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November 10th 2011
Published: November 17th 2011
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Just another Island? On that Friday morning I drove down to the harbor and got myself and my new car on the ferry. Yeah, the EEL was left behind. After a few days I got fed up with it. Not the car as such. The CD player in the EEL. It could only play the first 5-6 songs on every CD and often it didn't do that very well. Apart from the odd hitchhikers and a Norwegian guy who went along for a d... Read Full Entry



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Self PortraitSelf Portrait
Self Portrait
In the style of the Pioneer Satellite.
Welcome to the AlpsWelcome to the Alps
Welcome to the Alps
I just love taking pictures like thisI just love taking pictures like this
I just love taking pictures like this
Some bridge south of Greymouth.
Going Up!Going Up!
Going Up!
You can pretty much tell from the background why I decided to go for this, right?
I just started gigglingI just started giggling
I just started giggling
Exit?Exit?
Exit?
This gives you a bit of an idea of how close we flew to the mountains. My lovely fellow passenger needed something to hold onto a few times :)
Mt TasmanMt Tasman
Mt Tasman
Mt CookMt Cook
Mt Cook
At 3700-something it is the highest peak in NZ. And we just flew next to it :)
Look at that View!!Look at that View!!
Look at that View!!
Upper CrustUpper Crust
Upper Crust
The upper ice-fall of the Fox Glacier. Just below the Nëve.
Are you kidding me!!Are you kidding me!!
Are you kidding me!!
The same sort of feeling I got, when Eric and I was standing on that hill at the northern end of Lake Toba. This is just too good to be true.
So softSo soft
So soft
Front seatFront seat
Front seat
The lovely English couple that I shared that experience with let me have the front seat as we were heading down.
All the way downAll the way down
All the way down
One moreOne more
One more
Once I got down, I actually asked if they had another flight that day. I was soo ready to go up there again.
Water to IceWater to Ice
Water to Ice
A waterfall going under the Fox Glacier.
Ice PinnaclesIce Pinnacles
Ice Pinnacles



17th November 2011

Rikke
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:-)
Smukke, smukke billeder :-)
20th November 2011
On the Road to Something Great

Anastasia78
Anastasia78

LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!!
This photo is gorgeous!!!!

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