Category Archives: New Zealand

Wish we were back there again

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Barbara

In January last year we went to Australia & New Zealand to visit friends and family in Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Queenstown.  As the weather gets colder her it is easy to miss the heat of Perth, the warmth of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Descent

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Barbara

On our first day in Queenstown, New Zealand, we climbed 500m of Ben Lomond the Mountain which rises behind Queenstown, with the intention of taking the Gondola down again! The view from the top is of Queesntown, Lake Wakitipu, and … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Signs

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Barbara

I posted a sign from New Zealand before: Weekly Photo Challenge; Letters Here are some more I found there for this week’s photo challenge.

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Split-Second Story

Posted on June 4, 2014 by Barbara

A picture of us (Second row from left; Peter, Me, Louise & Damien) on the Shotover Jet… Louise & Damien surprised us with a breakfast hair-raising ride through the canyons of Queenstown’s Shotover river at speeds of up to 80kph … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; On the move

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Barbara

I’ve been a bit slow off the mark this week, simply because I am spoilt for choice for photographs to enter for this challenge! Here are a small few of the hundreds of pictures I took in Australia & New … Continue reading →

Posted in Australia, Melbourbe, New Zealand, Perth, Photography, Queenstown, Stewart Island, Sydney, Travel | Tagged , , , , | 2 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Flowers

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Barbara

This is my entry for Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week, a lovely wild flower I found in New Zealand Can anyone help me name it?

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California Quail

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Barbara

When we first saw these birds in Australia we thought they had got leaves caught in their heads like Wilson does when he roots around in bushes It was only when we saw lots of them that we realised that … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Letters

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Barbara

I found this road sign in Queenstown New Zealand A bit of a dead end I guess This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge is Letters  

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Weekly Photo Challenge; Reflections

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Barbara

I love reflections 🙂  I’m always taking photos over water especially when it’s still.  When we were in New Zealand we went to visit Milford Sound, and one of the attractions on the way to the Sound (which is actually … Continue reading →

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Walk up Reigate Hill

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Barbara

Since we have come back from New Zealand where we did lots of walking and some very steep hills at times, we have decided to keep up the level of fitness that we achieved there and to try and improve … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Cocker Spaniels, Keeping Fit, New Zealand, Photography, Spring, Surrey Hills, Walking, Water | Tagged , , , , , | 20 Comments