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 | Boat and Skipper. The Albatross Encounter Boat and its Skipper, Gary. Back on dry land again. | |||
| Albatross Watching, Kaikoura. 4:40 pm, Sun 12th Apr, 2009 | ||||
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 | The Albatross Watchers. I enjoyed the whole Albatross watching adventure, it was not swamped with touristy people, it had that personal touch to it that made us feel like we were the purpose for the trip, not just our money, and the skipper Gary (in the cap) was knowledgeable, friendly, patient, and polite, all in all I highly recommend the Albatross Encounter :) | |||
| Albatross Watching, Kaikoura. 4:38 pm, Sun 12th Apr, 2009 | ||||
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 | Canoes Leaning Against A Wall. Kind of a classical shot of colourful boats. I'm not sure about the frame I put on this one, it may be too dark, but I do like the colours in this shot. | |||
| Island Bay, Wellington. 4:51 pm, Mon 17th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Fishing By The Light. At night the tall structure next to the three boats flashes slowly with a red light, it is to keep larger ships on the far side of the light. I love looking at the this expanse of water to see the patterns and the activities of various sized vessels. | |||
| Harbour Channel, Wellington. 9:03 am, Sun 9th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Fishing Boat Heads Out in the Morning. Early morning and a lone fishing boat heads out of Wellington harbour by the golden light of sunrise, it was a magical sight. Seen from my back door. | |||
| My Place, Wellington. 4:40 am, Wed 14th Dec, 2005 | ||||
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 | Mysterious Ship, Unsettled Sky. This is the 'Venture' as seen in the motion picture 'King Kong'. It sat at a small wharf near the airport for quite awhile and always attracted my attention with its weathered and aged character, it looked like a wonderful ship, but it was well past its 'use by date'. | |||
| Wellington. 5:26 pm, Tue 30th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | The Huka Jets. The Hamilton Jet revolutionised high speed boat travel in shallow water, with no bits dangling down into the water like rudders or propellers the jet boats can happily scrape the bottom of the boat on the river bed and do little to no damage to themselves. Here Huka Jets exhilarate tourists, taking them right into the white water of Huka Falls. | |||
| Huka Falls, Taupo. 3:26 pm, Tue 16th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Nice Play Thing. There must be miles and miles and miles of coastline around countries that there is no way to see without some form of boat! This is not the best kind of boat for that kind of adventuring I guess, since you have to keep feeding it petrol, but the idea is stirring to me :) | |||
| Oke Bay, Bay of Islands. 2:07 pm, Sun 14th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Off To Sea We Go. They look so devoted to each other, the dog and the girl, they are a precious thing indeed those kind of relationships, if only the world could relate like that, but then there would be inevitable squabbles I guess. Interesting Mono sail Catamaran in the background. | |||
| Parekura Bay, Bay of Islands. 12:46 pm, Sun 14th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Fullers Ferry. You can't see in this small copy of the picture but it seems like everyone on the boat apart from the captain and the young woman in his glass windowed 'bridge' are looking at me taking a picture of them ;) This is the ferry that's takes you from Paihia to Russell, or vice versa (I am in a similar ferry going the other way). | |||
| Paihia, Bay of Islands. 4:34 pm, Sat 13th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Paihia Beach. A great place to own a yacht or sea worthy vessel of some kind. I would imagine it would get more crowded in the heat of summer, but at this time of year it is a tranquil paradise! | |||
| Paihia Beach, Bay of Islands. 4:03 pm, Sat 13th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Working Boats. Two commercial fishing boats docked at Totara North. I often look at small boats like these ones, and think that they would be very nice to go out on, and very durable and safe, but the reality would be probably far from my imaginings, especially if you were working on them. | |||
| Whangaroa Harbour, Totara North. 3:15 pm, Fri 12th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Boats in Houhora Harbour. Several boats at anchor in Houhora Harbour. | |||
| Houhora Harbour, from Pukenui. 11:39 am, Fri 12th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Life Goes on. Life in the far north is mostly relaxed, there is time to take a moment to glance at the world around, to reconnect with ones world and take stock of your situation. | |||
| Rawene. 3:38 pm, Wed 10th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Two Dinghies. Two dinghies huddle close looking almost romantic, perhaps discussing plans to escape their moorings, while the Sea Gulls play and fish in the shallows. | |||
| Rawene. 3:34 pm, Wed 10th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Boat at Anchor. Sitting at anchor, this slightly run down boat waits patiently for its owner. | |||
| Rawene. 3:30 pm, Wed 10th Aug, 2005 | ||||
