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discipline
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behaviour,
using punishment to correct disobedience
Tongariro National Park
Word-of-Day-Challenge-Wondrous
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wondrous
inspiring a feeling of wonder or delight;
marvellous
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According to Labradors the is never
sufficient food on the table…
New Zealand’s,
Mt Ruapehu
in
Tongariro National Park
Taken from a digitised version of Super 8 movie film,
atop Ayres Rock (now Uluru) in Central Australia.
Twenty-four year-old Woolly
signing the visitor’s book
after climbing the Rock in 1975.
With The Olgas in the background,
it was a wondrous experience.
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Word of the Day Challenge:…Wondrous
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Commencing with the
Million Dollar View
at Banff in Canada.
A bit closer to some is
New Zealand’s,
Mount Ruapehu
on the North Island.
One of my favourite Australian views.
Since 2005 we have lived much closer to…
…Geelong’s Corio Bay.
In no particular order…
…these are but a few of my sunrise images.
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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge:…The-View
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road trip
a journey made by car, bus, etc.
Some images from…
…our 2018…
…road trip…
…around part of
New Zealand’s
North Island
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FriendlyFriday:...Road-Trip
Amanda Sandi
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Initially my thoughts turned to
Africa for this challenge.
However, a little more thought and
New Zealand it is.
New Zealand is sometimes referred to
as Australia’s seventh state;
and I must confess it is a
home away from home in my opinion.
Now for some random images from our
2018 road trip around a small part
of New Zealand’s North Island.
Near Matamata we spent a couple
of nights at Buckland’s Airbnb.
This window view, from our room,
was enough to keep me happy.
If the view appears too rural for your liking,
there is always accommodation in Matamata itself.
We were there to visit the Hobbit Movie set
which is less than 5 kilometres from
Buckland’s airbnb.
The third of Waitomo’s Cave was Ruakuri Cave.
The only cave where photography
was freely allowed.
To reach the cave floor we had
to negotiate the spiral down.
And there was no magic way of getting
out of the cave without negotiating
the same spiral to ground level.
While in the Ruakuri Cave…
…there are plenty of sights…
…to view or photograph.
Several nights were spent in Taupo,
located on the north-eastern shore
of Lake Taupo.
About 15 minutes out of Taupo is Huka Falls.
Not big in either width or height,
however, big in water throughput.
Taupo also provided an extensive range…
…of flora to photograph during our visit.
About 90 kilometres to the south of Taupo is
Tongariro National Park
where I was able to capture this image of
Mt Ruapehu
At Rotorua we spent a night or two at
Hamurana Lodge
a Boutique Hotel out of Rotorua.
Using Hamurana Lodge as our base
we were able to visit
Whakarewarewa – Living Maori Village…
…and enjoy lunch cooked in a thermal spring
the traditional Maori way.
We arrived back in Auckland a few days prior
to No 1 Son’s wedding.
Number 2 Son and his wife had been sort
of shadowing us during our road trip.
As Daughter-in-Law celebrated her
birthday the day before we arrived
in Auckland we all met up for
a family celebration.
Dinner in Auckland’s Sky Tower.
New Zealand is a peaceful friendly country
with a wide variety of attractions.
AND it is roughly a two and a half hour
flight from Melbourne.
Compare that with a 14 hour journey
from Sydney to Johannesburg.
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Scenery from our travels.
The
Million Dollar View
at
Banff Fairmont Springs Hotel.
Mount Ruapehu
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand.
Drakensburg Mountains,
South Africa
I think this is Sulphur Mountain
overlooking
Banff’s Main Street
Canada
A view from
Rocky Mountaineer
Train Ride
to Vancouver.
Finally, a genuine
Victorian sunrise
over
Corio Bay,
Geelong.
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Weekly Prompt Photo Challenge: Scenic
MCoW-Mt-Ruapehu
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Still in New Zealand’s
North Island.
Mount Ruapehu
Tongariro National Park
New Zealand.
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My-Corner-of-the-World: #15
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Two continents and one island this week.
A scene from Day 2 of our
Rocky Mountaineer Train trip
to Vancouver, June 2018.
Whistler ski slopes, Canada, June 2018
Across the Pacific Ocean
and much closer to home is
New Zealannd’s…
Mount Ruapehu,
which is an active volcano
in Tongariro National Park.
New Zealand’s North Island’s major ski resorts
and only glaciers are too be found on Mt Ruapehu.
Across the Indian Ocean is the Mt Sheba Resort.
And a not too long drive from Mt Sheba
is an area known as God’s Window.
Stunning views
From
Sausage Tree Safari Camp…
…we were able to admire the Drakensberg Mountains
and enjoy a drink or meal while doing so.
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Some images from New Zealand
The first two probably fit….
the photographic sense of vanishing more than the last.
Readers can judge. 🙂
Finally, I think this is
Mount Ruapehu
vanishing into the clouds in
New Zealand’s
Tongariro National Park.
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SUNDAY-STILLS-PC-On-the-Road
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Road tripping in New Zealand this week…
between Taupo and Tongariro National Park…
which is situated at the south-eastern end of Lake Taupo.
The main thing we enjoyed about our road trip was that we
could go when we wanted to go…
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