http://neb.smugmug.com/New Zealand Livin/ Born in Ohio, raised in NC, based out of Boulder, CO. Trying to travel and take lots of photos along the way. My portfolio web site is at <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com">www.wanderaround.com</a>. Interested in prints or rights to any of these photos? No problem, just <a href="http://www.wanderaround.com/contact.php">send me a message</a>. http://www.smugmug.com/img/feed-icon.png Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:11:43 -0700 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:23:41 -0800 http://www.smugmug.com/ Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. http://neb.smugmug.com/Other/Miscellaneous/benTakingPhotos/66901752_3JWSK-Ti.jpg http://neb.smugmug.com/New Zealand Livin/ http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94" title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:12:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg 2007-01-20 15:36:19 4754855537ce5941a98dc9a08c7cf19b 4d94b2a17ba061a6e7666b645721973b f6b0bfae4ee31e29a4cce73b1d14eb5a dc0c07a05402209218df77e7fda83e86 5582b176fc253591bdf84f9ba3f9e5a2 060b01d906eaa665ffdf03e0e8f77445 Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124429585_hQQ94" title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/bullRiding3/124429585_hQQ94-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Bull riding at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin bull, riding, rodeo, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The ferns were still in full effect on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9" title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:19:05 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:40:00 9a11f8f587a35cca0eba43ab6f6f9b0d f30c6f6787f734d0ec197567e6348dd4 ab90422f44a954b4e1e0b399faac9809 56f69357c588b7312a55b9511cf88a8a 654314f43febc3e299bce64762cd1012 7108d574589d5afd53f1a2d6b8caaed5 The ferns were still in full effect on the trail. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The ferns were still in full effect on the trail.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058831_AqHs9" title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/ferns/132058831_AqHs9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." title="The ferns were still in full effect on the trail." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin ferns, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X" title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:10:40 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:16:25 bb9ffeef0ab9b2d70591a89fdb981c7a 5ac553ec38f33b103098d3264aeb31a4 3d82f746e5434db41cfc7728f5be913a 412376a40acfdb1f0f0868971ed96fab 93a97f78a58906264e8999f332206eec 6cbc6f8766ffffe94df999de8f108839 The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057101_32R2X" title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune/132057101_32R2X-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." title="The northern point, called the Farewell Spit, is a needle long point of sand dunes and wild grass. Not many people up here, as its quite a ways from any town." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, sand, dune, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o" title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:26:31 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg 2007-02-24 11:38:48 37d3598e829bbb9a9e6133a530456800 3e469a3cd6028e9496f9a1c234441e0c 77f94605bc5c2871eb6aaa034cd8979c 567f9155d3d351417980f6aab0d9c821 1ced512c79dbc60d04caca5728eef2b8 59787e8fd7f628f0673b0a5ba69d4f28 One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132060849_eAX6o" title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/mushroom-hanmer-springs/132060849_eAX6o-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." title="One of the most colorful mushrooms I've seen was just off the hiking trail. It's the poisonous Amanita mushroom, says Heather. But it looks so tasty..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin amanita, mushroom, hanmer springs, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77" title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:10:44 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg 2007-04-22 13:19:23 b9464827331f37220654980909e281b7 95b84baf4982df034bec407eef951fe3 6288f8bc0b7d2c2a0a67dca43fd8c56a 39526a22f8ea817466d034a5b0fdd4c2 deac8e7dd9cd15f2abc7c55f2f433019 08522674c91e88f12a0d450500c86b5c 82f915682701fca1c19ee31c307b36f8 ea85312140e164ba62542ae048bb7805 c8744d57ee45a9e103d45de9e68406f8 This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147699825_hfp77" title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/moss-water-over-rocks/147699825_hfp77-Th.jpg" width="137" height="150" alt="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." title="This is my favorite of all the water shots I took on my trip. Quintessential NZ wilderness if you ask me." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin moss, water, rocks Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP" title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg 2006-10-27 16:02:32 1b670ad5c9e18924727d453fe4e65e8d 9c35e833b4c396afd2fcd0dead8cbb10 c512ee81f926257f56e0c1a547be27cb 5b30319755d2c8793d9dd918712dfc9a f10466fbb2b4381b57d0abb7086b5f0b b44e7d9916aea1359b4c736f1dde6d27 We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224247_4h9xP" title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/karikariGlass/107224247_4h9xP-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." title="We visited the Karikari winery just as the weather turned glorious... a very picturesque spot overlooking the east coast in the Northland." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin karikariglass Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v" title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:16:33 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 12:46:18 29c7e70295d98f11635c38508a608601 b386aae01e5a2f2e7d41931c50a52630 9bd731872c8919ed89d111e7ef4ccacf 290dc6cbc7b9e1fdf3b137a31c273642 66bb40a5309b84f0606fb42eaa507598 3d70f8dd5b69d939a40b1243f3658d07 This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058309_YDy6v" title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/beachedJelly/132058309_YDy6v-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." title="This is a jellyfish that washed up on shore. The sun created some pretty psychedelic refractions..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, jellyfish, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9" title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:38 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg 2006-12-13 10:28:01 c9d7b14a88feb08d038ecf798596c4b7 a7b491dd874e4071cc07e8acfbd827ee 433e7d8caa3136439ff297572b1ad94a b56f94f7b94e5d256cb84fe8bda58115 438c85cfa4b5cfd930552b144756700f Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504020_TNFV9" title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/sarahAndSonya/117504020_TNFV9-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." title="Sonya and Sarah are two German girls who are travelling around NZ in their own campervan (named Rosemary). We met them on the Abel Tasman Coastal track and they accepted our invitation to ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz" title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:39:42 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg 2007-03-24 10:00:45 bee0f3ebca8a16cd872bb70f78dcd826 6f038ed45ed09b680929889e30b1565e c391fb0f90a598f64eee1b987e1247c8 0e7d9fc3d9c40e8d891d283fa70a7f31 1c675fd000584567b06ec28e1aca6e42 Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142586052_oB3Nz" title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/heatherboat/142586052_oB3Nz-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." title="Another weekend we attempted to go swimming with dolphins in Picton. The boat never found any dolphins, but it was still a beautiful day and we got to see a lot of the sounds." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, boat Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU" title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:38:47 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg 2007-03-31 13:49:08 f6c012e1a7cbbe1f0f72d1b0450d286f 4113db01a0baeece2e41201851983e55 2214660f06ffcf15ce93c0f629392673 6576c07c0a6f7222b55320b8d55426b4 7fe505e13e2aff93bfc832a6f7953b87 Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585922_5K2tU" title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/fantail/142585922_5K2tU-Th.jpg" width="132" height="150" alt="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." title="Here's a fantail bird. When they are in flight their tail folds out into a fan (thus the name), but it was hard enough just getting this photo of one sitting still. The would give a hummin ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fantail Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A Dog in Sheeps Clothing</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 09 Apr 2007 23:37:53 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg 2007-04-01 16:54:33 1268465b2ecbcc63c455c2bb9317f661 a4ba12d5062d68ab4fbc44a40e58c01b 3a44dc7220179f41f0641331ae6ece4f e1779870ed544c3027bf0b27c922c94e bc93152b416424089a4af3234e06fa97 A Dog in Sheeps Clothing <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A Dog in Sheeps Clothing</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/2692432_iLyMM#142585823_mPG6d" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-10-2007/dogInSheepsClothing/142585823_mPG6d-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" title="A Dog in Sheeps Clothing" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin doginsheepsclothing Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny" title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:12:21 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 17:31:09 565e17a135ef9cd76a47b0c422fee426 84b105df0543a1c42ab4990b0f760e87 b7b9b34b47efbd3a1f6974bae51caee6 49a105807fa2c2944df825ee08a4a64c aca810a411382bf30c531e73f436ef30 8e27ec189b5fdde8f80723534a3adcab A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057427_vq9Ny" title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kanukaGrove/132057427_vq9Ny-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." title="A picturesque grove of Kanuka trees." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kanuka, trees farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q" title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:04:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 07:54:49 99883c3db23e956559f2ac4ef34e9580 153a8bd88137f9b419be5e3690bb15e4 27c19bfa270ced52146149baef1bd906 68f835e14175502c90a82912fbdb3ad1 ceacd856985fde54b9057fc91cb41a76 07874a91f56ba9c06772af5482ce5899 Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055688_5Wi4q" title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fiefshore-rock-nelson-port/132055688_5Wi4q-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." title="Fifeshore rock, near the Nelson Port. Large boats used to have to squeeze through this spot, with some of them often crashing. Nelson eventually cleared another place for them to enter the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fiefshore, rock, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM" title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:01:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 09:02:34 44b9330bc710887f4d66909ae7dc98dd 97c4696629261b2ea5a9bd6bfe6a99d3 ca2e35d495d63e8afce67082497cbdf7 9134cae3004acfa83074cf620d3bac0c b6bef35fee2725ef8e260620b0dcc088 6f0842ad3b7a4c9daa4e2b8a6430379e This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055059_QNurM" title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural/132055059_QNurM-Th.jpg" width="104" height="150" alt="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." title="This is a great mural on the side of a port building. I've been wanting to take a photo of this for a while. 'Aotearoa' is the native word for New Zealand; it means 'Land of the big white c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin aotearoa, mural, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM" title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:47 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg 2007-01-18 18:36:37 a766a7f8816e5792504f109ef330ad80 f31abf0fce918fdb946a68c8c80325d5 2cf3d2866594cede0fe297c213767f60 04241c2c2304ac2bff1bca38155e7976 a847b84c7d9cc0e8dd4dfeea2a0c6920 Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166180_bRDDM" title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/heatherFishingOkiwiBay/124166180_bRDDM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." title="Heather was able to try out her new fishing rod in nearby Okiwi Bay, where she caught her first fish in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fishing, okiwi, bay, marlborough, sounds, elaine, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu" title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg" width="149" height="150" alt="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:50:00 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:19:46 3cca981816665eaca897ce639e282cb5 78358dfaf39fcf1272ec442bbc68fa01 7a0b4b3c21cae3c1abce225de750c9c5 3cab8059fabf33ea046e87fce64ae874 f2390583f393ab23a8a9e18dd620189b A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919274_ETHSu" title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/whiteWaterLillyCloseup/119919274_ETHSu-Th.jpg" width="149" height="150" alt="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." title="A white water lily in the Miyazu Garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin white, water, lily, miyazu, japanese, garden, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the water lilies in the japanase garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB" title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="137" alt="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:49:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:14:26 b0c82f558bfd02378ec0274e321d68b1 59b9152703db5d89951cf0ff6b2e3257 a7a6297cd7cbb9f673bb0d92695ebe1f 07af208772c769720e2d0a5ada360bd9 3d3c53f9159feb0382a5fb5d847f7694 One of the water lilies in the japanase garden. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the water lilies in the japanase garden.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919213_dghGB" title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/pinkWaterLilly/119919213_dghGB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="137" alt="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." title="One of the water lilies in the japanase garden." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin pink, water, lilly, japanese, garden, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX" title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:14:55 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg 2006-11-24 14:17:07 5caac41c8a59fe3bda932568afdc51bf 4afb54ded64a19ee39353c4be86a220b 1cefac07865f1e34548c508e838d953b 67011f651569db7f39d87ec0d820eb44 767d80fd7227e5ed79f77dacc200c90f The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/2201424_TLcXV#114883236_hD9hX" title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Dec-4/bunnyEatingHeather/114883236_hD9hX-Th-4.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." title="The Cadbury bunny was quick to handle any tourists trying to snatch candy from the conveyor belts. The penalty was severe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, cadbury, factory, dunedin, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS" title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:02:48 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg 2006-11-15 07:46:07 94aa78d6cc4155c719af2afae893e90b dc7636f66c052523168b93c6b04022cf aedab255c1c4b7543718f6c73b4aaa9f d1e99bae17260952b3cce1bc5435d74b 385fed0ab6f24129a2911f74269a6cdb View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112374304_SsAwS" title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/lupinesMountains/112374304_SsAwS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." title="View of the wild lupines around Lake Wanaka. In Colorado they are few and far between, but they're all over the place here." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin lake, wanaka, lupine, mountains, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking happy at the vineyards.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA" title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:56 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg 2006-10-27 16:09:26 9e8b7f465732b1275dd3e3bd0066e73a 888dfbc993a3a9d56c14a0676143339b 1175184a9f736c03f703a498e4028779 f42cac001f9e49fdfd5c8c374d797f13 4da0d73b2f559580d80242feb526e12a 071edeb90a4c47bc010a882821519442 Heather looking happy at the vineyards. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather looking happy at the vineyards.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224318_xhdRA" title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/heatherAtKariKari/107224318_xhdRA-Th.jpg" width="120" height="150" alt="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." title="Heather looking happy at the vineyards." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heatheratkarikari Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd" title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:11:58 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg 2006-10-24 09:44:42 39f48718285f323cb1a42daefba87823 48bc2f8300f2adc0d9a23488e4198448 af1e3ed6794ed52c61551186859b6fd8 90a438a6c18560d195e98cf6b0c41c81 53a1a309a73651254ae31a90fccd4dd0 530681a165f192ef78ffd9b4d9b0879f Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105397640_XzkHd" title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/calaLilly/105397640_XzkHd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="106" alt="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." title="Cala lilys grow everywhere here, and they are huge. I caught this one after it rained and the sun came out." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin calalilly Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ" title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 28 Apr 2007 19:17:15 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg 2007-04-22 09:36:21 b55a4488572a0d56af6694974514f446 0c84df91ceafa63f2357c17727e66c08 81378f3717fc0aa65e9186616f203e9e 88dd7857b2999f29903667f635594d9e 9e4a4e4a8b467b66e64840a0b91d151f 9e4a4e4a8b467b66e64840a0b91d151f The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/2774283_ZaxCK#147701718_ZtvpZ" title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-April-30-2007/water-taxi/147701718_ZtvpZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." title="The first morning I saved a couple hours of hiking by catching a water taxi to the other side of the lake. That's where the uphill starts, in the valley between the two mountains pictured." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin water, taxi Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq" title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="22" alt="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 16:14:04 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg ec9f5c9647ec0d0c2bfbc2a0725fbcbd 31114fc19284a19aa61b7214de01348e 4017a14b54a81235926ecc9b959721a8 c5bd010fc06e91990477441d3816058b 65378100ca84caddc9613e51a3c5b496 c912696ffe26efd889d3fa98165c346c This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132090115_UzEUq" title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/kaikoura-panorama/132090115_UzEUq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="22" alt="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." title="This past weekend we made it back down to Kaikoura, in hopes of swimming with dolphins. Unfortunately the dolphins were fully booked, but we still had a good time by doing some other stuff." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kaikoura, panorama, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N" title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:23:33 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg 2007-02-24 12:09:55 0216f43adb2bc63c4ae4fcf06c8d3dc8 ad40db0586f2c9f57ca6d2aa00509990 40df7b253d14dc72ad7033d97e23f2c5 0f15b27598bc02889e007ec7b7d4230e 9efb458bf21b7550edcd8a77d197c531 Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059984_WBs4N" title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hanmer-springs-view/132059984_WBs4N-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." title="Having left cloudy Kaikoura, we headed up the mountains to Hanmer springs, where we spent some time in their hot springs and went on a few hikes. Here's the view from one of the hikes." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin hanmer springs, hike, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm" title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:23:05 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg 2007-02-22 16:40:09 cb1e59012a72e42b02495539011dce07 94fc5d17bc295e171d4daf887e10e6a4 d49dee7870a9b4bb4747f1d7f5837d76 3ca3997ffb251db21a4378d9ed63e6e2 1c26bb4b9e11a0ba936a22f772b6d54c Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059876_G5dPm" title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/hidden-seal/132059876_G5dPm-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." title="Can you find the sleeping seal in this photo? They were quite tough to spot, we constantly kept sneaking up on them. They're not small animals, but luckily they could care less that we wer ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin hidden, seal, kaikoura, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i" title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:20:49 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg 2007-02-22 16:37:18 5e46dfbf59a6f31682dbb43b216a0701 2026c5074d6ab7451786c04c92cc2a43 f96eef4c98eb759b058a75e751ec83d6 16d23fbfce6ac53f52b4cc9a1573d912 2f10e13db9bce80338ad4bbc4cb74802 156fb4bb321509dd6110b962cb3ccfaf One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132059227_qEY9i" title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/seal-telephoto/132059227_qEY9i-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." title="One of the lethargic seals hanging out on the rocks. I finally got a chance to try out my fishing spear along these rocks, and although I didn't catch anything I definitely plan on doing it ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin seal, telephoto, kaikoura, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR" title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:15:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:57:35 03fd11cd8717cde047f37228d2d97179 72c3b17b79957a2ba828235bae407dde bf440e87a21f93c20298303fb1d5987c 5ab2e4de2bca644323d8e1f6e8c82b60 e12e2523ec8b5559dd6121b2f5ecced7 The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse). <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse).</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058014_DXZyR" title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/allepiaBayWithHeather/132058014_DXZyR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." title="The coastal track crossed several outstanding remote beaches, with not another soul in sight (except for Heather of couse)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, allepia, bay, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_windblowKanukaBW.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:56 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:05:43 a20913eb8bb41385db51e1fb7b4949d9 84b193e72381d6b98eb3684374a93b79 e15dd2071f75bf08abac83f862c98fea debd14bc27923179e1dda1c7394db809 8eb76d43a973881cfa112fe403155ea5 _windblowKanukaBW.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_windblowKanukaBW.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132058002_wixfg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/windblowKanukaBW/132058002_wixfg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" title="_windblowKanukaBW.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kanuka, trees, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3" title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:42 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 09:56:55 630ec343b4b608cbfdc2ca5450fe7c6c bce18aba39893b4a04997ff05039766a 85bd37e71648c8a7f35c837274a16258 2a488a0d55c432d22cf990af322474f9 1a53fa41c23fe3f62dea7234f5c5806f Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057944_L7uq3" title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/starting/132057944_L7uq3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." title="Here we are looking slightly goofy as we start back on the Abel Tasman Coastal track, almost exactly where we left off last time we were here. We always wanted to complete the track, and no ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb" title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:26 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 11:10:22 d489b55b7130abbe5ee0344686ad4ffd d54f0051b27ed3597c1afa0faeccb0ba eb5f14d23eed3268001c10c9d589d86f 0954940c1f30778d5f4c250f2307d8a2 f125b1cf4ccf8e3ec78cd2b7606c64ba We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057875_HBCdb" title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/snorkelling/132057875_HBCdb-Th.jpg" width="135" height="150" alt="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." title="We brought a snorkel and mask, which was a great idea. Although I forgot the underwater housing for the camera! That would have been nice." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin snorkelling, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, allepia, bay, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM" title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:14:00 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:42:23 6390bba9033b267be094ee14e267d592 dd8d547455de6be7794ee1464dbf691e 42f5662c31e1fbb3c556b740eacada07 1ffbc2f461cfb9f7475c87f0dc323f80 2ecbba33ade63dc5123819089642c19c A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057778_JHDgM" title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPointView/132057778_JHDgM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." title="A view down onto the beaches we crossed, as we go up and over Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, separation point, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk" title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:08:58 28a39ad7b31f94a5aa4599aa762988e4 f1befd7e51a4c1808bf57fbb2804b08d 7c45d91272067bb4cba086e75975ca43 68c181d8331f0f32d3f42088562216db 0e19457cac5dc9a3cef6be8513694aaf Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057749_z5cMk" title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/separationPoint/132057749_z5cMk-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." title="Separation point, where we round the bend from calm waters to choppy waters. Seals like to hang out on this point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, separation, point, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the seals swimming at Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr" title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 14:19:18 87ae31a39d655d40784d6715dd2d0404 e5d59d3ecf367f286e81fd1c9f9051be 3ae8ef17d41bb7484c5f7226d85bee28 90ee0a9e4dee1d64af27860a3f5001db 1de43bd2e8565318da4bdb990046e44e One of the seals swimming at Separation Point. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the seals swimming at Separation Point.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057688_22vkr" title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sealSwimming/132057688_22vkr-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." title="One of the seals swimming at Separation Point." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, seal, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8" title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:13:21 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:33:20 cbfd659e2e59938a8252fd3d2505d375 68a36291d6b6edb9635ddc42c50063b0 369af33ec2aa00537b8faf9c1d47a6cf 794f146c22b602f9ba865bbccb1b2920 a4ff85022c743084c03e743ab7485cc7 Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057640_SH7B8" title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/locust/132057640_SH7B8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." title="Thousands of cicadas were out this time, as they are in lots of places in NZ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin cicada, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF" title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:12:59 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg 2007-02-09 10:12:17 f0b66b14505a41fc06d6e852981b981c aec24a1bca6e8a6b35fb1fd0964a748f 098cde2f0dc861ff636cd17b492dae1e d5308047a01b9944103009fd1a548c5f 2017d530ee3bb11097b454c6a7dcc86d Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057546_WjAZF" title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heathersCrocs/132057546_WjAZF-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." title="Heather forgot her hiking shoes, and wore her crocs the whole way. Luckily the trail isn't very tough at all, so the crocs worked out fine." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, heather, crocs, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More sand dune posing.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr" title="More sand dune posing."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="More sand dune posing." title="More sand dune posing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:11:24 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg 2007-02-10 16:17:55 16490ea669de1fe4a0e06ec7e9111a58 97d3bedd332ad198d049b9b4c8646c7f c369dc7f5f7d221f800562c5be842b12 b82aed929335df750b667ff14c7176ef dc774fabad6964ed6793dd8397e2c69a More sand dune posing. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More sand dune posing.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132057246_9mpRr" title="More sand dune posing."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/heatherOnDune2/132057246_9mpRr-Th.jpg" width="110" height="150" alt="More sand dune posing." title="More sand dune posing." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin heather, sand, dune, farewell spit, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS" title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:09:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg 2007-02-11 06:57:34 723294de6c8271226bb592e0b9af6341 a59aa1640c667a3eb23b4f8f94e6927d 0b4afb0984acf7e98296d1c4dccd281a e0ab518a6aeb1ca6b139ec4b3ebf40e7 0b016d00dc72ad6afc76d44bc5d1ca0a a89288123e255715200e6750c16855ea I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056633_DQySS" title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/sunrise/132056633_DQySS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." title="I opened my eyes to see this greet us one morning as we slept in Wilma the van. We were parked a little ways north of Collingwood in the Golden Bay, right along the beach." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin sunrise, collingwood, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc" title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:07:02 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg 2007-02-18 15:20:04 5dc2ebab2ded3a10ca8eb344b44ea733 7fc6dd95f5fcc9e4a0ff741c4bf76f6a 58ef0a4d0925c0047699d0eaa1cb772e 6e2d84548257e2dbd52c3237cf545932 2a3cdab8d864a44713c22ee1069b6e27 Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056217_zGHwc" title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/brightwaterfoodwinefestival/132056217_zGHwc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." title="Back in the Nelson area, we went to the Brightwater Food and Wine Festival, which was a hot sunny music filled event with food stalls by the local vineyards and restaurants. Not a bad way t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin brightwater, food, wine, festival, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD" title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:06:20 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg 2007-02-19 20:24:50 6fb214a4dfbbdf909c14c1434ac1fc14 f54be0f9a7980735eb8e1b4af5ad0137 5e141880431adf2df8a93b7a82a4e110 eb2c13a7a28778345c0c136441e73297 7100d3be73928cb0a28b241b769387bc 958db05afc853d5a0cbd025f33384ba0 There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132056066_aNvjD" title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/shipLeavingPort/132056066_aNvjD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." title="There are some great photographs to be had around the Nelson port. Here's a large tanker taking off at dusk." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin ship, leaving, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ" title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 14:03:08 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:50:25 aa4bdbf8b6bb4b28844931fae577d5f3 567d0395bdd9e998033bd5cb544a268d 633f264cb98ccfdd5f8bcee6bf7cbcd8 4a2a1481ee8a7752a66bbbcbd5f0d0b3 75d94a791d107b349aef6996acfcb798 89bdd31659190733000d04ea60db3ad2 Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132055381_XdEYJ" title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/aotearoa-mural-2/132055381_XdEYJ-Th.jpg" width="102" height="150" alt="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." title="Another view of the Aotearoa mural wall." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin aotearoa, mural, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN" title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:58:09 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:20:22 9b9ce0f74d9babba5d00bec85986bb97 33c556d457da91f5700e45af156ccf4e dfeb127fa20eb71d3e8f9c2822389db9 5b0105f25d2f16287a33c0c618205a6d ec8867d5b318eef8288bfe2abe96a113 Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054286_qSUpN" title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132054286_qSUpN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." title="Another ship comes into port as this Mariner statue looks on." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin mariner, statue, ship, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054116_NpLSn <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054116_NpLSn" title="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/iron-shells-macro-ocean/132054116_NpLSn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back." title="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:57:19 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/iron-shells-macro-ocean/132054116_NpLSn-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:16:19 b6b33f0c824ac9c6d0576046f368c4a6 75e25791d03bf3a81bc92cb09be8f1f2 30d9f7c1977aa2d564c60ba105d9f9ed be9e4195ba500c9b0226a2242ee9d5c5 4de74be5a1e4c02fa94ab4a0dae59a42 Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132054116_NpLSn" title="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/iron-shells-macro-ocean/132054116_NpLSn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back." title="Ocean Reclamation. It's taking this iron bar back." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin iron, shells, macro, ocean, reclamation, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053801_3SAMZ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053801_3SAMZ" title="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132053801_3SAMZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="76" alt="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through." title="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:55:54 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132053801_3SAMZ-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:22:35 0fa2b4d3acfe73e320a8815b0862294a 56d284decf127323c14303f63eae409a ef4c25e63ab25668e465f821e42bfb9c 3a53ceb2408c6989fbf4969f178e680e 61835b2d57ee13993f61d505b1814501 The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053801_3SAMZ" title="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/navigator-statue-ship-nelson/132053801_3SAMZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="76" alt="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through." title="The Mariner statue points ships to the hole in the bank where they ships squeeze through." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin mariner, statue, ship, nelson, port, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053259_ThPqD <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053259_ThPqD" title="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/tentAndSouthernCross/132053259_ThPqD-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..." title="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:53:11 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/tentAndSouthernCross/132053259_ThPqD-Th.jpg 2007-02-08 22:33:04 b3b9305f6993c215699843de1a670d1d 283fe61135d748649949688bfa0d1ece f3bd41b46cc277c584578064ac904ce2 076f5ff6d053340e85bdf477bf145217 ea5fcbb8d2c2f4db389163d685ccd750 ea12931450a9265cef3bd5544d750750 A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053259_ThPqD" title="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/tentAndSouthernCross/132053259_ThPqD-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..." title="A view of the night sky in the southern hemisphere. The famous Southern Cross" constellation is in the upper left corner of the photo, pointing to the upper right, which is due south. Alp ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin southern cross, southern, hemisphere, stars, tent, totaranui, abel tasman, national park, coastal, track, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053153_2jaJS <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053153_2jaJS" title="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fish-shop-nelson/132053153_2jaJS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound." title="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 25 Feb 2007 13:52:45 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fish-shop-nelson/132053153_2jaJS-Th.jpg 2007-02-20 08:11:14 d798ab907f9853e8176d5b43956748bc 91e7107f92ef11b9851acd0a3913107c f6f87d23b2093aa34f087f752206c543 5502bb18887f27d2f384cbf19b346ffa f32645b49d7cf49ae777636681e9b3eb Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/2514546_7wgoW#132053153_2jaJS" title="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-26-2007-Update/fish-shop-nelson/132053153_2jaJS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound." title="Our favorite fish shop in town. Most stuff is about $7 US per pound." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fish, shop, nelson, port, guyvans, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127324410_qki8e <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127324410_qki8e" title="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/mtAngelusReflection/127324410_qki8e-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before." title="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:49:29 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/mtAngelusReflection/127324410_qki8e-Th.jpg 2007-02-03 08:14:52 15bcf89dc53843d49e321c708464f6ac 3a1e2dd29a784a33f742b2e8c52cdf84 b448cc1ea09052b640ab3a46330ee15a f7f8e09cf6830bdf24f382ea13875f23 5c0ccd41b0ec24eef5d49c30c46e33ba c8e6e71e1ebd78be9d0a805dd14236b3 This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127324410_qki8e" title="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/mtAngelusReflection/127324410_qki8e-Th.jpg" width="124" height="150" alt="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before." title="This is one of my favorite photos I've had in a while. The water was almost perfectly still when we woke up, compared to a strong steady wind that was blowing the day before." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin mount, angelus, mountain, hut, nelson, lakes, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320677_FyENy <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320677_FyENy" title="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falconPerched/127320677_FyENy-Th.jpg" width="89" height="150" alt="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird." title="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:30:50 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falconPerched/127320677_FyENy-Th.jpg 2007-02-02 10:52:13 7387f2986f2ad0e9493a8658271b3c38 2b5d9ca511eccca0ffef992124cd13d1 8573f21b875e03b3d310b61de6d8ba19 fc0407b26cddd5e09b7de8d001dc0df4 107b739623111dc6bb53c3ee4ea0a81b 3323749c72d49758f2b0d065b93439bb Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320677_FyENy" title="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falconPerched/127320677_FyENy-Th.jpg" width="89" height="150" alt="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird." title="Another photo of the New Zealand Falcon. I felt very lucky to get such a scenic shot of my favorite New Zealand bird." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin zealand, falcon Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320245_vtfW7 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320245_vtfW7" title="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falcon2/127320245_vtfW7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..." title="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 03 Feb 2007 14:28:45 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falcon2/127320245_vtfW7-Th.jpg 2007-02-02 10:51:26 052db8a0c7af51d4cbd9b667c673cc18 c39f63291dedc46a45402446d92c9518 33cc319b6cddbe3327ee11a10a5a1ec2 27d21fb4af9da28f88a587be09e62ab6 c50b80cebb3cdc149b4f291b3c0e60e0 73e5d45f4c4edc93f25af5fc3c1cfbec Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/2428537_mYgEQ#127320245_vtfW7" title="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Feb-4-2007-Update/falcon2/127320245_vtfW7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..." title="Captured! After seeing a New Zealand falcon all the time, but it eluding my camera lens, I was finally able to get this close up shot of one, thanks to Heather pointing it out to me as we c ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin falcon, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565476_PAfmT <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565476_PAfmT" title="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/steerWrestling/124565476_PAfmT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:50:07 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/steerWrestling/124565476_PAfmT-Th.jpg 508547d3215cf30bf0f63a3a1f9354e9 a3ccdeab2f17b09b7dd6a8092e9f08f1 d0e9d4dbab809c5a6edaf1f0591c32a0 393b4e5b876e5946901f93f60c487bd1 83aefe09c8483000ab6f66cca2ddddcb 51dd48617bc76c6210a84f054252ff13 Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565476_PAfmT" title="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/steerWrestling/124565476_PAfmT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo." title="Steer wrestling at the Richmond Rodeo." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin steer, wrestling, rodeo, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565371_2PF5g <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565371_2PF5g" title="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/broncoRiding2/124565371_2PF5g-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..." title="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 21 Jan 2007 11:49:41 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/broncoRiding2/124565371_2PF5g-Th.jpg 4aaf36c48be35dc6f065456c999d98e0 4efa8ab520fedcc4bd109579d17cc832 d908c33891cd0a2839e982b2c734f704 bd9d981963566d7fdc08e9f3d8e0cf86 9a1fb416dba3dadaa604ef70f9e47fcd 3e2076556a3e37a65ff0c328bc591f27 We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124565371_2PF5g" title="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/broncoRiding2/124565371_2PF5g-Th.jpg" width="103" height="150" alt="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..." title="We went to the Richmond Rodeo last weekend. It was like being in CO all over again, except we were even closer to the action this time, as we found seats up against the corral fence. So I ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin bronco, rodeo, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166176_3cSUQ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166176_3cSUQ" title="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/paraglider2/124166176_3cSUQ-Th.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..." title="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:45 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/paraglider2/124166176_3cSUQ-Th.jpg 2007-01-15 20:27:16 6ca79d2654db6b483e1c1a25bb4699b9 ee2b4e2b2724a05268fa490c8ca84ccc 0929b2ebe2b5d70e97f4b4d62475e3ae 2a3742096ac65e17d9931c0642b78672 dc258328852f3debcc4a248c8d962f87 c359a521c4a5d73b5caae4194c7c051d While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166176_3cSUQ" title="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/paraglider2/124166176_3cSUQ-Th.jpg" width="108" height="150" alt="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..." title="While biking around town I saw this paraglider. I think he was just practicing controlling the parachute, as he wasn't taking off. I figure this is something you want to practice a lot bef ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin paraglider, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166158_tLzuW <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166158_tLzuW" title="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/horseAndCrowdBW/124166158_tLzuW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!" title="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:39 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/horseAndCrowdBW/124166158_tLzuW-Th.jpg 2007-01-12 17:32:18 3a5bdd9bdb365888d7c0a68e854bca3d 20ec36178b666aa6db147c1eaa33abac bd838b3557d2ad011d3a6b250a729b40 b0fe6fa1917795a83b85c2d23e3135fc c31a9e6414df59806a69edb5a16699d5 The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents! <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166158_tLzuW" title="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/horseAndCrowdBW/124166158_tLzuW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!" title="The town beside Nelson - Richmond - was advertising an afternoon Harness Horse Race, which excited Heather so we went. It was a great time, as well as very photogenic. And we won 50 cents!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin harness, racing, horse, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166141_PR8LT <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166141_PR8LT" title="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2horsesRacing/124166141_PR8LT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..." title="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:34 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2horsesRacing/124166141_PR8LT-Th-1.jpg 2007-01-12 16:35:53 9e4d0d03815016a93ea1d622a0fa5f1b 1babccf2312ab77b8c494d5f273cd5fe 8034ce9abcf872fc62b5236769c68838 fa1ce202578598fb86ffa3a8d8909066 87130f73f1beb812c75bb662c3920596 My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166141_PR8LT" title="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2horsesRacing/124166141_PR8LT-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..." title="My telephoto camera lens has a "panning" option, which keeps the subject in focus but blurs the background as I move the camera. The harness race gave me a perfect opportunity to try it. V ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin horse, race, richmond, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166133_UTgg8 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166133_UTgg8" title="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/generalStore/124166133_UTgg8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..." title="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Fri, 19 Jan 2007 15:00:30 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/generalStore/124166133_UTgg8-Th.jpg 2006-12-31 11:26:20 14209d9e92f753475a0382e731551c41 18b585cc593f4920ea4379c2acff8ea6 44126072c1f47a2a1fdbe359ee087fc5 53299c702f0305c9e6198387d9811e81 0e249ba1eee06e992d1154425f66d97e One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/2370809_NzV4K#124166133_UTgg8" title="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-January-20-Update/generalStore/124166133_UTgg8-Th.jpg" width="150" height="123" alt="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..." title="One of the many "stores for show" in Founders Park. Founders Park has a NZ colonial theme to it, with shops that are for display only. Makes for good photography if nothing else..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin general, store, pioneer, park, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919293_fZHy6 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919293_fZHy6" title="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/shivayaChristmas/119919293_fZHy6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="77" alt="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..." title="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:50:07 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/shivayaChristmas/119919293_fZHy6-Th.jpg 2006-12-25 20:52:14 6ddfb8da0dd464671d3c8008e93f922a a54ef9d7778f219f8d9b9bb3b8f78465 bf1c23e2c5c88be3d3c64407ceb0ed20 bd823a7fd7c5164737451743e650b5bb a857e18907dc5f5320eae2fd6d170c73 A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919293_fZHy6" title="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/shivayaChristmas/119919293_fZHy6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="77" alt="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..." title="A photo of all of our neighbors on Christmas morning. From left to right: Heather, Arko, Mashima, Shilmoni, Amrit, Annita, and Eugene. Arko, Mashima are from Calcutta; Mashima is Arko's mo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919253_8RSD9 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919253_8RSD9" title="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/viewThroughRoundWindow/119919253_8RSD9-Th.jpg" width="148" height="150" alt="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window." title="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sat, 30 Dec 2006 19:49:53 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/viewThroughRoundWindow/119919253_8RSD9-Th.jpg 2006-12-23 14:17:06 d5e12245353b17313d299b17ef9260d1 e91b6e6d5b785d798c0244950a01cd1f 0f5a8c8dbb30a4dfceb06e25bca0f3e4 bc4db3e3d429b174eba40a87b3acdb8b 6ebe584ee9b512550299dc40eaebbc23 Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/2294822_n2u6r#119919253_8RSD9" title="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Dec-31-Update/viewThroughRoundWindow/119919253_8RSD9-Th.jpg" width="148" height="150" alt="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window." title="Back in Nelson, this is a photo I took at the Miyazu Japanese garden in Nelson. This is from a small shelter in the garden that has a picturesque round window." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin japanese, garden, miyazu, nelson, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504019_BAzou <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504019_BAzou" title="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/amrit/117504019_BAzou-Th.jpg" width="145" height="150" alt="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello." title="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:38 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/amrit/117504019_BAzou-Th.jpg 2006-12-17 09:34:56 58e1c30abf81ff3cf4d61d624d261274 0546d5d21ff23c2a42c64cd8a6d25036 07eb9aa1fe1bd7f83999628e7dbbb070 ac778d199889f4d5f17581f20d6f38c1 09f8c22477fa6a359b2836bcc0d88497 Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504019_BAzou" title="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/amrit/117504019_BAzou-Th.jpg" width="145" height="150" alt="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello." title="Here is our next door neighbor, Amrit. She's just recently turned two, but speaks a mile a minute and is very clever. She pops into our place at least once a day to say hello." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin amrit, abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504016_GjChJ <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything..</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504016_GjChJ" title="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/BenRidge-GardenContest/117504016_GjChJ-Th.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.." title="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:37 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/BenRidge-GardenContest/117504016_GjChJ-Th.jpg 2006-12-14 19:41:43 4d00e6b03179af32e00f4d8535a131e9 6f917e40a2b3c81ee0c78d10f1b644ad 75657a908a73c45803777f69d5b610b6 abc767e649b7b7e6fda0a4549d376aa3 69c8a1113156818a18e61b0c26c1d3a7 Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything..</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117504016_GjChJ" title="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/BenRidge-GardenContest/117504016_GjChJ-Th.jpg" width="125" height="150" alt="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.." title="Here's an extreme closeup of the flowers around our patio table. I took this for a garden photo contest for the Nelson paper. No word yet on if I won anything.." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin succulent, jasmine, garden, abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503999_q6Ca4 <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503999_q6Ca4" title="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/unknownBay/117503999_q6Ca4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to." title="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:31 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/unknownBay/117503999_q6Ca4-Th.jpg 2006-12-09 15:18:51 bce7635f118ea38653ea51f323fee794 a47390800a6d61d99de0f6a166418dbd ff4a5d5d44f7b1841667a117b042ad3b 7e2ea36116241ec44ebb07c4d00b2149 6b4a5bf0b3cbf982222cb4982eaf5f74 A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503999_q6Ca4" title="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/unknownBay/117503999_q6Ca4-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to." title="A view down to Onetahuti Bay, which we were about to go down to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin onetahuti, bay, abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503931_zb5hf <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503931_zb5hf" title="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/anchorageBeachWalking/117503931_zb5hf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why." title="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Sun, 17 Dec 2006 23:18:05 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/anchorageBeachWalking/117503931_zb5hf-Th.jpg 2006-12-07 16:19:08 f2aa1108ef9a1d52478414dcd2330b60 a1d3b0dbf48c17b1f730d7e5c9382e87 f225dcbb880dbe72e9f4cca2953cc4db 7c1d2be7f9074b39e82e17eda8986352 109867034829513d4fa50fd30ba75942 7caa462048572965b8a02e9cf36cbf5c The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/2251656_Vo97r#117503931_zb5hf" title="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Dec-18-Update-Abel-Tasman/anchorageBeachWalking/117503931_zb5hf-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why." title="The area that the National Park is in is called the Golden Bay, and you can see from the sand color why." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin anchorage, bay, abel tasmannational parknew zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112375746_6zqRi <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112375746_6zqRi" title="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/sailing/112375746_6zqRi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats." title="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Thu, 23 Nov 2006 15:12:41 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/sailing/112375746_6zqRi-Th.jpg 2006-11-18 21:57:34 bee81db7b1f5b2dd1803420c9bccb6af 66f7b6e7721389b19808e4962f0b018b 78b087efff6847e4d75c20cdab1bebf5 0835ad3f83e607a7455f7136bfb507ab 48642aa54bbc8dee3b5d6f0ef3f5615e Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112375746_6zqRi" title="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/sailing/112375746_6zqRi-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats." title="Just when we thought it couldn't get any easier, a slight wind started blowing in our direction, so that we could pull out a sail and turn the kayaks into sailboats." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin kayak, sail, sailing, doubtful, sound, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112366663_yKVVo <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112366663_yKVVo" title="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/eveAndMitrePeak/112366663_yKVVo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..." title="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Thu, 23 Nov 2006 14:12:56 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/eveAndMitrePeak/112366663_yKVVo-Th.jpg 2006-11-16 16:20:04 cd2b0ba2fe599b638918267b6f1b559f 2aabbce41559dbfc6c30c786a77af068 53c92873a901fed0928432d9f6899c1e b2036164226750440bb6742398980aeb bae9806964ae679254508af7905ba3da Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/2163855_VmmaN#112366663_yKVVo" title="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/Nov-24-Update/eveAndMitrePeak/112366663_yKVVo-Th.jpg" width="150" height="115" alt="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..." title="Kayaking in the Milford sound... the girl without the hat is Eve, our fearless guide. The sides of the sound (fjord) streak straight out of the sound, unlike any body of water that I've see ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin mitre, peak, milford, sound, kayak, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639829_orEcs <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639829_orEcs" title="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks3/110639829_orEcs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while." title="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:23:06 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks3/110639829_orEcs-Th.jpg 2006-11-04 21:07:18 65c7e462716d103a78433b6c2f863f6b 3d8e8cc6acf6416aff2186917336d9bd eb63e7778a1ff7d3e339c35394575f7d 58257ac3c1b0b7431e9eec8642a72577 9daeff6fa24615b401db174a7f80ca81 7e4811a4aa656045cf9bf7a2d9706a2c And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639829_orEcs" title="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks3/110639829_orEcs-Th.jpg" width="150" height="116" alt="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while." title="And yet more fireworks. One of the better fireworks displays I've seen in a while." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fireworks, wellington, guy fawkes, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639769_vwxwj <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639769_vwxwj" title="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks2/110639769_vwxwj-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..." title="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 15 Nov 2006 13:22:42 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks2/110639769_vwxwj-Th.jpg 2006-11-04 21:06:03 df9766d6453925187867df2c869915dd a80b676a1f6358a2f0da16f63aa60158 a7624f77525af242e112304bcd5ea60e 3918aa785c6bb8475b285c757d6fb193 d77fdcc4612d4812d84ca8620e1fa2d6 More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/2136093_NCdsR#110639769_vwxwj" title="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Update-Nov-16/fireworks2/110639769_vwxwj-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..." title="More Guy Fawkes Day fireworks. Guy Fawkes Day celebrates the day when Guy Fawkes, 18th century terrorist, tried to blow up the English Parliament. Interesting that they celebrate an event ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin fireworks, wellington, guy fawkes, zealand Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224311_iaDoD <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224311_iaDoD" title="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/hakaFace/107224311_iaDoD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="136" alt="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to." title="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:54 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/hakaFace/107224311_iaDoD-Th.jpg 2006-10-31 19:54:37 7679cbe12f914f32d24dcb3f90435dbc fba02ad4b5f4944f3f4e1dad78ba9064 fffdc676fa5027a2d9239b5abd050d44 7cdc1b11aabfd1f8df8ca0920f86f54e e5cf12b11673c87d8b942e3a61b71dc6 Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224311_iaDoD" title="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/hakaFace/107224311_iaDoD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="136" alt="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to." title="Part of the greeting dance at the Maori concert and dinner we went to." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin hakaface Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224309_8Udey <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224309_8Udey" title="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/colorodans/107224309_8Udey-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..." title="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:53 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/colorodans/107224309_8Udey-Th.jpg 2006-10-31 22:03:49 7644ce1264448fa4f4b6952ea973aa21 2db1eb263581053c0028c99ce3c41187 2f8c668dc2eeeb855f907197516e6eb7 476048cf03c070972d493cf5ad415d27 11c1302652a5b9ac0a304e93b51f2cd4 Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ... <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ...</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224309_8Udey" title="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/colorodans/107224309_8Udey-Th.jpg" width="99" height="150" alt="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..." title="Heather stands beside a group (Jamie, Caitlin, Jared) we met at the Maori concert and dinner... and they happened to be from Colorado... also travelling for a while. Good times at the conce ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin colorodans Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224298_iDstq <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224298_iDstq" title="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/benThermalPools/107224298_iDstq-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua." title="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:51 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/benThermalPools/107224298_iDstq-Th.jpg 2006-10-31 16:09:36 3cdf5fd07f436385d1ce740cff001b61 34bc4ebfc9bc1612488b3f7e11d292a5 08a9828750cdd4d953b0edef3ce4457e dc04a63b5626a66354eb94d12d7b369c 9039ecc7fb9fd31f2810b9cbd0081be4 Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224298_iDstq" title="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/benThermalPools/107224298_iDstq-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua." title="Walking about through some of the thermal pool parks in Rotorua." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin benthermalpools Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224270_WveVM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Trying out my new lens... not bad.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224270_WveVM" title="Trying out my new lens... not bad."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/moonShot/107224270_WveVM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trying out my new lens... not bad." title="Trying out my new lens... not bad." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 01 Nov 2006 12:47:44 -0800 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/moonShot/107224270_WveVM-Th.jpg 2006-10-27 23:51:19 5833b5bfbffd281b10cae06dc5dbdfaa 12cc0978343244c3065f37e0361acb3e 9754f098b00abda84ff04720e68924f0 e4179f01c2c1a6f9b721e7af77209f39 8f453cbcc371faa0210990e7df290bee Trying out my new lens... not bad. <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />Trying out my new lens... not bad.</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/2080490_Yp5V3#107224270_WveVM" title="Trying out my new lens... not bad."><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Nov-2-Northland-and-Roturua/moonShot/107224270_WveVM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Trying out my new lens... not bad." title="Trying out my new lens... not bad." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin moonshot Ben Ridge Ben Ridge http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105398516_WgwyM <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_wilmaFromSide.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105398516_WgwyM" title="_wilmaFromSide.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/wilmaFromSide/105398516_WgwyM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_wilmaFromSide.jpg" title="_wilmaFromSide.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:16:46 -0700 nobody@smugmug.com (Ben Ridge) http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/wilmaFromSide/105398516_WgwyM-Th.jpg 2006-10-20 23:57:55 84fa9495c5e915d7d5a73067fdcea10c 81c56a18f3469201d35d5712f05a5d72 08d03ccc725ec5120b0487dd6183b7d6 b52fa87de9202af35af2be5fdac93cff 1ae21d994e7d64460730eb1d0d20c3eb b462299d01dc12dbb7a0c1cf850ecd83 _wilmaFromSide.jpg <p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com">Ben Ridge</a><br />_wilmaFromSide.jpg</p><p><a href="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/2050936_XGcFn#105398516_WgwyM" title="_wilmaFromSide.jpg"><img src="http://neb.smugmug.com/New-Zealand-Livin/NZ-Oct-26-Up-from-Auckland/wilmaFromSide/105398516_WgwyM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="_wilmaFromSide.jpg" title="_wilmaFromSide.jpg" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> New Zealand Livin wilmafromside Ben Ridge Ben Ridge