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The ladies New Zealand adventure

Joanne, Caroline and Teresa visit Paula in Pauinui, New Zealand

Check out the Gumby Gallery for his adventures on this trip
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famous NZ tye-dye!
famous NZ tye-dye!		 Teresa, Paula and Paul
Teresa, Paula and Paul		 selfportrait-Teresa's favorite
selfportrait-Teresa's favorite		 selfportrait-Markus' favorite
selfportrait-Markus' favorite		 Heading into Cathedral Cove
Heading into Cathedral Cove
Cathedral Cove
Cathedral Cove		 Cathedral Cove
Cathedral Cove		 greenery
greenery		 Twin Kauri trees
Twin Kauri trees		 rainbow over Oma's house
rainbow over Oma's house
beach walkers
beach walkers		 Maori Jesus
Maori Jesus		 Rotarua
Rotarua		 mud pots
mud pots		 Rotarua
Rotarua
Maori Church carving
Maori Church carving		 Rotarua
Rotarua		 Rotarua
Rotarua		 posing with Maori performers
posing with Maori performers		 Rotarua
Rotarua
snazzy breakfast
snazzy breakfast		 Rotarua
Rotarua		 strange ballon plant
strange ballon plant		 Pauanui from Paku
Pauanui from Paku		 Tiarua estuary
Tiarua estuary
on the top of Mt. Paku
on the top of Mt. Paku		 Mom climbs lots of stairs
Mom climbs lots of stairs		 Oma's friends
Oma's friends		 Paula's perfect house
Paula's perfect house		 pBase Teresa NZ-15.jpg
pBase Teresa NZ-15.jpg
Wentworth hike
Wentworth hike		 at our destination
at our destination		 having a snack
having a snack		 lots of tree ferns
lots of tree ferns		 Oma's house from Mt. Pauanui
Oma's house from Mt. Pauanui
Hanging out at the airport in LA, waiting for our flight
Hanging out at the airport in LA, waiting for our flight		 Dawn over the North Island
Dawn over the North Island		 Checking to see if the islands are where they should be
Checking to see if the islands are where they should be		 $$$$ houses with their own docks
$$$$ houses with their own docks		 alien pine cone thing, green
alien pine cone thing, green
alien pine cone thing, ripe
alien pine cone thing, ripe		 Walking in the mangrove swamp
Walking in the mangrove swamp		 in the Kiwi orghard
in the Kiwi orghard		 kiwis - they were huge, but unfortunately not yet ripe
kiwis - they were huge, but unfortunately not yet ripe		 kiwi vine trunks - not a clue why all the horizontal cuts.
kiwi vine trunks - not a clue why all the horizontal cuts.
Oysters! There were a lot, but unfortunately only the size of a thumbnail
Oysters! There were a lot, but unfortunately only the size of a thumbnail		 IMG_1640.jpg
IMG_1640.jpg		 Pauanui sunrise detail
Pauanui sunrise detail		 Sunrise over Slipper island
Sunrise over Slipper island		 twin Kauri trees - they were huge!
twin Kauri trees - they were huge!
Kauri bark
Kauri bark		 Kauri needles
Kauri needles		 Kauri cone
Kauri cone		 one of many road side stands we plundered for mandarin oranges and avocados
one of many road side stands we plundered for mandarin oranges and avocados		 view south on the hike to Cathedral Cove
view south on the hike to Cathedral Cove
view north
view north		 chiccada skin
chiccada skin		 foragers after blackberries
foragers after blackberries		 stopping for lunch
stopping for lunch		 through the tunnel to Cathedral Cove
through the tunnel to Cathedral Cove
wave height indicator
wave height indicator		 the watcher keeps an eye on things
the watcher keeps an eye on things		 sandskrit in sand stone
sandskrit in sand stone		 a tourist provides scale
a tourist provides scale		 the famous sea stack
the famous sea stack
grass seed head
grass seed head		 someone had too much time on their hands
someone had too much time on their hands		 IMG_1715.jpg
IMG_1715.jpg		 but there's no gold in here!
but there's no gold in here!		 mine entrance
mine entrance
river valley
river valley		 center of a tree fern
center of a tree fern		 getting out before the water rises
getting out before the water rises		 IMG_1766.jpg
IMG_1766.jpg		 IMG_1775.jpg
IMG_1775.jpg
hydrangia detail
hydrangia detail		 IMG_1780.jpg
IMG_1780.jpg		 Mom picks up a hitch hiker
Mom picks up a hitch hiker		 check out the logging practices.... scary....
check out the logging practices.... scary....		 Tairua River meets the sea
Tairua River meets the sea
Looking north
Looking north		 our car is in that parking lot below, by the playground....
our car is in that parking lot below, by the playground....		 Pauanui beach
Pauanui beach		 IMG_1816.jpg
IMG_1816.jpg		 IMG_1823.jpg
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IMG_1828.jpg		 Quail guarding the passionfruit vine
Quail guarding the passionfruit vine		 hairy silver plant
hairy silver plant		 nicely designed drain cover (this is for Arn & Chris)
nicely designed drain cover (this is for Arn & Chris)
We were up there....
We were up there....		 UFO disguised as a mail box
UFO disguised as a mail box		 Tall lily
Tall lily		 IMG_1854.jpg
IMG_1854.jpg		 read the fine print
read the fine print
mussle fritters at the farmer's market in Thames
mussle fritters at the farmer's market in Thames		 Protea blooming
Protea blooming		 the wedding dress shop
the wedding dress shop		 garbage day
garbage day		 double load log trucks even on these windy roads
double load log trucks even on these windy roads
old steam engine house at the mine - would you believe they moved this?
old steam engine house at the mine - would you believe they moved this?		 a big hole in the ground
a big hole in the ground		 Mom points out where they should really be digging for golc
Mom points out where they should really be digging for golc		 hanging out with the art
hanging out with the art		 IMG_1894.jpg
IMG_1894.jpg
wall mural - this town was full of them
wall mural - this town was full of them		 Kiwi hedge - guess how tall their trimmer was...
Kiwi hedge - guess how tall their trimmer was...		 what happens when you can't read the map without your glasses on a bright day...
what happens when you can't read the map without your glasses on a bright day...		 boiling water pool in the middle of the community
boiling water pool in the middle of the community		 steam vent oven Notice the sign that was made into a lid
steam vent "oven" Notice the sign that was made into a lid
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IMG_1904.jpg		 Church and graveyard - no one is cold here...
Church and graveyard - no one is cold here...		 Maori skirt in the making
Maori skirt in the making		 Maori skirt detail
Maori skirt detail		 house in the steamy forest
house in the steamy forest
Traditional hut with geothermal heat
Traditional hut with geothermal heat		 boiling mud pot
boiling mud pot		 rain walkers
rain walkers		 Manuka flowers
Manuka flowers		 purple things....
purple things....
manuka seed pod
manuka seed pod		 Manuka cones
Manuka cones		 IMG_1941.jpg
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IMG_1949.jpg		 Maori Christ walks across the lake
Maori Christ walks across the lake
Rotorua cementary
Rotorua cementary		 Gate post detail
Gate post detail		 Kiwi hedges
Kiwi hedges		 men's room at the honey plant
men's room at the honey plant		 which means the ladies room is....
which means the ladies room is....
Bee access for the demonstration hives
Bee access for the demonstration hives		 Giant kiwi
Giant kiwi		 Chicken, cream cheese and apricot quiche for lunch
Chicken, cream cheese and apricot "quiche" for lunch		 Baked bean nachos
Baked bean nachos		 small town center
small town center
road side safety sign
road side safety sign		 Right of way directions for one lane bridge
Right of way directions for one lane bridge		 round clam
round clam		 Pauanui pink muscle shell
Pauanui pink muscle shell		 treasure hunters
treasure hunters
self portrait
self portrait		 I wore off the polish feeling for clams in the surf...
I wore off the polish feeling for clams in the surf...		 Paula's house
Paula's house		 treasures
treasures		 Kauri gum chunks
Kauri gum chunks
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IMG_2025.jpg		 berries
berries		 view from flat rock
view from flat rock		 the watcher
the watcher		 Henrietta gives the evil eye
Henrietta gives the evil eye
fighting over lunch
fighting over lunch		 scatter in the face of superior force
scatter in the face of superior force		 the cause behind the ruckus
the cause behind the ruckus		 one last beach walk
one last beach walk		 sheep vs cows
sheep vs cows
hanging out at the Auckland airport, waiting for the flight home
hanging out at the Auckland airport, waiting for the flight home
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joseantonio17-Mar-2012 21:38
What a fantastic country, isn´t it?
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