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| Arriving at the lake house on Lake Rotorua - beautiful! | Gorgeous spider just outside on the deck | close-up | Same spider on the older camera | Wonderful view from the deck | ||
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| Posing up on the deck | From the middle of the back yard | Small dock of our own | This is a great house, we'd highly recommend it | It can be found at http://www.holidayhouses.co.nz/properties/3037.asp | ||
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| It's on 20 Ranginui St, Ngongatataha, on the west side of Lake Rotorua, about halfway up the lake north/south-wise. | Very nice house, nice views, quiet street. We'd love to come back! | Looking north to the next house on the lake | Looking south | |||
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| Variety of trees in the backyard | Starting to relax | |||||
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| Various views of the deck | Island in the middle of Lake Rotorua | Flowers in the yard | ||||
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| Egret? on the dock | ||||||
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| Egret flying away | Fran's new toy. The Holland's radiator fan broke on the drive from their house to Wellington so we took the new car instead. Good thing they'd just bought a new car! | |||||
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| Required tacky NZ duck decorations | Living and dining area | From inside the kitchen | ||||
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| Swan and ducks on the lake | Lots of ducks further out on the lake | And lots more closer to shore, just north of us | Ducks all head towards me, hoping for food | |||
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| But the house's "visitors guide" asked us to NOT feed any of the waterfowl, otherwise they poop all over the lawn | Lemon tree in the backyard | With ripe lemons! | Bob | ||