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Time Lapse
Although the time-lapse shows up on the web site, it apparently does not show up in the email that goes out so here is the link: TIME-LAPSE.
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Down Day
We flew to Auckland and rented a car to go to Bay of Islands (about a 3 1/2 hour drive). I was using Google Maps on my phone for directions except that I forgot to take it off airplane mode so we got a bit lost at the beginning. Once we got that sorted out…
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Sidelights
Under the category of signs we don’t normally see in Canada (but maybe should in some neighbourhoods). We also ran into someone herding cattle along the highway. The herder (cowpoke or whatever) was using a dirt bike – clearly with little difficulty because he had enough time to motor over to an apple tree and…
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Nelson Area
Our accommodations in the Nelson area was originally a stable from the 1800’s made with cob material (straw and clay). The present walls are still the same as they were in the original building but with a very modern interior. The owners are recent immigrants from the Netherlands who decided that the climate in New…
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Queenstown
We’re still here but it was mostly raining today with the same forecast for tomorrow so I thought I would get this out. Luckily I had a window seat when we flew into Queenstown so I was able to take a few shots from the airplane window. While we were waiting to check-in we wandered…
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The End of the Cruise
Our next stop was Napier which was demolished by an earthquake in the 1930’s and re-invented itself as an Art Deco town. From there we went to Tauranga which is where my cousin Cherise lives with her husband Nelson. They showed us around, took us to their favourite fish-and-chips place and we visited their home.…
WR Foster 