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Island Time crew goes to New Zealand - South Island
Last Installment, The end, Part 16 - continued

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A sign at the Antarctica center

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Penguins at the Antarctica Center.  The only birds here are physically impaired in some manner.  They have different colored bands that indicate the type of impairment that the animal has.  There is even a blind penguin here.  

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This guy swims in circles as he only has one flipper

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This is an Antarctic rover.  The center has made a trail with steep embankments and water holes to traverse to give the tourists a ride.   The depth of the water was almost up to the windows.  The ride was very very bumpy.  Can’t imagine traveling great distances in this thing.

 

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Hindon, a crossing station

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A statute to honor working dogs that herded the sheep

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Taieri Gorge

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The train

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Wingatui Viaduct – largest wrought iron structure in southern hemisphere

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The main street – Middlemarch a quiet country town - the following two pictures of statutes in the town indicate the main occupation in the area

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Last view of Dunedin

The following day we left for Christchurch our last stop before heading home.  We had heard that Christchurch is very English looking.

Again we found a campground on the edge of town and took the local bus to the town center.  The bus system has a GPS tracking system so that at the bus stands you can push a button on a box that will tell you how far away the next bus is and how long it will take to reach your location.   It was very accurate.

 We spent most of time roaming around the city center the first day and the second day we went to the Antarctica Center.  This is where all the expeditions to the Antarctica stage and leave for the trip south.  The US has a huge facility here.  The tourist building is set up as a museum documenting the history of the exploration of Antarctica with all the equipment and clothing worn during the explorations throughout history.  Some of the early clothing does not look like it would keep you very warm.

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Christ Church Cathedral

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Christchurch Square sculpture

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Sculpture in the square

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On the square opposite the cathedral

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Tramway for a ride around the city

Following pictures are some of the buildings in town

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