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Sunrise over Rangitoto on the ferry on the way out.
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(800x503, 52.2KB)		 On the way up, the ferry stops off at Gulf Harbour, which, unsurprisingly, has lots of boats moored there.
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(800x491, 66.0KB)		 I'm not sure what this is, but it's the only tree that has flowers growing straight from the branch rather than from leaves. Or something like that.
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(800x504, 35.8KB)		 A NZ ground sparrow. This is about the only non-large bird that I got near enough to to get any sort of shot of; there's plenty of other ones, but without me to point out where the bird is, they don't look like much. I guess this is where I should be bringing along huge lenses and tripods and whatnot.
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View of Rangitoto off in the distance.
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(800x502, 59.1KB)		 Off in the distance, the main base and lighthouse. There were almost certainly no trees in this entire area 40 years ago, they've done a great job of replanting.
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(800x508, 73.1KB)		 The lighthouse at the top of the island.
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(377x600, 19.2KB)		 Two of the Takahes that wander around the island. (of about 200 that are left alive in the entire world..)
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Me looking out at the view.
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(800x509, 68.5KB)		 Julia with (one more time) Rangitoto in the background.
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(800x507, 47.6KB)		 Pukekos in the wild. This isn't all that rare, in the end, but they're still pretty colourful birds to see just sitting around like this.
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(800x507, 70.7KB)		 One of the many amazingly pleasant paths you can wander down.
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Many many shells encrusting the rocks down by the water.
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(800x510, 135.6KB)		 Julia on the beach.
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(800x507, 54.4KB)		 Me clambering over rocks on the beach.
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(383x600, 42.0KB)		 Weird seaweed; looks like bony fingers.
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Coloured rocks on the beach; it's weird to see orange, green, purple, blue, all in the same rock -- yellow and grey I'd expect, but these were all over the place.
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(800x496, 103.3KB)		 More coloured rocks.
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(800x507, 117.7KB)		 These are literally feet from the other coloureful rocks -- the beach here is great for variety.
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(800x507, 69.0KB)		 Sunset over West Auckland.
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