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Napier and Cape Kidnappers
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Tractor along the beach (at low tide)
Eastern Coast of the North Island
Colony of Australasian Gannets
Gannet chick
Gannet chick
Adults have yellow necks
Chicks are getting ready to leave the colony
Sleeping chick
Wingspan of up to 2m
Smooth landing
Hundreds of birds
Cape Kidnappers
Who are you looking at?
Lovely colour
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Dramatic coastline
Youngster trying out its wings
Very graceful
Preening feathers
Coming into land
Soaring
Cape Kidnappers - named in Cook's time
Little colony...
...on the rocks
Big chick
Just hanging out
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Jackie and gannets
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Great shape
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Younger, fluffy chick
Scenic coast
They make it look so easy
Watch out for squirting bottoms
Deciding on the best way to go
Negotiating the rocks
Ths 1949 tractor did well
Great way to travel
Basin gully
Diver feeds the reef fish
Dinner time
Hawksbill turtle
Look at it's nose/bill/beak
Wonderful creatures
Seahorse - NZ has biggest in the world
Not so friendly shark
NZ National Aquarium
Moving walkway under the water
Ray
Shark
Underbelly of a ray
Shark
Napier's Art Deco buildings
Theatre
Great pastel colours
Detail
Detail
Earthquake in 1930s...
...meant all new buildings
Competes with Miami...
...for the largest collection...
...of Art Deco buildings...
...in the world
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Maori figure
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Even McDonalds is in an art deco building
Site where Captn Cook landed in NZ
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