New Zealand 2016

Wairarapa rocky shoreline, fish and chips on the beach, West Coast road trip, canoeing in the Paparoas, crayfish and paua.
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Departure
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777 to Auckland
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Chasing chickens

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Looking good at the Martinborough Fair
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The Bach at Glenburn - Wairarapa coast
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Rocky lookout
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Unfamiliar territory
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Searching for crabs
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Wildlife
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Search for Paua shells
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Collecting Paua shells. Wairarapa coast. New Zealand.

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Photo by A.
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Summit
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Flat Point in the distance
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The climb
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Someone had to take the photo
Haunted house. Wairarapa.
First time all together since 2007
At R&L's
It's time for A's hand print to go on the wall
Home made Paua Fritters - a rare experience
Ferns
Giant squid at Te Papa
Fish and chips on the beach - Waikanae
Sharing with seagulls
Dusk

Sisters

Weta Cave - Wellington

Talking food - The Larder - Wellington

Still talking food
Whitebait fritters - gourmet style
Gondola - Queenstown
Lake Wanaka
What are you doing?
PuzzleWorld
Hologram (on the left)
PuzzleWorld - A on the Left, Uyen on the Right

The faces that follow you

Late afternoon view from our room at Lake Hawea

And the morning

Lake Hawea

Lake Hawea

Blue Pools
Path to the Blue Pools - Haast Pass
Stone mounds - Haast Pass
Stone mounds - Haast Pass
Stone mounds - Haast Pass
South Westland
Tree Hut
White rocks with names
Night sky in Frans Josef
This had historical relevance - at a cafe in Franz Josef
View from the Tree Hut
Franz Josef
Franz Josef Glacier - not looking as good as it used to
South Westland
Whitebait fritters, takeway style - Hokitika
Beach at the end of Truman's Track, Punakaiki
Beach at the end of Truman's Track, Punakaiki
Truman's Track
Cave, Punakaiki
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Canoing on the Porarari River, Paparoa National Park
Matching t-shirts at the Pancake Rocks - Punakaiki
Pancake Rocks - Punakaiki
Cottage at Te Miko - Punakaiki
Bathing amongst the ferns

The West Coast

Lewis Pass

Lewis Pass

Aging gracefully

Paua steak - a rare treat - Green Dolphin Restaurant - Kaikoura

Frittata at Hamner
Kaikoura coast
And why were we there?
Demolished
In this case, sampling some wine at Hunter Wines extended to trying some of the grapes as well
Cook Strait Ferry crossing. An experience in wind.
Spent a bit of time "in transit" at the Wellington Railway Station
Wairarapa clouds
Back in the Wairarapa
Grandad plays the trumpet
Lunch at a country pub - gourmet version
Gladstone Inn
My gnome - on the right
Still looking happy after all these years

Regent Theatre mural - Masterton

The kids menu was boring, but the Indian curries were great!
How big?
Playing at being a chef - photo by Angus
A in a beany - photo by Angus
Villa Maria Wines, Auckland
Wat Saket - Bangkok
Wat Saket - Bangkok
Tuk Tuk
Wat Po - Bangkok
Wat Po - Bangkok
Wat Po - Bangkok
West Coast morning

Still on the bucket list