid surf-pounded beaches. |
Tower of Twigs? Unique Danish Furniture? |
Near the South Island's south tip we spotted this Yellow-Eyed penguin. An Oystercatcher grabs the limelight in the foreground. |
It's not the World Wide Web, but it's rather more pretty. |
Folks who know us, know that this is not a sunrise... |
At Bluff, NZ, we were closer to the South Pole than to the Equator. Unfortunately, the sand flies (blackflies in Canada) were well aware that tourists stop here. |
Curio Bay, 120 million years ago, stood tall with tropical trees. Some petrified stumps are now visible on the rocky beach. No, not that one - that's Barb :-) |
Here's a closeup view of one of many petrified logs on the beach. |
Who invited you to my beach? |
Forget Odor Eaters - better use a Weed Eater. |
Mom enjoyed spinning some prized Alpaca wool at this farm while the rest of us wandered amongst the animals. |
I'll leave you with this last sign...don't get too excited - the store was referring to the ceramic variety. I think. |
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S/V Hoku Pa'a 1000 DeCosta Pl. Victoria, BC Canada V9A 6Y3 |
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