REST OF NORTH ISLAND PICTURES!

Trip Start Dec 03, 2008

Trip End Oct 14, 2009

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Flag of New Zealand Geraldine, South Island, New Zealand
Monday, February 16, 2009

So after our first week in Auckland we hit the road and went to the Coromandel Pen. and down south finally reaching Wellington. We camped almost every night, except for a few that we spent in cabins. Here are some photos from our first time through the North Island. Enjoy.

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Beautiful Countryside by Coromandel	Beautiful Countryside by Coromandel	Castle Rock	Checking out the clouds coming in
Our car: Miles	The back of our car	Miles is cool	One of many beautiful beaches
Brian, stop taking pictures	Hello	The beach in Kuaotunu	Too rough to swim in
We found a tiny little winery - great menu	Enjoying his beer	The outside of this little winery	Eating a weird fruit.
I am a true photographer	Bar at the winery	At a lookout over Cooks Beach	Mercury Bay
Good shot Brian	Shadow shot	Cooks Beach	The view
View	Wonderful beach in Tairua	This one we could swim in but it was rough	It was really bright out
Our listening music - Got to love Neil	Of course Bob Marley!	Interesting row of trees	Our camping setup
View at Lake Taupo	Living out of our trunk	View from our campsite on Lake Taupo	View from our campsite on Lake Taupo
Huka Falls Gorge	Huka Falls Gorge	Very clear blue water	Never seen water this color before
Huka Falls	Fun facts	Huka Falls	Jet boat out on the water there
Hawk's Bay area	Countryside	Strange trees	Happy Brian
The mini golf place where Becky won	Moon at sunset	Beautiful color	It turned the whole sky pink
Best sunset yet	Napier harbor	The clouds	Napier
Coolest store ever!	The perfect day but really hot	Craggy Range Winery	The clouds are so interesting
Longest name of a place in the world	The history	Our first incounter with sheep herding	Keep moving boys...
Countryside	Countryside	Wind farm on top of the hills	The Tui Brewery
Which girl does not belong???	Antiques they have.	The wall of fame for sheep shearing	Awesome park that we found
Funny bird - looks like he has a helmet on	Greatest "Swing"	Brian ran into the tires at the end	The platfrom you start off at
Weeee...	Duck with funny leg	Swinging bridge	It was really high up
To the north	To the south	Brian frozen on the bridge	It was really cool
Warning sign	Little waterfalls next to the bridge	Becky on the bridge	Tree lined road - thought this was a neat pic
More countryside	Cows	countryside	Our first cabin we stayed in - really small
TK Winery - WONDERFUL!	Best sign ever! At the local swimming pool.	Brian wanted me to add these pics in.	Giving Brian a lesson on wine
Getting excited about wine	Appreciating wine	Drinking wine...mmmm	Brian drinking wine at the campsite
Cape Palliser lighthouse (240 steps)	Most southern tip on the North Island	Cape Palliser lighthouse	Brian wants in - we were told we could go in
Weird picture	The view from the top	The view from the top	Cape Palliser lighthouse
Sea Lions hearby	Sea Lions hearby	Rain rain go away!	Cow herding
They were really slow moving and needed milking!	Keep going...	Brian driving thru them	Rainy day wasting time!
Rainy day wasting time!	Rainy day wasting time!	Rainy day wasting time!	Rainy day wasting time!
Rainy day wasting time!	Our tiny tiny little cabin.	Colossal Squid at Te Papa Museum	Ewww
Eating squid afterwards - again, huge.	Skateboarding contest	Do we fit in?	Wellington Harbor
Wellington Harbor	Neat Statue	Te Papa Museum	Wellington Harbor
Wellington Harbor	Wellington from above	Cool art in the plaza	Mac's Brewery - enjoyed a great dinner
Wellington Harbor	Brian	A Valentines concert in the park	Very entertaining
Another street sign that reminds me of Lisa	The Beehive Parliament Building	The Parliament Library	After our tour
The ferry we took to Picton	Waiting in line to drive on.	They shipped a ton of sheep over as well	They were smashed and cold
It was a cloudy and rainy day.	And windy!	Lighthouse outside of Wellington	Coast line
Coast line	Coming into Picton