Here we are in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand. As the signpost indicates, we're truly a world apart -- approximately 10500 KM away from home! However, Auckland feels a lot like San Francisco on a good day. The trees and ferns seem familiar to us -- redwoods and monterrey pine have been imported here over the years. Many hills and mountains -- all really part of a large volcanic landscape. The pictures here were taken from the top of Mt. Eden which we walked down under the guidance of a Maori guide who led us through the city showing us various Maori cultural sights -- too many pictures to include -- you'll have to come visit us on our return to see the slideshow...
On our second day here, we traveled inland to Rotorua to view the lake and visit the warm springs. We took a gondola up Mount Ngongotaha and had a wonderful lunch after which George decided to take a luge ride down the mountain! He had a great time. I was ready to throw him in the warm springs!
The Warm Springs at Whakarewarewa were really quite amazing -- and I didn't throw George in.
Here we are in beautiful Auckland, New Zealand. As the signpost indicates, we're truly a world apart -- approximately 10500 KM away from home! However, Auckland feels a lot like San Francisco on a good day. The trees and ferns seem familiar to us -- redwoods and monterrey pine have been imported here over the years. Many hills and mountains -- all really part of a large volcanic landscape. The pictures here were taken from the top of Mt. Eden which we walked down under the guidance of a Maori guide who led us through the city showing us various Maori cultural sights -- too many pictures to include -- you'll have to come visit us on our return to see the slideshow...
On our second day here, we traveled inland to Rotorua to view the lake and visit the warm springs. We took a gondola up Mount Ngongotaha and had a wonderful lunch after which George decided to take a luge ride down the mountain! He had a great time. I was ready to throw him in the warm springs!
The Warm Springs at Whakarewarewa were really quite amazing -- and I didn't throw George in.
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