New Zealand in pictures A journey round New Zealand in February 2007 |
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Day 1 - Arrival in Christchurch | |
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We landed in the morning, and in the afternoon went for a walk in the Port Hills, starting from the visitor centre in Victoria Park. There are lots of good walks here, with panoramic views of Christchurch. |
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and then we went on to the Botanical Gardens and found this "Peace Gong" |
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2 - Christchurch to Greymouth and Punakaiki
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Punakaiki - view from our bedroom |
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Paparoa National Park - A short walk through the rain forest The trees in New Zealand are huge! This is the bottom half of a red pine |
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The circular walk to the "pancake" rocks and the blowhole (which only funtions with a larger swell than today) |
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Cabbage trees |
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3 - Punakaiki to Franz Josef
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Repeat visit to the pancake rocks in the morning Nikau palm with curious flowers (left) Close-up of the striated formation of the pancake rocks (above) |
Single track bridge shared with a railway |
Town clock in Hokitika where we visited the jade factory - still pouring with rain! |
The gold mining town of Ross - model of the elaborate structure of flumes with covered the valley a hundred years ago |
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4 -Franz Josef to Haast
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5 - Haast to Wanaka
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View from the door of our motel room |
Day 6 - Wanaka to Queenstown
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Typical NZ urban development |
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180 sweep from W to N to E |
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Lake Wanaka |
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Lake Hawea in the distance - the two lakes are only separated by a narrow isthmus |
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Gold mining gorge on the way to Queenstown |
View from our bedroom window |
The Remarkable range , remarkable for their jagged appearance and for running due north-south |
The pleasure steamer |
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Day 7 - the first day of the Routeburn Trail Please click here to continue | |
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