1 Norfolk Island Sunrise Up before the sun, 16 June 2008 at 7:13 am.
| 2 Norfolk Island Sunrise 16 June 2008 at 7:16 am.
| 3 Norfolk Island Sunrise 16 June 2008 at 7:17 am.
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4 Zac and Sam the Clydesdales Ready and waiting to go.
| 5 Ricky hitched to the Buggy
| 6 Zac and Sam ready for the passengers I travelled in this carriage.
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7 Sailor is having a day of rest
| 8 View from the Coach House
| 9 The Dog watches from underneath the Ute
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10 Ricky following with the Buggy Leaving Culla's property on Rooty Hill Road.
| 11 Feral Fowls scurry under the Fence
| 12 Ocean View from the Carriage
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13 Passing scenery
| 14 Houses on the Hillside
| 15 Zac and Sam know the way
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16 The road ahead
| 17 Nearing the bend in the road
| 18 Young Norfolk Island Pines The branches of young pines point upwards, but droop with age.
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19 Ocean Glimpse from Stockyard Road
| 20 Ball Bay Reserve
| 21 Ball Bay Reserve
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22 Fuel Storage Tanks at Ball Bay Tankers from Fiji anchor offshore and fuel is pumped in floating pipelines to storage tanks on shore.
| 23 Rounding the bend in Stockyard Road
| 24 Taking the low road
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25 Cow grazing near Weatherboard Cottage
| 26 House near the Road
| 27 House for Sale Australians can purchase property on Norfolk Island, but are only allowed to live there for 3 months of the year even if they own the dwelling.
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28 Ricky still following with his passengers
| 29 Getting Towed up the Hill The Clydesdales appreciate a little help to pull the load up the hill.
| 30 Nearing the top of the Hill
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31 Removing the Tow Rope for the descent
| 32 View from the Carriage
| 33 Chalets on the Hillside
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34 Scenic view
| 35 View from the Carriage
| 36 The road ahead
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37 Zac and Sam moving steadily along
| 38 Another curve in the road That car sped past, then stopped to photograph us as we rounded the corner.
| 39 Roadside scenery
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40 Trees either side of the road now
| 41 Zac and Sam keep pulling
| 42 Cattle in the paddock
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43 Trade Winds Country Cottages Holiday Accommodation.
| 44 Cattle by the roadside Some cattle are descendants of generations of beasts which have spent their lives on roadsides and commons, rounded up just once a year for drenching and inspection by a veterinary officer.
| 45 Cattle resting under Norfolk Island Pines For the other 364 days, they circle the island, protected from traffic by right-of-way, performing their very valuable service as four-legged lawn mowers.
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46 Brown Cow with shiny coat
| 47 A huge Pig
| 48 Zac and Sam rounding another corner
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49 On dirt road now
| 50 Market Garden on the left
| 51 Road is getting rough
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52 Across the paddock on private property Cliff top ahead.
| 53 On private property at Steels Point
| 54 Horses wait under huge Tree Lagunaria patersonia is commonly known as Pyramid Tree, Norfolk Island Hibiscus, White Oak, or Cow Itch Tree. It is not a true Hibiscus, but does belong to the same plant family, Malvaceae.
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55 Norfolk Island Pines on cliff face
| 56 Steels Point
| 57 Steep Cliffs at Steels Point
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58 Cliff edge at Steels Point
| 59 Protruding Rock Formation
| 60 Closer view of Rock Formation Known as 'Policeman's Hat' because of the resemblance to an English Bobby's Hat.
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61 Looking over the edge at Steels Point
| 62 Cliff face at Steels Point
| 63 Rugged Coastline of Steels Point
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64 Rugged Coastline of Steels Point
| 65 Grassy paddock with ocean view
| 66 Plenty of Pasture
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67 Horses patiently waiting under the big Tree
| 68 Lichen on the Trunk of the Tree
| 69 Epiphytes on the branches
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70 Epiphytes on the branches
| 71 Seed Capsules of the Lagunaria patersonia The seed capsules which follow pink flowers, are filled with irritating hairs giving rise to the common name 'Cow Itch Tree'.
| 72 Epiphytes and Lichen
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73 Lichen on the trunk
| 74 Ricky, Zac and Sam have a rest
| 75 The three Clydesdales
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76 Culla with his Clydesdales and Micky the other driver
| 77 Sunshine on the green, green grass
| 78 Sunshine view across the property
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79 On the homeward journey This time I am in Ricky's Buggy.
| 80 Tree-lined roadway
| 81 Two Pigs in lush green grass
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82 Ricky following the Carriage
| 83 Cattle grazing
| 84 Black and White Cattle
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85 Brown Calf with white socks
| 86 Close behind the Carriage Look closely and you will see the Ute is towing us all up the hill.
| 87 Ricky's tow rope passes under the Carriage
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88 Nearly to the top of the Hill
| 89 The Ute is still assisting the Horses
| 90 Rounding the bend The tow rope will soon be removed.
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91 Typical Island view
| 92 Passing scenery
| 93 Holiday apartments
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94 Mt Pitt and Mt Bates on horizon
| 95 Ricky heads for home
| 96 Plantation of Kentia Palms Income is derived from the export of Kentia Palm seeds and also seedlings.
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97 Ball Bay Reserve
| 98 Horses are nearly home
| 99 Zac and Sam enter Culla's property
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100 Ricky passes under the entrance
| 101 The waiting Dog gets attention
| 102 This Dog gave us a welcome greeting too
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