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 !

On our way.

only a 14 hour flight from LAX to NZ !

A Country bar

we found the only country bar in NZ.

a foreign language

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.

Rangitoto

a view of the vulcano from Devenport.

Rangitoto

Probably breaking a law.

I climbed into the retractable cannon chamber for a photo.

Us

a view of Auckland from Devenport.

What ?

I like the laws in NZ.

Dinner at the Skytower

a view of Auckland from above the city.

Rangitoto Vulcano Park

Rangitoto

We hiked to the top of the volcano (in the back ground). It took us 1 hour.

Capt'n Ralph

Auckland behind me.

4 Wheeling

through the forest.

4 Wheeling

in New Zealand, on a black sand beach. Awesome!

coffee

This was a tour given by an Aboriganie. So boring that Cathy needed 2 cups. "Flat White" Coffee - the best !

Melbourne & the Yarra River

a Buhda festival.

I think it was a mass.

my sweetie...

always picks up a stray.

Of course.

a trip without shopping ? ....nope.

See !!

Some business too ! A meeting at the Regent Theater.

Driving

on the wrong side of the car & road. & drinking a Ginger Beer.

Healesville Sanctuary

Not a zoo. Mostly "rescue" Australian animals.

Emu

a Kuala

Aww...want to hung them. ..except they bite.

Mom & "Joey"

Kangaroo

duh... but this guy reminded us of our little dog; it's exactly how she lays in the sun at home.

a stop for a drink

a nice pub in Healesville.

what ?

1 more pub

and another...

"Clohe", Young & Jackson Pub

a famous painting. Suposedly a big deal.

Aahhh - Fiji

On our way back we flew right over it. Would liked to have stopped here for a moment