Snazzy rental car |
colorful bins at the fruit stand |
vege bins |
wood palletes |
deck lounging |
At the "Peace of Mind" once again |
Pauanui beach |
different light |
Pinnacles in the distance |
Whitianga |
Whitianga shopping |
Otama beach |
tough little beach plant |
Otama Bay |
viewpoint before Opito Bay |
Pahutakawa tree |
X |
Opito Bay overlook |
pink cliffs |
Climbing above Opito Baby |
pink rocks |
Crayfish bay |
Crayfish bay |
Oyster catchers |
Opito Bay |
Opito Bay |
Opito Bay |
Motukahua Island at sunset |
Manuka bush |
On the hike from Stony Bay to Fletcher Bay |
View north |
Sugar loaf Mountain |
Ocean fractals |
Teresa |
Markus |
Cabbage tree |
Bushwhacking up sugar loaf |
Fences need to climbed |
Top of sugar loaf mountain |
golden grasses |
golden grass and ocean |
Fletcher Bay |
View south towards Stony Bay |
Perpendicular Fences |
Pastures |
Ocean view along the hike |
typical NZ tree parasite |
Manuka bush light |
giant eels in Stony Bay |
Colville pioneer cemetery |
wild turkey |
Firth of Thames oyster bed |
Along Road 25 on the Coromandel West Coast |
Exploring the beach |
Fish & Chips in Coromandel Town |
The good stuff |
Famous view from south of Coromandel town |
zooming in |
Oyster shucking by hammer |
Slow going |
It's looking good |
Final product along with lemons and Sauvignon Blanc |
A Martini and Cigar to cap the day |
Kelly Peters |
Looking back at Mt. Pauanui |
Guernets |
bringing in the catch |
such a beautiful fish |
The Peters Mansion |
Dinner is served |
Guernet, Snapper and condiments |
Finishing the Feast |
Whiskey by Fireside |
Kauri Coast |
Gum Room in the Kauri Museum |
Gum collection |
Kauri gum ship |
Giant chain saws |
Antique Bottle collection at the Kauri Museum |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Old Glass |
Cemetery near the Museum |
Motel near the Kai Iwi Lakes |
Sunset hike to the beach |
West Coast |
Evening light |
River of fire |
Rain cloud sunset |
spider web |
Trounson Park Kauri Reserve |
Trounson park - never logged Kauri forest |
Big Kauri |
sizing it up |
Waipoa Forest |
Cathedral Cove - this one made from Kauris |
#7 of the worlds largest Kauri |
Kauri bark |
Te Matua Ngahere |
Tane Mahuta |
harbor inlet |
Rawene Ferry |
Local Maoris |
nz plant |
roadside avo stand |
dune surfing |
Northland dunes |
Sahara? |
exploring the desert |
The very tip of New Zealand |
Battle of two oceans |
Cape Reinga light house |
Beach vista |
My hiking companion |
gold, white and aqua |
Mussle beds |
beach still life |
Mussles and seaweed |
Clammy patterns |
green, beige and black |
sand star |
Lonely beach |
oxygenated colors |
oxygenated colors 2 |
ochre swirls |
oxygenated colors 3 |
Cape walk |
Cape Reinga light house |
Spirits Bay |
Old crab trap |
Spirits Bay |
Spirits Bay - pink sand |
breaking wave |
frozen by the shutter |
snail shells |
snail shells |
Spirits Bay Lagoon |
Spirits Bay headland |
Mangonui gulls |
Manganui Fish shop and beach glass collectress |
Drive calmly!!!!!! |
Kerikeri river |
Rainbow falls - Kerikeri |
Maori fishing village replica |
Maori sleeping hut |
Hundertwasser public toilet in Kawakawa |
Hundertwasser Loo |
Hundertwasser Loo - Exterior |
Hundertwasser Loo |
Hundertwasser Loo |
Hundertwasser Loo - bottle window |
Hundertwasser Loo - men's side |
Hundertwasser Loo - Exterior |
Hundertwasser Loo - Exterior |
Hundertwasser Loo - detail |
Hundertwasser Loo - men's side |
Hundertwasser Loo - detail |
Hundertwasser Loo - men's side |
Hundertwasser Loo - bottle window |
Mural across the street from the Hundertwasser Loo |
Hundertwasser Loo - Exterior |
Ferry to Russells |
Russell dinner |
Russell sunset |
Russell morning |
Anchored boat in Russell Harbor |
Bay or Islands boar tour |
Jumping dolphins |
Jumping dolphins |
Jumping dolphins |
Jumping dolphins |
Jumping dolphins |
full speed |
Light house at the entrance to the Bay of Islands |
Hole in the wall |
Hole in the wall |
Hole in the wall |
Hole in the wall - out the other side |
Bay of Islands, New Zealand |
Full Bay of Islands Panorama |
The Spirit of New Zealand |
Moonrise at sunset |
Alderman moon |
Enough light to illuminate the waves |