Formed by a landslide around 10,000 years ago, Rotopounamu is a forest-fringed little gem – a lovely contrast to the more starkly dramatic, actively-volcanic landscapes that attract most visitors to New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park.
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The name is a “terminological inexactitude”- Ninety Mile Beach is “only” 88 kilometres long – but it is huge, and beautiful.
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Uttterly fearless too! Meet Petroica longipes – New Zealand’s North Island robin.
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Greetings from the Shaky Isles, where volcanic performance is of a higher order than nuncle Vodafone’s portable wi-fi.
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As alleged in related post, Doubtful Sound was even more glorious, the next morn. Photos copyright Doug Spencer, all taken April 15, 2015.
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One of the most glorious places on earth, Doubtful Sound was even lovelier the next morning…as you will see, eventually, in this post’s sequel.
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Thanks to Sir Peter Jackson, many millions more human eyes have looked at this active volcano than have human feet walked anywhere near it. Most who “know” it via The Lord of the Rings trilogy do not even know its real name.
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