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Musgrave Inlet
Today we explored Musgrave Inlet on Auckland Island in Zodiac boats. Best in show were the rock hopper penguins, so called because these tiny birds hop about on the rocks by the shore, occasionally swimming out for a feed. I had some nice closeup using my Nikon with a 400 zoom but have had no
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Enderby Island
After a day at sea the Douglas Mawson dropped anchor off of Enderby Island in the chain of islands known as the Auckland Islands, about 400 miles south of New Zealand. Enderby boasts one of the largest sea lion colonies in the world. We were taken in via Zodiacs and landed on the beach A
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Embarcation
We had a nice walking tour of Dunedin ahead of today’s departure. Additional murals have been added since our last visit 2 years ago, and we actually encountered a muralist in situ. The ship, the Douglas Mawson, was commissioned in December and was named after Australia’s most famous Antarctic explorer. He claimed to have fallen
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Otago Peninsula Wildlife
Yesterday we went on a half day tour of the beautiful Otago Peninsula south of Dunedin. Great scenery. We saw black swans, fur seals and 1000 pound sea lions. Cousin Lester at home among the creatures.
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A day on the Dunedin Railway, then a family dinner
Today (Jan 14) we took a rail journey on Dunedin Railways through the Taiere Gorge to Pukerangi and back, a most pleasant trip. Today we are off on a wildlife tour of the Otago Peninsula
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Arrived in Dunedin
Left Portland Saturday the 10th at 9 am, drove to Logan, flew to Dallas, then Fiji, then Auckland, arriving Dunedin 38 hours later on January 12th with renewed irritation of my sciatic nerve caused by a day an a half of sitting down. Throbbing has dissipated thank God. Leonard Sussman wasn’t as fortunate. His plane
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