How I found a rhinozeros on a hill

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   Still processing last summer's New Zealand images this is a story about my search for a rhinozeros. It happened in a beautiful kind-of "multi-bay" landscape (one of the most beautiful landscapes in NZL, IMO): Akaroa Harbor, only a short distance from Christchurch. If you look at the Google map of this area you see a peninsula between Children's Bay and Takamatua Bay. That's the hill - and the map tells you that there is "The Rhino"! Quite puzzling! So I walked up the Old Coach Road and continued on its extension, the Old French Road (leading to Takamatua), to turn left to that hill on the peninsula - and found it!

#1 Old French Road to Takamatua

#2 Takamatua Bay

#3 Ōnawe Peninsula

#4 Tree

#5 The road leading up

#6 Akaroa and Children's Bay, viewed from the hillside

#7 Children's Bay

#8 Direct hiking path from Akaroa up the hill

#9 The Rhinozeros on the hill

#10 The Rhinozeros on the hill

#11 The Rhinozeros on the hill

#12 View from the hillside to Tikao Bay

#13 View from the hillside to Wainui

Sony ILCE-7RM4A with Tamron 28-200mm F/2.8-5.6 Di III RXD except #2 and #6: Sony CZ 16-35mm F/4.0 OSS

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