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Backyard Travel Family sit on a rock at the Hokitika Gorge, with the swing bridge in the background. The crazy blue water shows that this really is one of the best things to do in Hokitka

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See this beautiful alpine lake on Lake Marian track, a great half way walk on the Milford Road Highway, Fiordland. You can even walk to Lake Marian with kids by Backyard Travel Family

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