![Click to enlarge](img/th_5314.jpg) | Doing laundry at the Windsor. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5315.jpg) | The back corridor at the Windsor, where the laundry room is. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5316.jpg) | The bungee jumper is probably fine, but the kayaker and the cyclist look poised to be entering a world of hurt. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5318.jpg) | 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. |
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(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.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5329.jpg) | KiwiRail. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5331.jpg) | KiwiRail. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5332.jpg) | KiwiRail. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5333.jpg) | An artificial brook. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5334.jpg) | Leading to an artificial waterfall. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5335.jpg) | Caroline Bay, Timaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5336.jpg) | Amphitheatre. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5337.jpg) | Assigned seating. |
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(7625x3708, 4235.26 kb) The view from the amphitheatre.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5348.jpg) | The artificial waterfall from below. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5349.jpg) | Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden. |
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(8654x2571, 6715.39 kb) Trevor Griffiths Rose Garden.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5354.jpg) | Bloody mindless vandalism in Timaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5355.jpg) | Caroline Bay Beach. It has a lot of natural sand. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5356.jpg) | Port of Timaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5358.jpg) | Beachlife. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5359.jpg) | Belvenue Cliffs on the other side of the Beach. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5360.jpg) | Looking back across the dunes at Timaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5361.jpg) | Caroline Bay dunes. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5362.jpg) | Caroline Bay dunes encroaching on the path. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5363.jpg) | Path. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5364.jpg) | 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. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5366.jpg) | Working on the train. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5367.jpg) | Fountain. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5368.jpg) | The 1921 shore marker near the fountain. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5369.jpg) | 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. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5371.jpg) | A map in the WWI memorial (with accompanying text) indicating Kiwi involvement in the War. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5372.jpg) | VC recipients on the plinth of the sundial. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5374.jpg) | Passchendaele. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5373.jpg) | Big Head. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5375.jpg) | The Rose Garden. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5377.jpg) | Seems like anyone can get a rose named after them these days. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5378.jpg) | Even people who aren't real. (Not knowing who that is probably means you need to read more Dickens.) |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5381.jpg) | Aviary. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5382.jpg) | 1959 Holen. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5383.jpg) | Aigantighe Art Gallery, Timaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5384.jpg) | Statuary on Aigantighe's lawn. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5385.jpg) | Criterion Hotel, Oamaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5386.jpg) | My room at the Criterion Hotel. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5387.jpg) | What passes for a light switch in the hotel. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5390.jpg) | Old-timey key. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5391.jpg) | The Criterion Hotel, Oamaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5393.jpg) | A locomotive with some rust damage. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5394.jpg) | Bushy Beach, where the yellow-eyed pengiuns live. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5397.jpg) | Pengiun! |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5398.jpg) | Penguin! |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5399.jpg) | Pengiun! |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5402.jpg) | And, for comparison, not a pengiun. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5403.jpg) | Surf on the beach. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5404.jpg) | Also not pengiuns. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5405.jpg) | You can bring your pengiuns, but not your dogs. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5406.jpg) | One more thing that's not a penguin. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5407.jpg) | Harbour Street, Oamaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5414.jpg) | Dinner. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5415.jpg) | Looking back at Oamaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5416.jpg) | Obligatory penguins crossing sign picture. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5417.jpg) | 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. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5419.jpg) | The regatta. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5420.jpg) | Steampunk HQ. Knowing what "steampunk" is doesn't make it make more sense. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5421.jpg) | And, in case you're wondering, here's an example of steampunk: some sort of rocket locomotive. I think bigger rockets are called for. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5422.jpg) | Athænium, Oamaru. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5423.jpg) | Hey look: half way to the equator in less than a week. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5425.jpg) | At least I know which way to go, now. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5426.jpg) | 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. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5427.jpg) | Ben Ohau Range from Dog Kennel Corner. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5428.jpg) | Mount John Observatory near Lake Tekapo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5429.jpg) | 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. |
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(16681x2434, 6910.98 kb) Lake Tekapo, with the town at its south end, from the top of Mount John.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5439.jpg) | Lake Tekapo and the village from the top of Mount John. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5440.jpg) | One of the telescope domes on top of the mountain. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5442.jpg) | Three more telescope domes. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5444.jpg) | Lake Tekapo. The distinctive blue colour is due to rock flour (ie. glacial sediment) suspended in the water. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5445.jpg) | The dome again, with the Hydro Canal and the Tekapo River in the valley below. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5453.jpg) | Dome. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5455.jpg) | The MOA dome, housing MOA, New Zealand's largest telescope. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5456.jpg) | The MOA dome, again, at left. The building on the right claims to be observer housing. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5457.jpg) | Another shot of Lake Tekapo. On the left is another lake, Alexandra, which doesn't exhibit this distictive blue colouration. |
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(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.
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![Click to enlarge](img/th_5462.jpg) | MOA, again. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5463.jpg) | The Church of the Good Shepherd, built 1935. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5464.jpg) | Looking across the Hydro Canal at the church |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5465.jpg) | Looking across the Hydro Canal at the church. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5475.jpg) | Swells generated by the strong winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5476.jpg) | Swells generated by the strong winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5488.jpg) | Swells generated by the strong winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5489.jpg) | Swells generated by the strong winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5502.jpg) | Swells generated by the strong winds. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5510.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5511.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5513.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5514.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5515.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5516.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5517.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5518.jpg) | Breaking on a large rock. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5519.jpg) | Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5520.jpg) | Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5524.jpg) | Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5529.jpg) | Mount John from the edge of Lake Tekapo. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5531.jpg) | Looking North across the Lake at the Sibbald Range. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5534.jpg) | The upper power station, from the north (intake) side. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5535.jpg) | Saline, detergent, rinse: free laundry facilities. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5537.jpg) | The upper power station, from the south (outflow) side. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5538.jpg) | From atop the dam. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5541.jpg) | Outflow. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5542.jpg) | Access stair into the power station. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5543.jpg) | A tribute to the collies who helped open up the Mackenzie Valley (by, you know, keeping the sheep in line). |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5547.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd from the statue. The name is not co-incidental. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5550.jpg) | Another view of the statue. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5551.jpg) | Puppy. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5552.jpg) | Puppy. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5553.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5557.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5558.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5560.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5561.jpg) | 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. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5567.jpg) | Church of the Good Shepherd. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5568.jpg) | Doxolicious. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5569.jpg) | Hymns for Today's Church. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5570.jpg) | The church plaque. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5571.jpg) | Worship schedule. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5575.jpg) | Cloud burst after the service. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5576.jpg) | Sunset on the eastern hills. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5578.jpg) | Church lets out. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5579.jpg) | E-type. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5580.jpg) | E-type. There's no license plate, the numbers are just decalled onto the hood. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5581.jpg) | E-type. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5582.jpg) | E-type. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5583.jpg) | Dinner. Not sure why I keep taking pictures of food. |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5585.jpg) | Kitty! |
![Click to enlarge](img/th_5590.jpg) | Kitty! |