This is my last post for the New Zealand visit, despite visiting the Waitomo glow-worm caves on our return trip to Auckland. However, photography was more or less banned at the caves for obvious reasons.
During Bec's marathon ascent of Taranaki / Egmont we spent relaxing time exploring New Plymouth. But before I get on to that I simply have to show just a few pictures of that great volcano. Incidentally, Japanese and other film producers have shot films with Japanese subject matter using Taranaki as a substitute for Fuji. I love the first image with the snow-capped summit rising above a misty shroud. The second shows two trampers setting off for the climb - but Bec isn't on of them. And the third was taken from one of the trails ascending the mountain a little further up.
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Back to town. I Dot and Max spent some time on the beach - walking, playing with some of the abundant drift-wood, and writing Max's name.
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Apart from this, we did some necessary shopping, enjoyed lunch, and visited the Tourist information office where Max could experiment with all sorts of computer game - some produced locally. The next day saw us visit a local prize-winning garden, examine local natural history and Maori culture, do some more walking, and - for Bec and me - hire a bike for a coastal ride. Let the pictures tell their own story. Yes, that's the Italian flag flying in the garden!
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I wouldn't want to mix with this cousin of Australia's Great White shark in the water! But I might be able to stroke this extinct flightless bird.
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As for Kiwis, we never saw one alive - though the secretive bird can be found in the wild if you know where to look.
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The coastal ride took across this artistic modern bridge and here I've used it to frame my now favourite mountain - Taranaki / Egmont some 20 km away.
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During Bec's marathon ascent of Taranaki / Egmont we spent relaxing time exploring New Plymouth. But before I get on to that I simply have to show just a few pictures of that great volcano. Incidentally, Japanese and other film producers have shot films with Japanese subject matter using Taranaki as a substitute for Fuji. I love the first image with the snow-capped summit rising above a misty shroud. The second shows two trampers setting off for the climb - but Bec isn't on of them. And the third was taken from one of the trails ascending the mountain a little further up.
Back to town. I Dot and Max spent some time on the beach - walking, playing with some of the abundant drift-wood, and writing Max's name.
Apart from this, we did some necessary shopping, enjoyed lunch, and visited the Tourist information office where Max could experiment with all sorts of computer game - some produced locally. The next day saw us visit a local prize-winning garden, examine local natural history and Maori culture, do some more walking, and - for Bec and me - hire a bike for a coastal ride. Let the pictures tell their own story. Yes, that's the Italian flag flying in the garden!
I wouldn't want to mix with this cousin of Australia's Great White shark in the water! But I might be able to stroke this extinct flightless bird.
As for Kiwis, we never saw one alive - though the secretive bird can be found in the wild if you know where to look.
The coastal ride took across this artistic modern bridge and here I've used it to frame my now favourite mountain - Taranaki / Egmont some 20 km away.
AS
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