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04/02/2003: We reached the southernmost point of our trip!
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04/02/2003: That is New Zealand: sheep on green lawns along the sea!
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04/01/2003: The watertower in Invercargill is a witness of past architectural impressive times!
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04/01/2003: The Pukeko is an often seen bird: wherever there are small rivers he feels at home.
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04/01/2003: The Takahe was believed extinct by the early 20th century but was found again in 1948. A big search found about 250 of these flightless birds in the Fjordmountains. Today about 200 of them live in protected areas throughout New Zealand.
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03/31/2003: One of the main tourist attractions of NZ: Milford, the last village in the Fjords between high mountains.
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03/31/2003: Most beautiful after a lot of rain: the waterfalls which fall down for over a hundred meters straight into the sea.
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03/31/2003: A typical view in the Fjords in southern News Zealand: high mountains which raise directly from the sea up to the clouds, covered in waterfalls.
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