Picture Gallery for Tue 2011-01-04 02:42:57 UTC

	Reflected sunset on the Bridge of Remembrance in Christchurch.
	Do not look at this image!
	A typical scene of earthquake damage.
	Most buildings pass inspection; a few do not.
	Rain!
	Creative reuse.
	Rain in the square.
	Hey! The tram is running again.
	Repairs on the Cathedral.
	A pile of rocks in the Square.
	A pile of rocks in the Square.
	Skua!
	Kinetic art outside the Art Gallery.
	Kinetic art outside the Art Gallery.
	Kinetic art outside the Art Gallery.
	Kinetic art outside the Art Gallery.
	Model A.
	Shoring up of the Art Centre.
	The Canterbury Museum.
	Duck and gull. I seem to be taking a lot of pictures of birds...
	Christmasified botanical garden tour bus.
	Punting on the Avon.
	Atlas cedar in the botanical garden.
	The counterclockwise sundial in the botanical garden. Problem one: at what time was this picture taken? (No cheating by using EXIF tags!)
	The Equation of Time. You'll need this for the problem above.
(3218x1973, 2164.74 kb) The fern house at the botanical gardens.
	The fern house.
(5428x4343, 6137.86 kb) The fern house at the botanical gardens.
	Electric art.
	Electric art.
	Electric art.
	Grant and Jon outside the Art Gallery.
	At the Art Centre.
	At the Art Centre.
	More repairs.
	Flat white (which appears to be just a latte) and a reallllllllly small mince pie.
	Ducks on the Avon.
	Suspended art in the art centre.
	Suspended art in the art centre.
(1345x2668, 719.00 kb) A spire from the Art Centre removed as an earthquake precaution.
	Earthquake demolition.
	La Petite Croix
	Live music at the Bard on Avon.
	Jon shows his approval for Radler.
	Whoops. That's not good.
	Fortunately, I travel with piano wire.
	The Pacific Ocean from Highway 1.
	A large truck tries to negotiate a small tunnel.
	Kaikoura Peninsula.
	Grant and Jon on the beach.
(10767x2088, 4672.51 kb) On the beach at Kaikoura.
	Zak on the beach.
	Pebbles!
	Pebbly surf.
	Cafe encounters: for those who find dolphin encounters too stressful. (You don't even need a boat.)
	Kaikoura
	Seal.
	Seals.
(8565x2456, 4080.64 kb) Seals on the beach.
	Fish.
	Tiaki the whale and the other whale watching boat.
	Spout.
	Tiaki the whale and the other whale watching boat.
	Tiaki the whale and the other whale watching boat.
(9378x2462, 3748.86 kb) Whale watching. The Kaikoura Peninsula can be seen in the background.
	The other whale watching boat.
	Tiaki.
	Tiaki and an albatross.
	Tiaki.
	The other whale watching boat heads off.
	The other whale watching boat heads off.
	Fin.
	Fin.
	The other whale watching boat heads off.
	The other whale watching boat heads off.
	Fin.
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Even our captain Jamie took some time to observe the dolphins.
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Dolphins!
	Back on the beach.
	Mountains in cloud on the way to Picton.
	Mountains in cloud on the way to Picton.
	Sunset over a vineyard.
(8504x2426, 2939.90 kb) Sunset over a vineyard outside of Blenheim.
	Vineyards.
	Reflected sunset.
	Grapevines.
	My room in Picton. I set the alarm to wake up twice during the night to be sure I used all three beds.
	New Year in Picton
(6211x2688, 2282.50 kb) New Year's Eve in Picton.
(6154x2666, 2965.50 kb) New Year's Day in Picton. An interisland ferry is in port.
	Zak on the boat.
	Leaving Picton.
	Leaving Picton.
	Leaving Picton.
	A ketch in the Picton harbour.
	Leaving Picton.
	The Edwin Fox Museum.
	The RNZN.
	Wake.
	A typical beach in the Queen Charlotte Sound.
	On the boat.
	Bow shock.
	Kayakers.
	Another ketch.
	Scenery in the Sound.
	Picton.
	A resort in the Bay of Many Coves.
	More ketch.
	Leaving the Bay of Many Coves resort.
	Our next destination.
	Shore.
	A secluded house.
	Jon records our trip.
	The skipper and purser consult over our changed itinerary.
	Zak on the boat.
(7585x2383, 4406.27 kb) A random beach in the Queen Charlotte Sound.
	More kayakers on the sound.
	Looking towards Resolution Bay.
	Blumine Island.
	On the boat.
	Blumine Island.
	We disembark at Ship Cove.
	Heading to the trail.
	The trailhead.
	Looking down at Ship Cove.
	A odd looking log.
	Ship Cove.
	Resolution Bay.
	Resolution Bay.
	Resolution Bay. Also, me.
	We spot our first Weka.
	A view of Motuara and Hippa Islands. The North Island could be faintly discerned on the horizon from this view (but probably not in this image).
	A plaque at the summit.
	A weka looks for crumbs.
	Resolution Bay.
	Foliage.
	Foliage.
	One of many small waterfalls crossing our path.
	One of many small waterfalls crossing our path.
	Foliage.
	Another cataract.
	The road down to the Resolution Bay dock.
	At this point, the trail passed through a randomly placed meadow, complete with sheep and chickens. (We met the cow earlier.)
	Sheep!
	A lean-to.
	Endeavour Inlet.
(7203x2594, 3645.44 kb) Grant looks down over Endeavour Inlet.
	Dense foliage.
	More water.
	Endeavour Inlet.
	Dock in Endeavour Inlet.
	Dock in Endeavour Inlet.
	More wekas at a rest stop.
	More wekas at a rest stop.
	The view from the rest stop.
	The path fords another stream.
	Sun on Endeavour Inlet.
	Sun on Endeavour Inlet.
	Zak checks out the trees.
(6694x2405, 3329.02 kb) A beach on Queen Charlotte Sound.
	The pier at Furneaux Lodge.
	A trilobyte.
	A random beach at Furneaux.
	Our ride arrives.
	Back on the boat. Now with wine. And rock music (not shown).
	Leaving Furneaux.
	Leaving Furneaux.
	Leaving Furneaux.
(9235x2493, 4337.66 kb) Looking north towards Cook Strait.
	Sunset as we approach Picton.
	St. Michael's and All Angels.
	Bridge of Remembrance from the other side.
	A waterwheel in the Avon.
	Vicky.
	Feel free to cruise from this point on.
	Stig soap.