New Zealand - North Island
The view from our apartment on our first day in New Zealand.
Harsant Avenue at Hahei beach.
View of the islands at Hahei Beach.
Views taken from a RIB ride.
Clare at Hahei beach.
Clare and John with Cathedral Cave behind
Champagne Rock and Hitch hiker rocks, along from Hahei beach.
Cathedral Cave.
A cave along the coast from Hahei beach.
Caused by a fault line, visible above the cave, allowing erosion by the sea.
John in a sand hole at Hot Water Beach
Clare at the Eye Full Tower at Driving Creek Railway
View across to Coramandel from the Driving Creek Railway
View from the Driving Creek Railway
View across to Coramandel from the Driving Creek Railway
Descending on the Driving Creek Railway
Clare at a view point over Coeamandel
View point looking down on Coramandel
Kauri Trees in the Kauri Reserve, Coramandel.
Kauri, the largest trees in New Zealand
serve, Coramandel.Clare in primaeval forest at the Kauri Reserve, Coramandel.
Waiau Falls near Coramandel.
Waiau Falls near Coramandel.
Crossing a viaduct on the Driving Creek Railway.
Islands from Hahei beach.
Clare holding a very rare Silver Fern, Emblem of New Zealand.
This is the view from out hotel room when we arrived at Napier
This is the view from out hotel room when we arrived at Napier
Travelling down from Rotorua
Steam rising fro the lake
This is a view from our room.
The Lounge are at Chateau Tongariro, ready for Christmas
Duck outside our room at Taupo
View from our hotel room.
Clare in local hot water spring
Clare emerging with her spear
This lake is at 100 deg Centigrade and 200 feet deep. At the bottom it is at about 250 deg C.
Lady Knox Getser
John at Lady Knox Geyser
Clare at Lady Knox Geyser
Mansfield Garden
Mansfield Garden
Time Court
Italian Renaissance Garden
Indian Char Bagh Garden
In front of Agapanthus.
