The following are pictures from Christchurch, New Zealand. The US dollar is worth 2 New Zealand dollars, which makes New Zealand a cheap place to visit.

I had the pleasure to visit New Zealand in November of 2002 while en route to the South Pole, Antarctica.  

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Nice park located downtown Christchurch.               Arial view of Christchurch.  Landscape is                 beautiful.
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Locals playing chess downtown Christchurch.                Shade from the afternoon heat.  Nice old tree.
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Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Royal Navy who died on
his journey, while returning from the South Pole in
1912.		                Downtown Christchurch.  For some reason they                  all drive on the wrong side of the road
                      
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Shopping area downtown Christchurch.            Nice cool water for those hot days.
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Beautiful mountains. Did you know they filmed Lord of the Rings in New Zealand?        I would love to hike those Mountains.
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Scenery of a place called Littleton           A different view of Littleton.
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More Mountains and some goats.            Where to go? So many places to visit so little time.
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The coast, what a place.         A different angle of the coastline.
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Most be cold, no one is getting into the water           The End

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Otago Trail (Central Rail Trail-150km long)

 

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