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| A waterway near Fortrose |
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| Cormorants |
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| Living out of harms way, in harms way |
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| Waipapa Point Lighthouse |
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| The site of New Zealand's worst shipping disaster. The SS Tararua was lost with 131 lives |
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| Wind against the trees |
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| The small house, on right, once protected from the westerly Gales |
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| Slope Point |
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| Mainland New Zealand's most southern point |
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| Old farm house |
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| There are still a few of these old houses tucked away in the bush and on farms. |
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| Old seed and fertilizer spreader |
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| This old machine, probably of similar age as the house in the last image. |
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| A wetland |
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| There are many of these beautiful wetlands near the coast. This one on Dummies Beach. |
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| The McLean Falls |
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| These falls were the best, a must do with a camera and tripod. |
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| Cathedral Caves |
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| This photo taken from inside one of the two entrances. Low tide. |
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| Tautuku Bay |
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| A must photo opportunity. Easy to see if you are traveling south but look behind if you are going north. |
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| Purakaunui Falls |
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| An interesting walk into these falls, another for the camera and tripod. |
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| Fungi growing on the Beech Trees |
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| This Fungi is quite common in the Beech Forrest. About the size of a large dinner plate |
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| Fantail |
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| New Zealand native Fantail Rhipidura fuliginosa. These little chaps are quite common around the bush. They appear to be friendly but they are looking for flying insects on the down wind side of you |
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| Humpback Whale |
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| Whales were fished out in many areas of New Zealand but we managed to spot this one. |
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| Bush walk |
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| Very typical of the many beautiful bush walks in the Catlins. |
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| A silver statue on Surat Beach |
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| This protected Sea Lion is one of many on the beaches in the Catlins area. I believe this is a young female. |
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| Male Sea Lion Surat Beach |
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| This chap thinks he owns the place, he does! |
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| Rough love |
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| Some gentle love play, Not for the thin skinned. |
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| Yellow Eyed Penguin |
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| Lucky to get a photo of this nesting penguin. Taken with a zoom lens, not as close as it looks. |
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| New Zealand Flax |
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| These Flax blooms are mostly seen as a shiny black pod, but not during this short flowering time. |
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| Nugget Point Lighthouse |
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| A wind swept beacon Nugget Point Lighthouse, A few km south of Kaka Point township. The beginning or end of a trip through the Catlins. |
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