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Friday Fotos – Mirror Lakes and the world upside down

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Mirror Lakes - what a showstopper!Mirror Lakes was one of the stops on our tour to Milford Sound. The crystal clear water was perfectly still on the day we visited, which let me capture a photo of fish swimming above the mountaintops. This was one of those stops where the tour director gave us ‘twenty minutes,’ but the natural beauty was so immense that many of us tended to … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Mirror Lakes and the world upside down

Friday Fotos – Huka Falls near Lake Taupo, New Zealand

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Huka Falls near Lake Taupo in New Zealand is nothing less than impressive. Located approximately in the middle of the north island, the falls are on the Waikato River. Roughly 200,000 liters of ice-blue water flow through this point every second—that’s more than 50,000 gallons every second. The falls create a huge undertow, which has taken under boats that got too close. We … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Huka Falls near Lake Taupo, New Zealand

Friday Fotos – Welcome to Picton New Zealand

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One of the most picturesque places we visited on our trip was Picton, New Zealand. This little seaport town is located near the head of the Queen Charlotte Sound and has less than 5,000 residents. The population swells dramatically when the cruise ships sail into port. Much of the town’s ‘industry’ is based on tourism, so there are a number of businesses whose livelihood … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Welcome to Picton New Zealand

Friday Fotos – Waikiki lights from Ala Moana Park

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For our last night in Waikiki, we decided to take a walk to Ala Moana Park from our condo and check out the Waikiki lights. To our surprise, the walk to Ala Moana Park and even Ala Moana Mall, was an easy one. The park is a vast green space on a peninsula that sports plenty of activities. We caught the outrigger canoe club coming in. Watching the crew members jump off the canoe … [Read more...] about Friday Fotos – Waikiki lights from Ala Moana Park