The seven-pointed structure in the foreground is the Pleiades. To the Maori the time of year when Matariki can first be seen rising, which this year is May 20, is the end of the year.
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- Cafe along the road
- Matamata and Hobbiton
- Rotorua
- Taupo
- On beyond Napier
- Napier
- Moana Park Winery
- Matariki Winery
- Pahiatua campsite
- Campsite in Pahiatua
- Giant kiwi
- Clouds
- Matariki/Pleiades
- Looking north
- Obelisk
- Winter Solstice stone
- Stonehenge
- "The Look"
- Escaped cattle!
- Rose at Paua shop
- My favorite tattoo!
- Tattoo clients
- Tattoo museum
- My favorite, of course
- weta museum
- Elvish armor
- John Howe at Weta
- Weta!
- Te Papa museum
- Wellington
- Nelson, FINALLY
- Mussels
- Kaipoura
- BD in the woolen store
- Waimete
- Lindis Pass
- Valley below
- Above Arrowtown
- On the way back to Deep Cove
- Evening's coming
- Reflections
- Water runoff
- BD enjoying a beer
- BD braving the outside
- Going into Tasman Sea
- Bird island
- Silent cove
- Tree avalanche
- Mountains above Doubtful Sound
- Waterfall
- Spider Web
- Doubtful Sound from Wilmot Pass
- Beech trees
- Moss on Wilmot Pass
- Lake Manapouri
- Lake Manapouri
- Lake Manapouri
- Flat White in Queenstown
- Leaving Edoras
- Photo taken by film crew
- Silver River
- Helm's Deep
- Marker on top
- View out the front
- Climbing up
- Our group
- Our guide, Mike
- Valley behind
- Surrounding mountains
- Edoras
- On the way to Edoras
- Road to Edoras
- Terry, BD and Nancy
- Lake Pukaki
- Two Thumbs Range
- Lake Tikapo
- Ralph at Lake Tikapo
- BD enjoying the wine
- Little Blues at the Antarctic Centre
- Monday 5/11, to the coast
- Lake Tikapo to Queenstown
- Leaving Christchurch, day after Edoras tour
- Edoras tour
- Day 1: something like 30 hours of airtime. No hass...
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