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April 11th 2009

Published: April 11th 2009

First, my apologies to you all for the large number of photos on this edition. Actually, I have spared you, as between the three cameras that were working at times on this trip, we took nearly 1800 photos. Some I am saving for subsequent editions...some have been erased, some will not see the light of day again... So the Hotchkiss boys come to Noo Zilland again...They arrived on the 23rd and le... Read Full Entry

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Jack Hotchkiss

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Jack, anesthesiologist, Greenwood Village, CO, USA, Nahid, PhD Psychology, interested in Women in Medicine as well as physician burnout and stress. Sons John 28, radiology resident, Tacoma, WA, Matthew 27, anesthesiology intern, Seattle, WA, Mark 22, recent Wheaton BA, interests in medical school as well. Recently retired from the Colorado Permanente Medical Group (Kaiser) after 20.5 years of service, and beginning the next phase of my life. To start with, we are embarking on a 6 month locum tenens assignment to NEW ZEALAND. By the way, our phone number there will be 303-306-8461. It will... full info

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The town of Cromwell...

sure grows them big...

Shrek...world famous for bad behavior...

These are books written by kids in the Tarras School about a sheep that eluded the shepherd for six years when he came to round the sheep up to take them in from the higher pastures (actually cliff-like areas) for shearing and for the winter. You can see a photo of him here when he was finally brought to justice. He has become a celebrity here, and does benefits for charitable causes...I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP!!!

Shrek again...

this time in Chinese...perhaps the Chinese celebrity sheep in this rendition...

Big fish story...

Statue of a fish (what???a fish???) provides yet another backdrop for fam hotchkiss...near Omarama...

A modest Mt. Cook...

in its usual fashion, hides behind a negligee of cloud...

Mt. Cook revealed...

Near naked Mt. Cook peers out amongst the peerless...

Splendiforous Mt. Cook

Collecting its usual cloud or so, Mt. Cook towers over Lake Pukaki.

Mt. John...

with Lake Tekapo to the right, curving left behind the foothills toward Mt. Cook...the lake really is turquoise...wow...

Church of the Good Shepherd

with Lake Tekapo in the background.

Astride his steed...

MPH taking the reins of the bronze sheepdog...

Holy Cow, not another cowboy...

The sheepdog must get tired of the continued indignities he must suffer at the hands of @#*& tourists from around the world.

Where have all the cairns gone...

Lake Tekapo, the turquoise lake, near the CotGS. Last time we were here, there were a number of piles of stones (cairns)...an earthquake, wind, vandals...random tourists against stacking stuff???