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Lake-Wakatipu

Lord of the Rings Photo Safari – Queenstown, NZ

On March 25, 2014January 8, 2017 By GeoKsIn New Zealand, Photography4 Comments

Last fall when we asked our boys what they'd like to see and do in New Zealand, they agreed on two things: 1) see some of the sites where Peter Jackson filmed scenes for the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy; and 2) lots of photography. So they were ready and waiting in front of …

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Single-Cone

Hiking New Zealand – Single Cone

On March 24, 2014January 8, 2017 By GeoKsIn New Zealand2 Comments

Mr. GeoK crash landed his mountain bike last July. His resulting injuries meant we didn't get out hiking again until September. So when we started thinking about where to go for our first big family vacation since 2011, one of the key decision points was that it had to be somewhere we could go hiking …

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Mt-Tutoko

Excursion to Milford Sound, NZ

On March 23, 2014January 8, 2017 By GeoKsIn New Zealand3 Comments

Less than twenty-four hours after landing in Queenstown, we headed back to the airport for our 10 o'clock helicopter flight to Milford Sound - the most well-known of all the fiords in Fiordland National Park, part of the Te Wahipounamu World Heritage Area. For three of the four of us, this was the first helicopter …

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Five Days in Queenstown, NZ

On March 16, 2014January 8, 2017 By GeoKsIn New ZealandLeave a comment

We've been back home in Calgary long enough that I've pretty much taken care of the backlog of mail, voice messages and home maintenance tasks that accumulated while were in New Zealand - at least to the point I am excited to begin blogging about our four-week adventure. Yes, four weeks! C set the stage …

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