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»   New Zealand - Scenery and Residents

A typical breathtaking scene on the South IslandDead tree near ChristchurchPancake rocks on the South Island's West coast

Seal on Kaikoura's shore lineHector's Dolphin near InvercargillDucks on one of New Zealand's many lakes

Pastoral scene near QueenstownBush fire damageThe land of Mordor itself

Breathtaking view near WanakaSheep clog the road at the very south of the South IslandFields and mountains on the way to Queenstown

Still evening near DunedinSky tower in Auckland

 

»   New Zealand - The Road to Milford

Mirror LakesVast mountains rise up on all sides just before entering the Homer Tunnel which runs through themStaggering beauty of strange flora and sheer mountain scenery

On Milford SoundAn Alpine parrot (a Kea) chewing rubber on dege of car windscreen

 

»   New Zealand - The Bungee Jump

The first commercial bungee jump was at Kawarau Bridge near Queenstown, still the scence of many jumps each day

Get readyAnd you're awayA jump in tandem with a request for 'water'

 

»   Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

The famous postcard scene from the world's most isolated inhabited placeStanding proud, one of a few Moai still left with its top-knotMany Moai litter the inside of a volcanic crater that was their quarry

Moai that litter one particular area of the islandA local on horse backOne of the few still standing lines of Moais

A plethora of stone heads near the quarry: they were carved but never transportedWater-filled volcanic craterA carved Moai that was never raised or moved from where it was quarried

Keeping watch over the end of another day

 

»   French Polynesia

The view from Moorea Island across to Tahiti - notice the light blue water that marks the atolTall ship in Moorean Island harbourSarongs dry out against a lush green background on Moorea Island

 

   

 

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