Photographer: Josh Eckels
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Suiting up for the flight
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Flight cancelled!
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Joyous breakfast
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Knights Point Lookout
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Lay of the land
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View north along the coast
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Beach and swamp entry point
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Short loop trail through the swamp
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Brown tannic water
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Fallen frond
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More brown water
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Cheese packaging recreations
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Tromping through the swamps
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Back on the gravel path
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Tui in the trees
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Characteristic white neck tuft
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Tui taking off
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Boardwalk to the shore
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Sad to be missing the glaciers
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Empty beaches
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Swatting a sandfly
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Teamwork on the puzzle
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Stop at Haast Visitor Center
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At least he's wearing a helmet
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Picnic spot at the visitor center
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Stopping at Roaring Billy Falls
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Roaring Billy Falls
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Roaring away
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Falls across the Haast River
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Skipping rocks
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Rocky shores of the Haast River
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Clouds starting to part
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Looking for the perfect skipping rock
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Forest walk back to the car park
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Next stop - Thunder Creek Falls
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Thunder Creek Falls - a straight shot down
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Thunder Creek Falls
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More of the Haast River
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Probably getting devoured by sandflies
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In front of Thunder Creek Falls
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Scout troop plopped down
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Fantail Falls
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More cloud breaks
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Checking out the Blue Pools
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I can see why they call it Blue Pool
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Feeding into the Makarora River
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A really substantial swing bridge
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Riverbank
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Moving fast
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Back to the car
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Looking back at the bridge
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Lake Wanaka
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Lots of blue sky now
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Extra fuzzy
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Looking in the direction of Wanaka
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Northerly view
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Bench at our chalet for the evening
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Golf course between us and the lake
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Our golf course chalet
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Inside the chalet
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Wandering downtown Wanaka
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Wanaka Gourmet Kitchen - our dining destination
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Wanaka Lake and Roy's Bay from the lakefront downtown
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Tree lighting ceremony
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Roasted lamb for dinner
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