Another Year, Another Orbit

The evening view from the beach on the final day of 2018. May 2019 bring all the dreams you are working towards. Happy New Year!

Baby Swan Do Do Do...

A swan and cygnets following at the Lake Alford Recreation Area in Gympie.

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to everyone and may you have an awesome time with your family and friends.

Sun Dial

A very accurate and detailed sun dial in the Dunedin Botanic Gardens.

Botanic Garden

A sculpture at the main entrance to the Dunedin Botanic Garden.

Aotearoa

All of the words to the New Zealand National Anthem.

God Defend New Zealand

It is amazing what you find if you go looking for nothing in particular. On this occasion I came across the grave of Thomas Bracken in the Dunedin Cemetery, the author of the words for New Zealand's national anthem.

Dunedin Remembers

A Commemoration display for the ANZACs in Dunedin New Zealand in the lead up to Remembrance Day.

Dunedin Building

Every last square metre of ground was used in the design of this wedge shaped building in Dunedin. The angles up the hill make for some interesting perspective also.

Door No. 5

A door at the old docks on the waterfront in Dunedin.

Deliveries

I like to visit Physics Departments at Universities. This sign at the University of Otago gave me pause to think. What might be the frequency of deliveries and parcel sizes to this door? And if no one opens a delivered box, was it really delivered, and what if there were a cat inside?

University of Otago

The spectacularly ornate and gothic University of Otago central building and clocktower in Dunedin.

Rapa Nui Moai

A Moai from Rapa Nui (Easter Island). One of the unique things to be seen at Otago Museum in Dunedin.

Bounty Bounty

Some bounty from the Bounty. A pintle and rudder gudgeon recovered from the famed Bounty after its mutiny in Bounty Bay, Pitcairn Island. The Otago Museum in Dunedin has some remarkable items to see.

Everest Kodak

A photo of a Kodak camera and the photo it took on Mount Everest. This is the actual camera used by Tenzing Norgay and Sir Edmund Hillary on the first summit of Mount Everest.

Everest Rocks

A rock sample brought back from the summit of Mount Everest by Sir Edmund Hillary can be seen in Dunedin's Otago Museum.

Hillary's Ice Axe

The ice axe used by Sir Edmund Hillary himself on Mount Everest can be seen in the wonderful Dunedin Museum.

Central Dunedin

A spectacular afternoon in central Dunedin, New Zealand.

Black Dog

The Black Dog Cinema and Cafe in Te Anau, Fiordland, New Zealand.

Te Anau Dusk

A cool evening begins in Te Anau after the sun has set.

Barnyard Backpackers

The main kitchen, dining, communal sharing and reception building at Barnyard Backpackers near Te Anau.