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The little hut that was

Sitting high and proud on Godley Head, a humble hut dating back to the heroic era of Antarctic exploration has been given a new life.

By Blackaptur Photography

August 11^th, 2018

The road there

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meet the locals

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everyone loves lambs right?

well if you don't - you may as well close this now... there's a lot more coming up!

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Beige and built like a cubby, a solitary hut blends effortlessly into the golden tussocks and sheep paddocks at Godley Head.

One of four huts built for the British Antarctic Expedition of 1910-1913, it sailed on the Terra Nova to Antarctica, where it was intended to be set up as a meteorological and research hut. Instead, it was returned to Lyttelton unused.

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The little hut that was

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From its lofty position on the hill above Boulder Bay, views sweep from the curve of Pegasus Bay to the soft-whipped peaks of the Kaikoura Ranges rising from the sea.

The little hut that was

The prefabricated tongue-and-groove hut was built by Boulton and Paul in Norwich, England, for polar meteorological observations and research.

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Godley heAD

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THANKS TO A FEW UNASSUMING BYPASSERS

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as the last rays of the day start to form, the golden hour sets in

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sumner, christchurch

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new brighton peir

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shag(ged) rock

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Footnotes

Nikon D750, 24-85mm f/2.8-4 | 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 | 28mm f/2.8

FootNotes

Nikon D750, 24-85mm f/2.8-4 | 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6 | 28mm f/2.8

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