Participants in the annual Coney Island Mermaid Parade waiting to get tattoos.
Road Sign in South Island New Zealand
A lake at early morning near Franz Joseph glacier South Island New Zealand
Cool view of Mount Tasman from motel room New Zealand
The atmospheric West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand
Glacial silt gives the icy waters of the Dart River a decidedly turquoise tint. The best way to see the river and the surrounding terrain (locations for the Lord of the Rings films) is strapped in to one of the seats in the local shallow-hulled jet boats.
Apollo Guest House offers a sanctuary of privacy and tranquility in the middle of this really busy spot on the tourist path. The renovated house hides in a 15th century building situated on the summit of the citadel.
Family vacation houses offer a constancy of place that nurtures us as the decades and the inevitable changes roll over our lives and generations.