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Everything in New Zealand seemed
to be picturesque.
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One of the highlights of the trip
was a day in Abel Tasman National Park, ...
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ending with a four-hour walk,
opening onto vistas like this ...
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and this.
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Everyone knows the kiwi fruit.
But have you ever heard of the kiwano?
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Due to bad weather on the Cook
Straits, we ended up taking a flight from the South Island to Wellington,
on the North Island. This is our pilot, heading toward our aircraft.
Not a joke.
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Wellington is the capital, but
it also hosts one of the most beautiful displays of begonias that
you are likely to see ...
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in the Botanical Gardens overlooking
the city.
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From Wellington we rented a car.
The thermal areas that abound are a constant reminder of the volcanic
activity that lies under your feet. This one is near Taupo.
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Rotorua. The former government-run
treatment baths, now the local museum.
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Another thermal area, this one
near Rotorua and inhabited by a Maori village. At least there are
no heating bills to pay.
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And there is always hot water
for the tub (these really are the village's public bathing facilities).
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