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    Blissful isolation in the back of beyond : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Blissful isolation in the back of beyond : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    The Toko Mouth Shop is open daily from 11am-11.30am; 4pm-4.30pm; and 7pm-7.30pm. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    The Toko Mouth Shop is open daily from 11am-11.30am; 4pm-4.30pm; and 7pm-7.30pm. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    A crib owner with a sense of humour? Or just practical? : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    A crib owner with a sense of humour? Or just practical? : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    Toko Mouth crib owners Ronnie and Helen Pierce with their dog Trixie. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Toko Mouth crib owners Ronnie and Helen Pierce with their dog Trixie. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    Cousins (from left) Taiaroa Rolton (6), Sonny Rolton (2) and Kain Thomas (7) play with Jenga blocks as it rains outside their tent. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Cousins (from left) Taiaroa Rolton (6), Sonny Rolton (2) and Kain Thomas (7) play with Jenga blocks as it rains outside their tent. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    Mark and Sue Kingipotiki, of Balclutha, make lunch at their campsite at Toko Mouth. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Mark and Sue Kingipotiki, of Balclutha, make lunch at their campsite at Toko Mouth. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
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    Some of the oldest cribs in Toko Mouth. Photos by Linda Robertson. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Some of the oldest cribs in Toko Mouth. Photos by Linda Robertson. : Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    Blissful isolation in the back of beyond
    It's a community with a holiday population of a couple of hundred people, few of them are related, but all treat each other like close family....

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