New Zealand and Australia -
- Spring, 2007
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1 - - Cathy, Tom, & Linda north of Auckland
Our campervan with ladies and luggage
These maps were just the beginning
Passing by Auckland
Our first picnic of fish and chips
The gulls got the chips and left me holding the bag
This one seemed too full to fly
Learning to store the luggage during the day
This guy was happy to pose for Linda
New Zealand's most numerous
residents - - their best side
They also have a few token
cows
She loves sand between her
toes
The first of many
campervan parks
And the first of many
beautiful bays
The first of many good
breakfasts with lots of great bacon
More sand between her toes
This was home for almost
two weeks
The small towns have
indigenous names (Maori) and they often ran together for me
Just a sample of the views
to come
Cathy looked for a great
sunset and found it
The beach where Burt Munro
rode the "World's Fastest Indian" (well, it was one like this)
We camped in a super
market parking lot in town
And the next morning found
we were beside a nice little city park
Linda found the Kauri
Museum, which was a real highlight
This Kauri stump would
seat several
The Kauri was a big part
of the New Zealand economy for decades
Samples of Kauri gum - -
useful for many things
A restored Kauri sawmill
Kauri gum often trapped
fossils
Gum "miners"
digging up Kauri gum nuggets
This looks interesting
And it is
It got steep near the
bottom
But it was well worth the
hike
What's that through the
trees?
It's downtown Auckland!