| Andy & Jane |
 Departure from Blackthorn Cottage |
 Arrival in Auckland |
 Our van and home! |
 Trying out the tilly lamp |
 First brew-up on storm kettle |
 Andy's kitchen fitting |
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 First camp - Whanganui River |
 Piha Beach - near Auckland |
 Piha Beach |
 Native bush - Tongariro National Park |
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 Lichens |
 "Tramping" in Tongariro National Park |
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 Mt Ngauruhoe |
 Ash on Mt Ruapehu following eruption |
 Ruapehu views |
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 Skiing on volcano - Ruapehu (prior to eruption) |
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 Tongariro National Park |
 Silica Rapids |
 Launch for Whanganui River Journey (Taumaranui) |
 Whanganui River Sites |
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 Fossils on Whanganui river bank |
 SPIDER!!! |
 Whanganui River site |
 Confluences into Whanganui River |
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 Department of Conservation (DOC) Campsite |
 Our tent and tarp |
 Jane meets baby Possum! |
 Creating 'mist effect' for picture above |
 Cave on Whanganui River |
 Gorge inlet off Whanganui River |
 The famous 'Bridge to Nowhere' |
 Last working paddle steamer on the river |
 Fitting sailing rig to open canoe |
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 Old live-in buses at Wanganui town campsite |
 Bubbling mud video clip |
 First sailing trip near Taupo |
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 Big Tree! |
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 Tongariro Crossing Hike |
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 Hot spring video clip |
 Steaming hot springs in mountainside |
 Tongariro Crossing Hike |
 Driftwood and pumice - Taupo |
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 Huka Falls |
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 Seascape near Whakatane |
 Looking down on Whakatane |
 Paddling in ocean swell nr. Whakatane |
 Kahawai caught off kayak |
 Ann and Des |
 Whakatane Garden Supplies |
 Seascape en route to Bay of Islands |
 Scallop |
 Horse Mussel, wife, big shell |
 Husband returns home with dinner |
 Hermit Crab |
 Sting Ray |
 Jane's 'Leatherjacket' |
 Mummified Puffer Fish |
 Sailing |
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 Jane paddling |
 Shipwrecked mariner |
 Idyllic Maitai Bay |
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 Surging swell off Karikari Peninsula |
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 Kahawai (top), Wrasse (bottom) |
 Fellow campers at Maitai Bay |
 Cape Reinga (Northern Point) |
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 Rainbow Warrior Memorial |
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 Pretty shells |
 3-day paddling trip from Matauri Bay |
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 Jane's Snapper |
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 Native bush |
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 Tane Mahuta (Giant Kauri " Lord of the Forest") |
 Yakas (giant Kauri, 7th largest) |
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 Adopted dog |
 Native bush |
 Sundew |
 Big moth |
 Cross section through tree fern |
 Coromandel hiking |
 Mauri 'waka' - War Canoe model |
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 Port Charles |
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 Crossing from Coromandel to Great Barrier Island |
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 Great Barrier Island Expedition |
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 Another Snapper for dinner |
 Mussel farm - Great Barrier Island |
 Seal basking - Great Barrier Island |
 Great Barrier Island |
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 Ann & Bill – Our new friends at Port Jackson |
 View of Port Jackson |
 Windy day on Lake Taupo |
 Views from the Bluebridge Ferry; Wellington to Picton; 6 pics... |
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 Day hike up Mt Arthur; 12 pics... |
 Sundew |
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 Pete and Helen’s place in Nelson; 2 pics... |
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 Tree Ferns; 2 pics... |
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 Paddling Abel Tasman National Park; 7 pics... |
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 Click the image to see a video of what happened next! |
 Pottery we threw ... note the slip on surname! |
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 Andy's new hang-glider arrives |
 Click image to see an early attempt at gliding |
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 Hang-gliding video clip |
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 Andy And his instructor Kevin try on harnesses |
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 Kevin’s place; Mapua (flat rented there); 3 pics... |
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 Takaka Hill launch; 3 pics... |
 Fellow student pilot, Nadav from Israel |
 Hang-gliding video clip |
 The Fun Bus ready to tour South Island |
 Andy’s first flight as qualified pilot; Marybank, Nelson; 5 pics... |
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 Does my bum look big in this? |
 Paraglider handling video clip; Early paragliding training; 4 pics... |
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 Paragliding video clip |
 Jane’s new wing; Blue & yellow “Karma”; 4 pics... |
 Paragliding video clip |
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 Panorama of Marybank (Nelson) flying site (beach landing) |
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 Havelock from Graeme & Lorraine’s home |
 Marlborough Sounds Xmas Exped – 2 weeks 54 pics... |
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 Weka (a flightless bird) video clip |
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 Wining and dining in style |
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 D’Urville Island Wilderness Resort; our Christmas treat! |
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 Our Christmas tree |
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 Rosie Bywater |
 Pete Bywater |
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 Day at the beach (Rabbit Is.); Andy, Helen, Peter, Yvonne, Pete |
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 White... a sensible colour to wear in a cave? |
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 Buller River views; 4 pics... |
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 Buller Swing Bridge |
 Open canoe trip down the Buller; 10 pics... |
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 Bush tramping; 10 pics... |
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 Granity, West Cost – The rather steep launch! |
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 West Coast rock formations |
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 Lake Karniere paddle; 4 pics... |
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 Mt Greenland summit view |
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 Old gold mining tools |
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 Franz Josef Glacier; 8 pics... |
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 Sea Kayaking from Jackson Bay, West Coast; 11 pics... |
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 Andy launches from Coronet Peak, Queenstown - video clip |
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 Arial photo of landing field |
 Perfect camp spot at Moke Lake |
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 A drink in Queenstown with Anna and Hippo |
 Queenstown views; 5 pics... |
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 Setting off on the Kepler Track (3 day tramp) |
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 Lake Te Anau view from Kepler Track |
 Luxmore Cave |
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 Kepler Track views; 17 pics... |
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 “Extreme crapping” |
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 Lake Gunn, Southland after the rain; 2 pics... |
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 The road to Milford Sound; 2 pics... |
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 Milford Sound video clip |
 Milford Sound boat trip views; 7 pics... |
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 With Barry at his home in Te Anau |
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 Lake Hauroko video clip |
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 Jane 'ground handling' at Lake Hauroko |
 Jane 'ground handling' at Lake Hauroko |
 Coastal walk at Purukanui Bay and camp site; 8 pics... |
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 Clay Cliffs near Omarama |
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 Sightseeing tour nr Rakaia with Hippo; 7 pics... |
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 Paragliding back at Granity, West Coast |
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 More arial photography!! |
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 Back at Barnicote in Nelson - video clip |
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 Howells Hole near Takaka; 6 pics... |
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 Hang-gliding video clip |
 Picton |
 Logging terminal at Picton |
 Onaero with its fossil cliffs; 5 pics... |
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 Rangitoto Island views; 4 pics... |
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 Auckland Graduation parade |
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 Jane swam across this bay! |
 Donna and Justin with baby Josh (right) and friends |
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 Arrival at Heathrow |
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