Wellington

Wellington from top of cable car exit

Nice friendly folk from Te Papa Museum

Cable car coming up hill

The chair we thought better of sitting in whilst we

had a drink at a local pub. 

A friendly seal just out of Wellington

A couple of other not so friendly ones, they were

spitting at each other 

Another cutie

The Interislander passing the crooked lighthouse

near the seals

Pretty roses in Botantical Gardens

Parliament House

The Beehive which is the Governments Offices 

The New Zealand Christmas Tree

Napier

Another NZ icon. This in the motel at Napier. Not as

big as the previous one.

The view from the Motel room.  It wasn't too noisy,

probably because no one came to it.

The main street with me on a mission.

The ship that's following us down the coast.  The

place was crawling with tourists.

View from the bluff

The side where we are from the bluff

Elephant Hill winery where we bought some nice

wine

The World cup for little dingies on the harbour

Some lake about 35 ks from Napier

Black swans at the Lake

A friendly water dragon in the Aquarium

Hells Gap and Rotoura

Hells Gate entrance.  Just before Rotoura

The bubbling mud

The forest in the middle of the bubbling mud

The waterfall where the temperature is 40 degrees

The mud volcano. It erupts only at night or so he said!

Te Puia. Just out of Rotoura towards Taupo

A real mass of bubbling mud

The geyser is building up

Peter getting a little steamed

There she blows

 

The Huka  Falls going really fast out of Lake

Taupo.

Whakatane

Tauranga disused rail bridge.  Hopefully, kids were

jumping off it.

River at Whakatane

Coffee shop - Didn't try it there

Lady who saved her sisters by rowing the boat into

harbour.  A man's job

An art shot - or so Peter says

Our Motel  in view - to the left

A war boat

Another New Zealand Icon - Our spa bath at the

Motel