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		<title>Holiday Day 11 &#8211; Monkey Island to Birch Island</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p>The post <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2022/03/holiday-day-11-monkey-island-to-birch-island/">Holiday Day 11 &#8211; Monkey Island to Birch Island</a> appeared first on <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz">Edwin in New Zealand</a>.</p>
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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_10018" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10018" class="wp-image-10018 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3738_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10018" class="wp-caption-text">We camped near <a href="http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&amp;ll=-46.3,167.72513&amp;z=14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Monkey Island</a>, at a nice spot right next to the beach</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10024" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10024" class="wp-image-10024 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7380_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10024" class="wp-caption-text">We take a little walk and visit the actual Monkey Island</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10025" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10025" class="wp-image-10025 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7382_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10025" class="wp-caption-text">The view from Monkey Island</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10026" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10026" class="wp-image-10026 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/IMG_7389_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10026" class="wp-caption-text">Fiordland in the distance across the Te Waewae Bay</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10127" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10127" class="wp-image-10127 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/IMG_1444_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10127" class="wp-caption-text">Me, descending from Monkey Island</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10019" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10019" class="wp-image-10019 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3743_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10019" class="wp-caption-text">It turned out we could access the beach by car as well, so we did!</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10020" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10020" class="wp-image-10020 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3748_DxO_49_DxO_50_DxOContrastOptimizer_6A_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="532" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3748_DxO_49_DxO_50_DxOContrastOptimizer_6A_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3748_DxO_49_DxO_50_DxOContrastOptimizer_6A_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3748_DxO_49_DxO_50_DxOContrastOptimizer_6A_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3748_DxO_49_DxO_50_DxOContrastOptimizer_6A_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10020" class="wp-caption-text">It&#8217;s a beautiful beach</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10021" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10021" class="wp-image-10021 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3757_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10021" class="wp-caption-text">And one of the very few beaches in NZ with car access</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10022" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10022" class="wp-image-10022 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3759_DxO_60_DxO_61_DxOFusionNatural_5A_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10022" class="wp-caption-text">After that we had a long drive to the Clutha River, <a href="http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&amp;ll=-45.90844,169.48944&amp;z=14" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Birch Island</a> to be precise</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10023" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10023" class="wp-image-10023 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/5D3_3762_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10023" class="wp-caption-text">Time to get the comfy chair out and relax a bit</p></div>
<div align="center"><div style="width: 710px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><iframe loading="lazy" title="MVI 7385+5D3 3779+GOPR2773" width="700" height="394" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2RjSu6LVyxc?feature=oembed" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen></iframe><p class="wp-caption-text">A little video of today</p></div></div>
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