• in the beginning there was...
  • preamble & bye to Savary
  • off I go
  • day 1 in Auckland
  • bye Auckland - hi Paihia & Russell
  • beautiful Russel, Bay of Islands
  • people, scenery, and me
  • time for a haircut
  • in the Coromandel now
  • Coromandel Town day #2
  • 309 Road - Castle Rock, Waiau Falls
  • the Kauri Forest, down to Whitianga
  • a day of beaches, rain and endangered species
  • a green summer in the countryside
  • Omanu Beach - Bay of Plenty
  • Mount Maunganui - climb another mountain
  • a picnic and a tramp
  • Katikati - murals and kids
  • Ohope Beach
  • Classic car ride and a volcano
  • another mountain tramp
  • towards Gisborne City
  • grounded freighter in Gisborne
  • kids' self-portraits, and Maiori culture
  • Napier #1
  • Napier #2
  • Rotarua
  • Rotarua #2
  • home

  • credits, etceteras, thank yous, & disclaimer
  • here's a map
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    • The views are really like this... really.

    I just can't fabricate something this beautiful. and at the bottom of all that beautiful land is usually a idyllic bay with sail boats and a white sand swimming beach... no kidding.

    Pictured to your right: clockwise:

    • another picturesque vista
    • me putting my face in the same vista to prove that it is not a postcard from some mythical place that has been doctored by a graphic designer
    • welcome to downtom Coromanedl Town
    • signs going everywhich way