Oct 16th

Oct 16th http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html We were told hiking south from Rotorua would be not so enjoyable, so we rode the Flexibus. We spent 6 hours gazing out the window then arrived in New Zealand’s capital city. The Windy City and Wellington might be close cousins. Maori Tiki charm http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#0 eb04f56d-6c4d-4293-be4a-8c7222f540b0 http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1306.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1306.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Maori Tiki charm</p></div></div> along New Zealand’s “Desert Road” http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#1 a4c320b6-d39d-4083-9e3b-0fcb58bdceab http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1312.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1312.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">along New Zealand’s “Desert Road”</p></div></div> more desert... http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#2 3f669ff9-e540-4217-91a7-374fb041c4b1 http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1313.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1313.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">more desert...</p></div></div> ...hey, a desert http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#3 5143bd6a-131e-42dc-beb3-4fb349f9e1cc http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1319.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1319.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">...hey, a desert</p></div></div> then suddenly, back to New Zealand http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#4 382eeac5-17dc-4fe8-8ca1-1bbf5dcde6cc http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1324.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1324.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">then suddenly, back to New Zealand</p></div></div> Grass http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#5 84fb3b79-74bb-42c6-a174-33020eb46edc http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1334.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1334.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Grass</p></div></div> grass with sheep http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#6 c543d61f-b2fa-4b14-8fe8-6f0ca9927acf http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1344.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1344.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">grass with sheep</p></div></div> grass with deer http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#7 4f646dc4-f3a4-4b93-9e38-f46f9c8132ec http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1326.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1326.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">grass with deer</p></div></div> grass with sheep and a lake and a deer, maybe http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#8 82062b98-d63f-4b8c-96fb-b9414e045935 http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1342.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1342.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">grass with sheep and a lake and a deer, maybe</p></div></div> arrival into Wellington (poster shot, not real) http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#9 9f68fad3-7a78-442f-ab46-d7e583bb780b http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1348.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1348.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">arrival into Wellington (poster shot, not real)</p></div></div> beer handles, real http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#10 d1068f2f-d070-4b8d-89c0-bfe01ac2a92c http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1355.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1355.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">beer handles, real</p></div></div> bar fly http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#11 b60b0998-be9f-4eb0-9c83-e121bbd2aec1 http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1361.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1361.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">Cold ones dude</p></div></div> 27 seconds before being thrown out ‘’d http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#13 45aaf8c4-4885-48af-8f29-9d6dce57cc7e http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1351.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1351.jpg?derivative=micro

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<div style="padding: 0px; " class="image_cluster_layout_style_default_External_540_16"><div class="image_cluster_layout_style_default"><p style="padding-top: 0pt; " class="Caption">27 seconds before being thrown out<br/></p><p class="Caption"><br/></p><p style="padding-bottom: 0pt; " class="Caption">‘’d</p></div></div> Girl in Windy Wellington http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8.html#14 8f54c77c-32b9-432f-9fa8-ccd741d6f795 http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1362.jpg?derivative=thumb http://web.mac.com/wheadrick/Site/Wanderings/Pages/Day_8_files/Media/IMG_1362.jpg?derivative=micro

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