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NZ 2015

by alan_r_humphrey

222 photos and 7 videos · 55 views
Respect Oakland International - thumbs up before wheels up!
Quit kicking my seat!
Hawaiian Air Boeing 767 at the gate in OAK
Hawaiian "lei-over"
Respect Auckland - Sky Tower
Sky Tower"ing" over Auckland!
Auckland - Albion - last real mattress until Raglan!
Albion on Hobson
North Island - Hwy 1 south of Auckland - northbound # 9331 DL Class, mainline diesel-electric 2700 kW output
Taupo, Crafty Trout Brewing Company, where the Waikato River dumps into Lake Taupo, planning the next 16 days!
Taupo, Crafty Trout Brewing Company
Lake Taupo, Motutere Bay - SE shore - Motutere Bay Holiday Park at sunset
Otaki - station on North Island Main Trunk railway built in 1886 - rebuilt 1909, 1911
Upper Hut - Harcourts Holiday Park w/disc golf course - comeback/re-retirement celebration!
Wellington Harbor - Interislander Ferry - Kaitaki
Wellington Harbor - cargo vessel at sunrise
Wellington Harbor - Kaitaki bow entry
New Zealand - South Island - Arapawa Island East Head - Tory Channel
New Zealand - South Island - Arapawa Island East Head in latte hue
Kaitaki - starboard aft top deck approaching Picton
Waikanae - enjoying rugby championships w/awesome fish, chips, & squid rings at Murphy's Law Irish pub
Maruia River campground on our way to West Coast
Maruia River campground - driver is off the clock
Kiwi sneaking up on unsuspecting reader
Great Spotted Kiwi fleeing the scene
Arthur's Pass - south of station - yard spur
Arthur's Pass - TranzAlpine approaching trestle south of station
Arthur's Pass - the payoff for patiently waiting an hour in the rain
Arthur's Pass - KiwiRail 5287 & 5391, DC Class 1230 kW output, leading the westbound TranzAlpine across the trestle
Arthur's Pass - thumbs up to KiwiRail
Arthur's Pass - KiwiRail colors in blue hue
Arthur's Pass - walking the dog in the yard
Arthur's Pass - power, majesty, & beauty are in the eye of the beholder
Arthur's Pass - welcoming committee VP
Arthur's Pass - welcome wagon VP
Arthur's Pass - every train needs a caboose
Arthur's Pass - Hwy 73 - NW of pass at concrete shed & run off structure
Franz Josef Glacier
Franz Josef Glacier approach through rain forest
Franz Josef Glacier approach through valley
Franz Josef Glacier - leading edge of w/sediment covering & exposed cavern
Franz Josef Glacier - exposed cavern due to thaw
Franz Josef Glacier
What! What! What!
Fox Glacier trailhead
Fox Glacier approach through valley w/rainforest covered mountainsides
Fox Glacier - leading edge
Fox Glacier - leading edge w/recent calving activity on the ground & in the stream
Fox Glacier - everything is receding
Fox Glacier - Maori battle expression!
Gates of Haast - Hwy 6 north of Wanaka Lake
Lake Wanaka barge w/vehicle
Lake Wanaka
Lake Wanaka - John Deere H360 front loader on barge ramp
Lake Wanaka - JD green in b&w
Queenstown - gondola cableway w/Skyline Chalet at top
Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu's Queenstown Bay & Frankton Arm w/paraglider
Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu w/Flagstaff Hill & Cecil Peak forming the peninsula across the fetch
Queenstown - Skyline Chalet selfie!
Queenstown - reflections of a tourist
Queenstown - tourist
Queenstown - paraglider
Queenstown - Skyline Chalet gondola ride
Queenstown - on the luge lift - prepare to qualify
Queenstown - luge w/helicopter climax
Queenstown - slo mo of AS350 Ecureuil / AS550 Fennec light utility 6-7 seat helicopter touching down
Qtown - Atari & ColecoVision trained
Kingston - Kingston Railway rolling stock - open top hopper car
Kingston Railway - trucks & undercarriage
Kingston Railway - box car
Kingston Railway - mail car in shed
Kingston Railway mailcar in latte hue
Kingston Railway - where do I sign up!
Kingston Flyer # 778 waiting to be refurbished
Kingston Railway - 778's tender w/water tower in background & foamer in reflection!
Kingston Railway - 778 tender & passenger car couplers w/water tower in latte hue
Kingston Flyer # 795 smokestack & headlight
Kingston Railway - right of way has seen better days
Fiordland Nat'l Park - Highway 94 West Portal to Homer Tunnel on way to Milford Sound
It's all downhill to Milford Sound
New Zealand Kea - the world's only alpine parrot
Milford Sound - scenic cruises harbor
Milford Monarch - Real Journeys
Milford Sound scenic cruises harbor berths
Milford Sound - Mitre Peak reflected
Milford Sound - I'm pointing at you
Milford Sound - preparing to embark
Milford Sound - Mitre Peak reflected
Milford Sound - overnight cruises returning to harbor
Milford Sound - Bowen Falls
Milford Sound - looking back at Sheerdown Peak capped in clouds
Milford Sound - Bowen Falls, me, scenic cruise vessel, & the NZ flag!
Milford Sound - numerous peaks to the north
Milford Sound - heading west toward the Tasman Sea w/overcast skies
Milford Sound - looking east inland as the sun rises above the peaks into the clouds
Milford Sound - seals hauled out on the rocks
Milford Sound - seals on the rocks
Droppin' the mic - what, what
Milford Sound - kayakers in a cove, seals on the rocks, & a scenic cruise vessel rounding the point
Droppin' the mic - WHAT!
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