Picture Gallery for Sun 2011-02-06 09:00:08 UTC

	Doing laundry at the Windsor.
	The back corridor at the Windsor, where the laundry room is.
	The bungee jumper is probably fine, but the kayaker and the cyclist look poised to be entering a world of hurt.
	The Port of Timaru. I stuck my camera on top a seven foot brick wall to take this picture to see what was on the other side.
(11120x3596, 6742.02 kb) Caroline Bay, Timaru. The war memorial is the ring of pillars half way down the path. The rose garden is to the right.
	KiwiRail.
	KiwiRail.
	KiwiRail.
	An artificial brook.
	Leading to an artificial waterfall.
	Caroline Bay, Timaru.
	Amphitheatre.
	Assigned seating.
(7625x3708, 4235.26 kb) The view from the amphitheatre.
	The artificial waterfall from below.
	Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden.
(8654x2571, 6715.39 kb) Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden.
	Bloody mindless vandalism in Timaru.
	Caroline Bay Beach. It has a lot of natural sand.
	Port of Timaru.
	Beachlife.
	Belvenue Cliffs on the other side of the Beach.
	Looking back across the dunes at Timaru.
	Caroline Bay dunes.
	Caroline Bay dunes encroaching on the path.
	Path.
	Old shore marker along the path. It appears the construction of the port has led to shore migration in Caroline Bay, but that's just conjecture on my part.
	Working on the train.
	Fountain.
	The 1921 shore marker near the fountain.
	Non numero horas nisi serenas. (I do not count the hours unless [they are] serene (i.e., happy or cheerful).) [With reference also to serenum meaning clear/bright/serene/fair weather]. This sundial forms the centre of WWI memorial in Timaru.
	A map in the WWI memorial (with accompanying text) indicating Kiwi involvement in the War.
	VC recipients on the plinth of the sundial.
	Passchendaele.
	Big Head.
	The Rose Garden.
	Seems like anyone can get a rose named after them these days.
	Even people who aren't real. (Not knowing who that is probably means you need to read more Dickens.)
	Aviary.
	1959 Holen.
	Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru.
	Statuary on Aigantighe's lawn.
	Criterion Hotel, Oamaru.
	My room at the Criterion Hotel.
	What passes for a light switch in the hotel.
	Old-timey key.
	The Criterion Hotel, Oamaru.
	A locomotive with some rust damage.
	Bushy Beach, where the yellow-eyed pengiuns live.
	Pengiun!
	Penguin!
	Pengiun!
	And, for comparison, not a pengiun.
	Surf on the beach.
	Also not pengiuns.
	You can bring your pengiuns, but not your dogs.
	One more thing that's not a penguin.
	Harbour Street, Oamaru.
	Dinner.
	Looking back at Oamaru.
	Obligatory penguins crossing sign picture.
	Train! It appears to travel between the information centre (near my hotel) to the Blue Penguin Colony at the end of the headland. If you walk that distance, it'll take you about 15 minutes. The train's route is less direct, so it takes about the same amount of time.
	The regatta.
	Steampunk HQ. Knowing what "steampunk" is doesn't make it make more sense.
	And, in case you're wondering, here's an example of steampunk: some sort of rocket locomotive. I think bigger rockets are called for.
	Athænium, Oamaru.
	Hey look: half way to the equator in less than a week.
	At least I know which way to go, now.
	Plaque at Dog Kennel Corner, near Burke's Pass, the gateway between the Canterbury Plain to the east and the Mackenzie Valley to the west.
	Ben Ohau Range from Dog Kennel Corner.
	Mount John Observatory near Lake Tekapo.
	The terrace of the Astro Café at the top of Mount John. The picnic tables are made of concrete. The rocks on top are to keep them from blowing away. That's not a joke.
(16681x2434, 6910.98 kb) Lake Tekapo, with the town at its south end, from the top of Mount John.
	Lake Tekapo and the village from the top of Mount John.
	One of the telescope domes on top of the mountain.
	Three more telescope domes.
	Lake Tekapo. The distinctive blue colour is due to rock flour (ie. glacial sediment) suspended in the water.
	The dome again, with the Hydro Canal and the Tekapo River in the valley below.
	Dome.
	The MOA dome, housing MOA, New Zealand's largest telescope.
	The MOA dome, again, at left. The building on the right claims to be observer housing.
	Another shot of Lake Tekapo. On the left is another lake, Alexandra, which doesn't exhibit this distictive blue colouration.
(8769x2457, 4005.89 kb) Looking north from Mount John. The difference in colouration between Lake Alexandra at left and Lake Tekapo at right is profound.
	MOA, again.
	The Church of the Good Shepherd, built 1935.
	Looking across the Hydro Canal at the church
	Looking across the Hydro Canal at the church.
	Swells generated by the strong winds.
	Swells generated by the strong winds.
	Swells generated by the strong winds.
	Swells generated by the strong winds.
	Swells generated by the strong winds.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Breaking on a large rock.
	Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo.
	Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo.
	Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo.
	Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo.
	Looking North across the Lake at the Sibbald Range.
	The upper power station, from the north (intake) side.
	Saline, detergent, rinse: free laundry facilities.
	The upper power station, from the south (outflow) side.
	From atop the dam.
	Outflow.
	Access stair into the power station.
	A tribute to the collies who helped open up the Mackenzie Valley (by, you know, keeping the sheep in line).
	Church of the Good Shepherd from the statue. The name is not co-incidental.
	Another view of the statue.
	Puppy.
	Puppy.
	Church of the Good Shepherd.
	Church of the Good Shepherd.
	Church of the Good Shepherd.
	Church of the Good Shepherd.
	Church of the Good Shepherd. There were people milling all around the building.Somehow they conspired to all leave the frame when this picture was taken. Also note how much the shrubs are being blown by the wind.
	Church of the Good Shepherd.
	Doxolicious.
	Hymns for Today's Church.
	The church plaque.
	Worship schedule.
	Cloud burst after the service.
	Sunset on the eastern hills.
	Church lets out.
	E-type.
	E-type. There's no license plate, the numbers are just decalled onto the hood.
	E-type.
	E-type.
	Dinner. Not sure why I keep taking pictures of food.
	Kitty!
	Kitty!