New Zealand Photos

Hi – By now you will probably have realised that I enjoy taking photos rather than writing text – that’s why I have about 60 posts in draft!!!

I’m getting there, slowly but I do struggle a bit with the writing part 🙂 It’s hard to make things sounds as interesting as they really are,  without using the word ‘amazing’ all the time.

So I have picked out some random NZ photos for you – just photos this time – I hope you enjoy them 🙂

Some of these photos feature in other posts – check out the menu and find the ones you are interested in.

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Lake Dunstan

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Nelson lakes

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Swing bridge – not my favourite as Graham likes to make them ‘swing’!!

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Coalpit Dam – Naseby

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Stone Hut – Conroys dam – Alexandra

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Larnach castle – Dunedin

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Ohir Bridge – Central Otago

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Matanaka farm – Waikouaiti

lighthouse Farewell Spit

DSC_2507 New Zealand Fur Seal

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Pilots wharf – Aromoana, Dunedin harbour

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Tasman Glacier – Mount Cook National Park – if you look above Graham’s head you will see a small red dot, this is a tramping hut. imagine waking up with that view! There’s also a small avalanche going on behind him.

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Tasman Glacier – Mount Cook National Park

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The Clutha River – Beaumont Millennium Track

DSC_2026 Purakaunui Bay – Catlins

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DSC_3283 Sea lions – Surat Bay, Catlins

DSC_3339 (3)Catlins Heads – Catlins

St Bathana St Bathans – Central Otago

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Akatore River mouth – Otago

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Clarks Mill – Maheno

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DSC_0589 Typical New Zealand Bush

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Lyttelton

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Home of the Brass monkey motor bike rally – Idaburn Dam, Oturehua, Central Otago

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Jacks Bay – West Coast of the South Island

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 Mount cook from the eastern shore of Lake Pukaki

 Downtown Wellington

    Farewell Spit Light House

 Sheep – Maniototo

 Mt Cook – a very lucky shot!

 Old Cromwell Town – Cromwell, Central Otago

 Danseys Pass

 CUTE!!!!

 Another lucky shot!

 My trip in a Tiger Moth at Wanaka – Magic

 Hayes Engineering – Oturehua, Central Otago

 lake Hawea

 Macaulay Hut Road – Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park

 Kea – the only world’s alpine parrot found in South Island New Zealand’s mountain areas

 Moeraki Boulders – Moeraki

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Blueskin bay – North of Dunedin

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DSC_2534 Clydesdale Horses at Erewhon Station inland from Ashburton (Erewhon is nowhere spelt backwards) These guys had their backs to the rain – I got soaked taking this photo!

  DSC_3564 Seal pup – Kaikoura

DSC_2742 New Zealand native Wood Pigeon

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    Cormorant’s (Shags) old wharf OamaruDSC_3061

Purakaunui Falls – Catlins

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Otago Harbour – Portobello

DSC_2866 This is the life !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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