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File name |
Description |
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02720 |
Loading the bus
at MJC |
We load a
bus for the first time...and certainly not for the last time. A
sunny morning in which we prepare for two flights totaling 12 hours,
6 hours of waiting in airports, and two hours riding on buses. It
would be two calendar days later before we emerge in Auckland, New
Zealand, ready to travel |
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02726 |
Waiting and
waiting at SFO |
Waiting in
line at San Francisco International.... |
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0403 |
Birdman of Sydney
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The
perfectly sane Birdman of Sydney and his friends. Actually trip
leader Garry Hayes at the Botanical Gardens at Farm Cove |
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00596 |
Garry at sea |
Okay, if you didn't want to see that, maybe
you need to see the brave, intrepid leader setting forth on an
expedition into the unknown.... |
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02784 |
Sarah and Debbie walking on air |
Sarah and Debbie standing on glass plates in
the Auckland Sky Tower about 700 feet up in the air. This was just a
few moments before lightning struck the tower. What a great intro to
our adventure! |
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02833 |
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Ron on top of the Mt. Eden Cinder Cone |
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03041 |
Sheila learns Maori dancing |
Sheila learns Maori Dancing at our Hangi
Feast in Rotorua |
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03137 |
Big crew hiking |
The crew hikes through the rainforest at
Orakei Korako |
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03227 |
Kim and furry friend |
Yes, we occasionally took rest stops, and
even though it was winter the ice cream looked good. And there was
usually a furry animal willing to share.... |
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03372 |
Sarah and Andy in open car |
Sarah and Andy in the open car on the Picton
to Christchurch train. Can brothers and sisters actually like each
other? |
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Cousins Marge and Judy enjoy the train to
Christchurch. |
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00045 |
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Fred in the back of the train |
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03464
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Susan and her artist friend in Christchurch |
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03319
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Shirley on the Picton Ferry |
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03315 |
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Marge and Sarah on the Ferry |
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03568 |
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Elena and Eric in front of the Sydney Harbor
Bridge |
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03589
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The gang looks over a cliff near the entrance
to Sydney Harbor. Strangely, there are rocks below, but they are
staying behind the fence. They aren't acting like geologists at
all!...... |
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03620 |
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Don and Judy enjoy the views from the Sydney
Harbor cruise. |
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03627 |
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Jessica and big friend at Taronga Zoo |
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03736 |
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Jessica again, but with little friends (that
actually move) at Featherdale |
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03632 |
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Patrick and his big friend at the Taronga Zoo |
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03727 |
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Evelyn and Jim and their little furry friend
at Featherdale Wildlife Park outside of Sydney |
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04125 |
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Our crew rides the Kuranda Train. |
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04236 |
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Our days in Cairns included a ride on the
Quicksilver out to the Great Barrier Reef. Marie waits to leave
port... |
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04240 |
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Karen at sea... |
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04252
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Mark and Brett |
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04248 |
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Quiet moment for Nathan on the Quicksilver |
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04265 |
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John and Carol enjoy the cruise |
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00581 |
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Kim at the Great Barrier Reef in one of the
"Blue Suits", designed to protect snorkelers from sunburn and sea
wasps (jelly fish)(photo by Susan Hayes) |
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04272 |
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Judy is ready for snorkeling! |
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00587 |
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Just so you know we all looked silly together
in the blue suits (I think they were called lycra suits (photo by
Susan Hayes) |
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04255
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Sean at sea |
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04526
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Skipping forward a few days, we found
ourselves on another cruise, this from the Fiji town of Nadi to
Malamala Island. Here are Dominic and Steve... |
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04529
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...and Kelley and Patrick... |
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00293 |
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Sheryl and her father Steven |
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