Whangarei Falls, golf views

Whangarei golf course

A.H.Reed Memorial Kauri Park WHAHGAREI

Variety of tree fern with the top of the leaves normal, and the bottom of the leaves reflective silver....should you be in distress you can use the fern leaves as an SOS


Kauri Tree, lighten up John....

Sheila beside a Kauri Tree

The Brian Boru in Thames

This hotel was built in 1867 and was 1 of 122 hotels in Thames, most are gone now but the Brian Boru still stands, and is a hopping place. We stayed here as we were unable to find anyplace to stay on a Saturday night...there was a fishing derby on in the area and the weather had been nice for several days and the locals were at the beach. We slept well and got an early start the next morning

the secondary lock for the room the chair against the door

The Coromandel

views along the Pacific Coast Highway, many curves were marked at 25 km/hour, and there were several curves with mirrors at the corners...reminded me of the Logan Pass


we had some rain, this is one of the few times I needed my rain jacket

Hot Water Beach

Volcanic plug, tide going out at hot water beach


angry water

This one is for you Dave

Tairau Harbour...Coromandel Peninsula

Views from the mountain at overlooking Tairau

New Zealand Christmas Tree "Pohutukawa", covered with red floweres at Christmas

Waihi Beach

Views of the Beach, and the sunset

Napier to Rotorua

Traveling from Napier we spotted sheep being worked by dogs, we stopped and the farmer was penning the sheep for sheering.
The Dairy Industry is now the second largest industry in New Zealand...many herds of cows spot the fields
Sheila had to stop at a garden center in Rotorua to check out the flowers

Napier Art Deco

ART DECO in Napier

After the Earth Quake of 1931 the townsfolk rebuilt the entire town using Art Deco on their buildings

Napier Golf Views