Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Margaret River

Beautiful beach next to the Busselton visitor center with the Busselton Jetty in the background.

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Hamelin Bay

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Voyager Estate

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A lookout over Cowaramup Bay, just north of Gracetown.

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A close up of the surf hitting the rock outcrop.

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Canal Rocks, Yallingup.

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Bunker Bay, Cape Naturaliste.

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Cape Naturaliste Light

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Perth

Perth’s Kings Park and Botanic Garden

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State War Memorial at the King’s Park and Botanic Garden.

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Perth’s central business district to the left and the Kwinana Freeway crossing the Swan River.

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The Giant Boab

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The Swan Brewery from Lotterywest Federation Walkway

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The statue of Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC in Fremantle.

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Local crayfish on sale in Cicerello’s at Fremantle Harbor.

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South Mole Lighthouse, Fremantle.

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Fremantle Prison

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Decorated wall by an Aboriginal Inmate

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The gallows

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Wednesday, April 9, 2014

New Zealand

An Air New Zealand Boeing 777-300 promoting Peter Jackson’s An Unexpected Journey.

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Awesome food from Bosco Café in Te Kuiti.

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Bosco’s neighbors.

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Enjoying traditional fare in Annie Kim's Café in New Plymouth.

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The Wind Wand along the New Plymouth Coastal Walkway.

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The Awakino Tunnel on state highway 3 between New Plymouth and Te Kuiti.

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Endless lush countryside throughout Taranaki and the King Country.

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The main beach at Mount Maunganui.

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Views from the popular perimeter walk around “The Mount”.

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One of the many pipi middens visible from the perimeter walk.

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Pilot Bay, the harbor facing coast of Mount Maunganui.

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Brunch at The Phoenix in Tauranga.

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Mount Maunganui beach on a windy afternoon.

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The view from the Tauranga Yacht and Power Boat Club towards Mount Maunganui.  In the lower right corner is P-Class sailing yacht.

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