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  NEW ZEALAND (February 5 - March 12/2003)


GFL host Julie Thomas picking us up at the Auckland Airport Auckland Viaduct Harbour tour Viaduct Harbour Viaduct tourAuckland Viaduct harbour Larry Ellison's yacht - owner of Oracle software More yachts in the Viaduct Prada Race Team base in AucklandNew Zealand's defender home base Alinghi's home base in the Viaduct Picnic at Bastion Point overlooking Auckland with Julie Thomas This is where the America's Cup racing is all happening
Looking across at Auckland from Bastion Point Lion's Brewery in Auckland Learning to pour the perfect mug of beer at the Lion Zone The Ferry Building in Auckland HarbourBeautiful old homes in Devonport on Auckland's north shore The Devonport Wine Festival - we can find wine anywhere !! Our campsite in Paihia in the Bay of Islands (that's our micro-camper) Bay of Island's on the north tip of New Zealand's north islandCamping at Paihia Public toilets designed by the Austrian artist Frederick Hundertwasser Inside the public toilets in Kawakawa, by Frederick Hundertwasser Maori war canoe (waka) at Waitangi
Waitangi museum Carved head on the Waka Treaty House at Waitangi Inside the Wharenui at WaitangiDale trying to be a fierce Maori Picnic at the Waitangi treaty grounds Looking back at Paihia from Waitangi Waipoua ForestTane Mahuta, the God of the Forest, 2000 year old Kauri tree Tane Mahuta, enormous Kauria tree Hiking with Marc and Kay in Waitoma Caves area Forest around Waitoma Caves
Happy Nomads !! Inside the Waitoma Caves Spelunking in New Zealand's Waitoma Glow Worm Caves On the road from Waitoma to WellingtonWhitby, just outside of Wellington Wellington harbour Wellington's business district Wellington harbour with the Lynx ferry coming inTe Papa (our place) in Wellington, Dale and GFL host Doug Stevens Wellington, New Zealand View from the wind turbine View from the wind turbine
Another view from the wind turbine New Zealand's Parliament buildings and the beehive Parliament Building in Wellington Relaxing on the beach near WhitbyCarolyn with Milford The Ferry Crossing to the South Island On board the Blue Bridge Ferry - very windy! One of the bays along Marlborough SoundStopping for a roadside picnic lunch on our way to Greymouth Along the Tasman Sea on the West Coast of the South Island Crashing surf on the West Coast Sunset at GreymouthThe rocky beach at Greymouth A curious Weka (flightless bird), he ate from Dale's hand Along the highway to Franz Josef & Fox Glaciers - too much rain ! Near Haast on the West CoastEvening at the bird estuary in Haast Interesting driftwood along the beach at Haast The beach at Haast In Mount Aspiring National ParkThunder Falls in Mount Aspiring National Park The Gates of Haast Gorge in Mount Aspiring Park Haast Pass Gorge Ferns in the Rain ForestThe Blue Pools in Mount Aspiring National Park Overlooking Lake Wanaka From our campsite in Wanaka The old bridge supports in AlexandraDog trials in central Otago A lamb being shorn in central Otago A sheep farmer with his wool Stewart Bolger showing us he still knows how to shear a sheep!Central Otago lakes Bernadette Bolger and her friend Diedre Queenstown from the gondola Lake Manapouri from the boatOur first glimpse of Doubtful Sound in Fiordland Doubtful Sound Fur seals along Doubtful Sound Doubtful Sound sceneryBottlenose dolphins in Doubtful Sound Sunset at Te Anau Downtown Dunedin Along the road to Larnach CastleLarnach Castle The grounds at Larnach Castle Behind Larnach Castle Larnach CastleFlax and Firebrand flowers along the ditches On the tip of the Otago Peninsula Albatross nesting grounds on the Otago Peninsula 3 meter wingspan on this albatrossMoeraki Boulders north of Dunedin Stop the car to let the sheep across the highway! Our cozy cottage at Omarama Arriving into Mount Cook National ParkAoraki the cloud piercer - also known as Mount Cook At the trail head for the Tasman Glacier The glacier is actually under all that gravel below us One Happy HikerHydrangea's growing in the ditches everywhere Akoroa harbour Christchurch Arts District Claire with Richard & Colleen Loffhagen (GFL Hosts in Christchurch)The Hot Pools at Hanmer Springs Kaikoura, New Zealand Alongside the highway between Kaikoura and Picton Maori totem just outside of PictonThe Interisland Ferry between the South & North Islands (Picton, NZ) View of Marlborough Sounds from lookout at Picton Yes Dale, The waters hot!! Rotorua, New Zealand Black Swans on the lake at Rotorua
Boiling mud pools in the city park at Rotorua Lady Knox Geyser at Rotorua Champagne Pool (HOT Water!!) at Rotorua Steam and boiling water were bubbling out of this little fissure in the rocksAnother display of Rotorua's violent nature Hot Waterfall at Rotorua Edge of the Champagne Pool (72 degrees Celcius) The steam and mist alongside the Champagne Pool at RotoruaBoiling Mud pits, they shot clumps of mud 3 to 4 feet in the air Double Geyser in Rotorua Maoria cultural evening at Rotorua Fierce Maori at Rotorua
Enjoying a quiet dinner at Waihi Beach Shell collected along the beach at Waihi Dale loading his pack in our little cottage at Waihi Beach Claire outside our cottage at Waihi BeachSunrise over the Pacific Ocean on Waihi Beach, New Zealand Early morning at Waihi Beach
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