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576 items  ·  November 2009  ·  Travelling

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Entering Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Coming through Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Coming through Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Coming through Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Coming through Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Welsh Dragon on the ferry?
Coming through Marlborough Sound on the ferry
Southern fur seals
Southern fur seal
Southern fur seal
Southern fur seal
The southern alps
Heading for Arthurs Pass
View from Jacksons
Hokitika beach
Hokitika beach
The southern alps
Our home!
Historic restored paddle steamer at Lake Mahinapua
Lake Mahinapua
Lake Mahinapua
Okarito Beach
Okarito Beach
Okarito Beach
Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier
Climbers on Franz Joseph Glacier
Waterfall at Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier
Claire at Franz Joseph Glacier
Waterfall at Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier up close
Franz Joseph Glacier up close
Waterfall at Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier Guided Tour Bus
Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier
Franz Joseph Glacier
Claire on a swing bridge on the way to Roberts Point
Claire on a swing bridge on the way to Roberts Point
Stream on the way to Roberts Point
Ed crossing a stream on the way to Roberts Point
The path to Roberts Point
The path to Roberts Point
Looking down from one of the swing bridges on the way to Roberts Point
View on the way to Roberts Point
View on the way to Roberts Point
"Elf steps" on the way to Roberts Point
Waterfall on the way to Roberts Point
Ed on a swing bridge on the way to Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Franz Joseph Glacier from Roberts Point
Waterfall on the way to Roberts Point at Franz Joseph Glacier
Fox Glacier
Fox Glacier
Stones at Bruce Bay
Stones at Bruce Bay
Stones at Bruce Bay
Stones at Bruce Bay
Our stone at Bruce Bay
Our stone at Bruce Bay
Monro Beach
Monro Beach
Knights Point
Knights Point
Claire at Knight's Point
The pathway to Roaring Billy Falls
Roaring Billy Falls
Our campsite at Pleasant Flat
Our campsite at Pleasant Flat
Mount Hooker viewed from our campsite
Mount Hooker viewed from our campsite
Mount Hooker viewed from our campsite
Mount Hooker viewed from our campsite
Mount Hooker viewed from our campsite
Thunder Creek Waterfalls
The Gates of Haast crossing
The Gates of Haast
Fantail Falls
Lake Wanaka
Lake Wanaka
Mount Aspiring through the clouds beyond Lake Wanaka
Lake Wanaka
Lake Wanaka
Lake Hawea
Lake Hawea
The view over Lake Wanaka from Wanaka
The view over Lake Wanaka from Wanaka
The view over Lake Wanaka from Wanaka
The road from Cardrona to Arrowtown
The road from Cardrona to Arrowtown
Mountain views on the road to Arrowtown
Looking down onto Queenstown
Aircraft in the valley approaching Queenstown airport
Mountain views on the road to Arrowtown
Mountain views on the road to Arrowtown
View towards Queenstown
Looking towards Arrowtown from surrounding hills
Arrowtown main street
Looking back over our campsite in Arrowtown
Restored store in old Chinese settlement in Arrowtown
Restored hut in old Chinese settlement in Arrowtown
Ed outside restored Chinese hut in old Chinese settlement in Arrowtown
Old Chinese settlement in Arrowtown
View from memorial in Arrowtown
View from memorial in Arrowtown
View from memorial in Arrowtown
Sculptures in Arrowtown
Arrowtown main street
Side street in Arrowtown
The rising moon over Arrowtown
Panoramic view over mountains near Queenstown
Ice cream in Arrowtown
The trip up the mountain on the gondola in Queenstown
Really cool gingerbread house!
Views over Lake Wakitapu and Queenstown
Views over Lake Wakitapu and Queenstown
Views over Lake Wakitapu and Queenstown
The start of the luge in Queenstown
Us with Queenstown behind
Paraglider over Queenstown
Looking down on Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown
Looking down on Lake Wakatipu
Looking down on Lake Wakatipu and Queenstown
A bungy jump platform at the top of the Gondola
Looking down onto Queenstown from the Gondola
Lunch spot next to Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown
Claire at Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown
Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown
Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown
Welsh flag in Kingston
Lake Wakatipu shoreline at Kingston
Lake Wakatipu looking towards Queenstown from Kingston
Our boat for crossing Lake Manapouri
Pearl Harbour, Manapouri
The jetty to West Arm
The inlet and transformers at West Arm Power Station
West Arm hydro electric power station - the tops of the turbines
The access tunnel to West Arm power station
Our first view of Doubtful Sound
Deep Cove harbour at Doubtful Sound
Our boat!
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
The seals lazing on a rock at the entrance to Doubtful Sound
A rock at the entrance to Doubtful Sound
The seals lazing on a rock at the entrance to Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Views of Doubtful Sound
Waterfalls at Crooked Arm
Waterfalls at Crooked Arm
Waterfalls at Crooked Arm
Leaving Doutful Sound
Mirror Lakes on the way to Milford Sound
Mirror Lakes
Chaffinch balancing on the weeds at Mirror Lakes
The mountains of Fiordland overlooking the Hollyford Valley
The mountains of Fiordland overlooking the Hollyford Valley
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Claire and the snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
Snow-capped peaks on the way to Milford Sound
The Homer Tunnel
Crystal clear river on the way to Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Ed on the boat at Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Waterfall from a hanging valley in Milford Sound
Waterfall from a hanging valley in Milford Sound
Seal in Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Faultline crack and Bridal Veil falls at Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Milford Sound
Looking back into Milford Sound from the Tasman Sea
Looking back into Milford Sound from the Tasman Sea
Fiordland Crested Penguins in Milford Sound
Waterfalls in Milford Sound
Waterfalls in Milford Sound
Waterfalls in Milford Sound
Claire with our boat and Mitre Peak at Milford Sound
Our helicopter all ready to go
Ed on the helicopter
Flying over Milford Sound
Flying over Milford Sound
Helicopter flight over Milford Sound
Snow capped mountains viewed from the helicopter
Flying between craggy peaks in the helicopter
Snow capped mountains viewed from the helicopter
Snow capped mountains viewed from the helicopter
Snow capped mountains viewed from the helicopter
Snow capped mountains viewed from the helicopter
On top of the glacier
Claire with out helicopter on top of the glacier
Views from the top of the glacier
Our helicopter on top of the glacier
Claire on top of the glacier
Us on top of the glacier
Views from the top of the glacier
Views from the top of the glacier
Ed on top of the glacier
Views from the top of the glacier
View from the helicopter
View from the helicopter
View from the helicopter
View from the helicopter
View from the helicopter
View from the helicopter
Nature walk near the Homer Tunnel
Snow and waterfalls next to the Homer Tunnel
Alpine orchid
Claire and a river next to the Milford Sound road
Us by a river next to the Milford Sound road
River by Milford Sound road
Waterfall
Claire next to the Cleddau River on the road to Milford Sound
The Cleddau River on the road to Milford Sound
Say no more!
Claire filling our water bottles from the Cleddau River
Waterfall which feeds into the Cleddau River
Waterfall which feeds into the Cleddau River
Mountain views on the road to Milford Sound
Mountain views on the road to Milford Sound
Lupins and mountains at Deer Flat
Lupins and mountains at Deer Flat
Lupins and mountains at Deer Flat
Lupins at Deer Flat
DOC wildlife centre in Te Anau
Alpine the Takahe
Kakariki - red crowned parakeet
Antipodes Island Parakeet
Control system for Manapour power station
Looking back towards the Southern Alps
Clifden suspension bridge
Clifden suspension bridge
View towards southern alps
View towards Invercargill
Colac's surfer
Our campsite in Invercargill
70-year old Monkey Puzzle tree
Claire in sculpture
Gardens at Anderson Park
Gardens at Anderson Park
The Georgian manor at Anderson Park
Gardens at Anderson Park
Maori wharepuni at Anderson Park
Maori carvings on the wharepuni
Maori carvings on the wharepuni
Waipapa Point lighthouse
Waipapa Point
Waipapa Point lighthouse
Waipapa Point lighthouse
The campsite at Curio Bay
View over Curio Bay
View over Porpoise Bay
Very noisy bird on the beach - not a penguin
Rare yellow-eyed penguin
Curio Bay
Curio Bay
View over Curio Bay with people waiting for the penguins
Yellow-eyed Penguin and a wading bird
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellow-eyed penguin
Yellow-eyed penguins
Yellow-eyed penguins
Yellow-eyed penguins
Fern at Mclean Falls
Claire at Mclean Falls
Mclean Falls
Walk to McLean Falls
Views from Tautuku Point
Views from Tautuku Point
Fantail
Purakaunui Falls, Catlins
Purakaunui Falls, Catlins
Nugget Point
Seal at Nugget Point
White Herons at Nugget Point
Nugget Point lighthouse
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Nugget Point
View from Nugget Point towards the Catlins
View towards Kaka Point from Nugget Point
Nugget point lighthouse
Town hall in Dunedin
Dunedin Botanic Gardens
View over Dunedin from the Botanic Gardens
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Claire in the South African garden in Dunedin's Botanic Gardens
150 year old gum tree
Peter Pan
Wendy, John and Michael and nana the dog
The rose garden at Dunedin's Botanic Gardens
Duck and ducklings at the Dunedin Holiday Park
Robert Burns and St Pauls Cathedral in Dunedin
First Church in Dunedin
First Church in Dunedin - the alter
First Church in Dunedin - the rose window
Inside the First Church, Dunedin
The Law Courts
Justice in Italian Marble on the Law Courts building
Dunedin Railway Station
Inside Dunedin Railway Station
Freemasons Grand Masters Ceremonial Garb
Freemasons Grand Masters Ceremonial Garb
Freemasons Tessellated Pavement
Photographs and paintings of the first arrivals to Dunedin from Scotland
Model of the Philip Lang
Portrait paitings of the first arrivals to Dunedin
Claire on a Penny Farthing
Inside an old caravan
Old AA patrol vehicle
Views over Otago Peninsula
Views over Otago Peninsula
Views over Otago Peninsula
Views over Otago Peninsula
Looking back at Dunedin from Otago Peninsula
Looking back at Dunedin from Otago Peninsula
Views over Otago Peninsula
View from Old Bones Backpackers
Old Bones Backpackers
View over Oamaru
Signpost at Oamaru - check out Devizes!
The River Avon
Dorset House
Massive tree trunk in the botanic gardens
Bumbly bee in the botanic gardens
Bumbly bee in the botanic gardens
Lily pond in the botanic gardens
Fern sculpture at the botanic gardens
Gum tree in the botanic gardens
Peace bell at the botanic garden
Rose garden at the botanic garden
Rose garden at the botanic garden
Rose garden at the botanic garden
Rose garden at the botanic garden
Statue in the greenhouse at the botanic garden
Tropical plants at the botanic gardens
The greenhouse at the botanic gardens
Tropical plants at the botanic gardens
Pointsetta display at the botanic gardens
Pointsetta display at the botanic gardens
Orchids at the botanic gardens
Tropical plants in the greenhouse
Claire at the Rose Garden
The cloisters at the Arts Centre
The cloisters at the Arts Centre
The Arts Centre
Our Greek lunch stop
Food market at the Arts Centre
Street performers at the Arts Centre
The craft market at the Arts Centre
Maori carving
Punting on the River Avon in Christchurch
Maori performers in Cathedral Square, Christchurch
Maori performers in Cathedral Square, Christchurch
The Chalice in Cathedral Square
The Canterbury Plainsmen at Christ Church Cathedral
The Canterbury Plainsmen at Christ Church Cathedral
Barbershop quartet
Quartet singing Deck the Halls
The Bridge of Remembrance
The Bridge of Remembrance
The Bridge of Remembrance
Christ Church Cathedral
The Christmas tree in Cathedral Square
Maori sculpture in Victoria Gardens
Floral clock in Victoria Gardens
View over Christchurch
View over Lyttleton Harbour
View over Lyttleton Harbour
Chocolate candles
View from Kaikoura lookout
Kaikoura
The Store at Kekerengu
View from The Store
View from The Store
Blenheim vineyards
Blenheim vineyards
Blenheim vineyards
Picton harbour
Picton harbour
Picton harbour
Marlbourough Sound from Picton
Marlbourough Sound from Picton
Marlbourough Sound from Picton
Cruise ship in Picton Harbour
Claire at Picton viewpoint
Wood processing plant at Picton
Wood processing plant at Picton
Christ Church Cathedral in Nelson
Looking down into Nelson from the steps of Christ Church Cathedral
Windows inside Christ Church Cathedral
Inside Christ Church Cathedral
Inside Christ Church Cathedral
Historic South Street sign
Historic South Street
Queens Gardens in Nelson
Queens Gardens in Nelson
Claire at the center of New Zealand!
Claire at the center of New Zealand!
View from the centre of New Zealand
Panoramic view over Nelson from the Centre of New Zealand
Old church at the Founders Heritage Park
Street at the Founders Heritage Park
Rabbit Island beach
Rabbit Island beach
Fisherman on Rabbit Island beach
Claire and The One Ring
Buick - RIP
Ferrari at the WOW Classic Car Gallery
Wearable art making a statement about childhood obesity and fast food
Pontiac Firebird
Wearable art entitled Plymono
Delorean at the WOW Classic Car Gallery
Bonnet ornament on Auburn
Wooden carved bra
Car at the WOW Classic Car Gallery
Claire and a beast of a car!
Oldsmobile badge
Bonnet ornament
Bonnet ornament
Old car
Austin Healey
XJS at the WOW Classic Car Gallery
Excalibur
WOW Classic Car Gallery
Sci-fi inspired wearable art
This time next year...
Bubble car
Ogonia in wood! Wearable art
Jaguar XK150s
Ferrari badge
Plymouth
Panoramic view over Nelson harbour
Kaiteriteri Beach
Kaiteriteri Beach
Kaiteriteri Beach
Our taxi around the Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
Split Apple rock
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
The Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman
Sandy beach in the Abel Tasman
Clearwater around an island in the Abel Tasman
Kayaks in the Abel Tasman
Drop off at Awaroa Bay
Awaroa Lodge vegetable gardens
Awaroa landing strip
Reflections on an estuary near Awaroa Lodge
Awaroa Beach
Lunchtime on Awaroa Beach
View over a bay on the Abel Tasman walk
Claire on the Abel Tasman walk
View over a bay on the Abel Tasman walk
Torrent Bay
Forests on the way to Nelson Lakes
Forests on the way to Nelson Lakes
Lake Rotoiti
Hu Ha Bikepackers
Hu Ha Bikepackers
Hu Ha Bikepackers
Old railway bridge
View from the old railway bridge
Inside the railway tunnel
A bush robin
A bush robin
Bridge over the old railway
Veiw over Lake Rotoiti
Veiw over Lake Rotoiti
Veiw over Lake Rotoiti
Veiw over Lake Rotoiti
Lake Rotoroa
Claire on Buller Gorge swing bridge
The Buller River
Don't look down!
Ed on Buller Gorge swing bridge
Buller Gorge swing bridge
The fault line of the 1929 earthquake near Buller Gorge
In the forest near Buller Gorge
Ed on walk near Buller Gorge
Buller Gorge swing bridge
Swing bridge over Buller Gorge
Mountain views over Lewis Pass
Mountain views over Lewis Pass
Mountain views over Lewis Pass
Polly Pulsar on the Lewis Pass
Mountain views at St James Track
Mountain views over Lewis Pass
Our room at the hostel in Hanmer Springs
Mumbles cafe? Taken a wrong turn?
View over Hanmer Springs
Hanmer Springs and the mountains beyond
Us at the top of Conical Hill in Hanmer Springs
Old iron bridge on the road to Hanmer Springs
The Mud House Winery
Pegasus Bay Winery
Pegasus Bay Winery Gardens
North Brighton Beach in Christchurch
North Brighton Beach in Christchurch
Half Moon Cottage, Barrys Bay, Akaroa
Half Moon Cottage, Barrys Bay, Akaroa
Half Moon Cottage, Barrys Bay, Akaroa
View from Half Moon Cottage
Panoramic view over Hanmer Springs
Horses in the sea by Barry's Bay
The war memorial in Akaroa
Akaroa
Akaroa lighthouse
Akaroa harbour
Looking through to the next bay
View from the peninsula
View from the peninsula towards Akaroa
View from the peninsula
View from the peninsula
View from the peninsula
View over the peninsula
Halfmoon Cottage
This is the life!
Hammock view
Reading! in the hammock :D
View over Akaroa on Christmas Day
Claire in Akaroa on Christmas Day
View over Akaroa on Christmas Day
Us at Akaroa on Christmas Day
View over Akaroa on Christmas Day
View over Akaroa on Christmas Day
All ready for dinner
The food awaits!
Christmas Dinner
Christmas Day dinner
Christmas Day sunset
Christmas Day menu
View over Akaroa from Lighthouse Road
Holey rock at Akaroa Point
Boundary falls
Hinewai falls
The 'view' from the top at Hinewai Park
Get set!
Ready for the off
Painter sculpture in Akaroa
Sculpture "painting" Claire in Akaroa
Sculpture in Akaroa
Akaroa beach
Sun dial at Heritage Park
Our lunch spot at Heritage Park
Wood carving at Heritage Park
More views over Akaroa from Heritage Park
More views over Akaroa from Heritage Park
Akaroa