New Zealand & Australia. May, 2007
WOW !
5 days in Auckland, NZ. 5 days in Melbourne, AU. 2 1/5 days
of travel. A totally great trip. New Zealand was my favorite,
while Cathy was more to liking Australia. Below are some pictures.
Every day included our typical activities : walking, shopping, a workout,
eating & drinking. But this trip we saw & did so much more. It's
great, sometimes, to have a little bit of an agenda. Cathy's only goal
was to see kangaroos. My plans were much greater because I went to the
internet before the trip to see what there was to see.
Auckland : Sky tower, Casino, Rangitoto island, Sailing (it is the City
of Sails), Black Sand beach, New Market, and Red Lion brewery.
Melbourne: Yarra River, Casino district, Hard Rock, and Kangaroos !
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On our way.
only a 14 hour flight from LAX to NZ ! |
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A Country bar
we found the only country bar in NZ. |
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a foreign language
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a sculpture we found while walking up to the top of Devenport. We went up the back way, so many visitors may not have seen this. |
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Rangitoto
a view of the vulcano from Devenport. |
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Rangitoto
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Probably breaking a law.
I climbed into the retractable cannon chamber for a photo. |
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Us
a view of Auckland from Devenport. |
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What ?
I like the laws in NZ. |
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Dinner at the Skytower
a view of Auckland from above the city. |
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Rangitoto Vulcano Park
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Rangitoto
We hiked to the top of the volcano (in the back ground). It took us 1 hour. |
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Capt'n Ralph
Auckland behind me. |
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4 Wheeling
through the forest. |
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4 Wheeling
in New Zealand, on a black sand beach. Awesome! |
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coffee
This was a tour given by an Aboriganie. So boring that Cathy needed 2 cups. "Flat White" Coffee - the best ! |
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Melbourne & the Yarra River
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a Buhda festival.
I think it was a mass. |
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my sweetie...
always picks up a stray. |
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Of course.
a trip without shopping ? ....nope. |
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See !!
Some business too ! A meeting at the Regent Theater. |
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Driving
on the wrong side of the car & road. & drinking a Ginger Beer. |
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Healesville Sanctuary
Not a zoo. Mostly "rescue" Australian animals. |
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Emu
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a Kuala
Aww...want to hung them. ..except they bite. |
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Mom & "Joey"
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Kangaroo
duh... but this guy reminded us of our little dog; it's exactly how she lays in the sun at home. |
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a stop for a drink
a nice pub in Healesville. |
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what ?
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1 more pub
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and another...
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"Clohe", Young & Jackson Pub
a famous painting. Suposedly a big deal. |
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Aahhh - Fiji
On our way back we flew right over it. Would liked to have stopped here for a moment |
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