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Lake Taupo

NEW ZEALAND | Friday, 28 February 2020 | Views [296]

Lake Taupo

Lake Taupo

IF I HAD DONE DUE DILIGENCE I WOULD have realized that Turangi is the trout fishing capital of New Zealand.  You would think our lodging, Angler’s Rest Motel, would have been a clue..  Instead I learned that it isn’t possible to book a fishing guide on only two days notice, even if you have the geld to pay them. 

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We did have some nice hikes combined with good birding.  We got really good photos of the indigenous Blue Duck, the introduced but oh-so-cute California Quail and Whitehead and not so good shots of Yellow-crowned Parakeets.

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           Yellow-Crowned Parakeet

Guess I’ll have to plan ahead when we reach Lake Wanaka on the South Island.

 

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