Flying out of Invercargill, the weather was unusually
calm and (unfortunately) misty. |
Oban is the main (only) settlement
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... and the runway looks very short!
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Vanessa and the plane.
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The view out of our front window
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looking south towards Town
("Swimming Beach" in the foreground). |
... and a little more to the left.
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In the morning, we thought there had been an invasion.
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But it turned out to be HMNZS Canterbury (F421)
on her decommissioning tour. |
While playing with the zoom
(hand-held, through glass). |
The Kaka was up there!
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View from "Swimming Beach" back up towards the house.
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We picked up some local salmon for tea.
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The start of the Rakiura Track at Lee Bay.
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Lee Bay looking towards Port Williams.
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Looking down towards North Arm from the Lookout
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We saw a lot of this sort of weather.
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North Arm, Paterson Inlet.
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Vanessa "on-track"
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Sawdust Bay (westerlies must be strong).
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Kaipipi Road, once the busiest
and best maintained road on the island. |
The "Kai Cart".
Excellent paua fritters and fish & chips. ... all fresh. |
Main Wharf looking toward the hotel.
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When it came to eating ...
we were roughing it. |
Church Hill Restaurant
... the view. |
Butterfield Beach
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Dinner was local crayfish
... still eating rough ... |
Sadly, we had to leave.
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In Bluff, this is still operating as a hotel.
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Tmesipteris tannensis.
(Terrible shutter shake). |
Vanessa relaxing.
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