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Near Manapouri The rain clouds are gathering.
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Lake Te Anau
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Lake Te Anau Near Te Anau Downs, the starting off point for the Milford Road and...
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Mirror Lakes The weather looked a little brighter here.
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Mirror Lakes Dark reflections of the Earl Mountains.
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Mirror Lakes
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Dark mountains Here comes the rain.
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Homer Tunnel Waiting for the green light.
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Homer Tunnel Now the waterfalls are flowing.
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Lonely Kea It was very wet !
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Hollyford River
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Temporary waterfalls These dry up almost immediately it stops raining.
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Milford
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Mitre Peak A glimmer of hope that it will be fine in the morning ?
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Milford Two days later we made the return journey in brilliant sunshine.
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Punga Fern
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The Chasm Short bushwalk to view the Chasm.
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Nature
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The Chasm Over time the swirling waters of the Cleddau River have sculptured shapes and...
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Tree Lichen
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No waterfalls at the Homer Tunnel today.
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Homer tunnel The western side of the Homer tunnel as you look behind you.
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Homer Tunnel Waiting their turn as the tunnel is one way and controlled now by traffic...
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Out into the sunshine.
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Eastern side of the tunnel.
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Alpine garden walk
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Alpine walk The flowering season is Dec/Jan but a few treasures can be seen out of season.
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Alpine plants
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Alpine plants Libertia pulchella
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Alpine Plants
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Just rocks and water
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NZ Kea The world's only 'alpine parrot'. It plays and feeds above...
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Mt McPherson and Mt Talbot
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Hollyford River
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Swing bridge to Lake Marion Over the Hollyford river .
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Hollyford The small museum has collections from the early days of settlement,...
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Gunn's camp Where the sandflies give you a huge welcome !
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Gunn's Camp Origonally a public works camp, built in 1930.
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Gunn's camp Accomodation hut.
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Hollyford Valley Lookout Point
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Humboldt Mountains
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Lake Fergus
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Lake Gunn
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Gunn's lake NZ's outdoor eco friendly toilets.
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Beech Forest
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Lake Gunn
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Deer Flat
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Mirror Lakes Back to Mirror Lakes in sunshine.
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The Mirror Lakes The reflections of the Earl mountains are showing the debris at the bottom of...
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Eglington Valley
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Eglington River
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Te Anau We arrived back in time to see a beautiful sunset on Lake Te Anau.
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Lake Te Anau
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