And Now For Something Entirely Different

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Ice Bars, flora, fauna, statute buddies, bungy jumping, the Rain Piercer, famous people, and a wee bit of Kiwi humor.

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Photos

-5 Degree Bar
Toasting the New Year

Minus 5 Degrees
The Americans and the Ice Eagle

Minus 5 Degrees
Since the -5 refers to Celsius, and since it was really -11, it was about a toasty 12 degrees Fahrenheit.

Minus 5 Degrees
The ice carver creating a new ice sculpture.

Who knew? Yaks in New Zealand!
Some of the animals in Deer Heights Park

Red Deer
One of the few remaining wild deer herds. Red deer are farmed in New Zealand and the venison is sold to the U.S., Australia, and Europe.

Red Deer Antlers
The velvet from the antlers is sold to China.

The "cheeky" Kea
This is the only southern rain forest parrot. They are extremely curious, funny, and at times aggressive.

Comments

[Jim Duerst]

Merry Xmas
Ron & Pam, Thanks for the c-0-0-l pictures. The bar looks awesome. Mt. Cook looks like a very beautiful area. Gorgeous pictures. Xmas break is going well. Fall temperatures, relaxation, reading your recommended Ludlum book,golf, etc. Continue to enjoy, and Merry Xmas to you both. Jim