Legs 12 and 13
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Near Bog Inn Hut
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Marius and Etienne on a Timber Trail suspension bridge
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Fisher Track.The shrubs look mauve from a distance
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Wild boar jawbone at Whakahoro’s Post Office Museum
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Inside the Post Office
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The new car-owner’s pledge…Aw!
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Driftwood wild boar at the Blue Duck Central, Whakahoro
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Family members exercising their inalienable rights to look gormless while camping
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Can anyone identify this tree?
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Jurassic tree?
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Burtton’s Track. Thie picture does not indicate it, but there is a massive drop on the right hand side of the path
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Burtton’s Track: home of the gnome
Leg 11
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Lake Rotoaira, viewed from the path near Ketetahi Hut
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From the ruined Ketetahi Hut
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Our first glimpse of Mount Nguaruhoe from the north
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The lowest Emerald Lake with a small cairn in the foreground. Walkers often make these little piles of stones.
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Emerald Lakes
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Climbing Red Crater on loose stones and sand. In the background, you can see the path running from Emerald Lakes to Blue Lake
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Red Crater
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Lava formation in Red Crater
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We found this arched rock formation on the descent to South Crater
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Eroded path near Whakapapa
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Alpine plants
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Alpine forest path
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Koitiata beach
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Koitiata beach
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Leg 10
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Vicky Pollard’s gang
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West Hamilton
Legs 7, 8 and 9
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Waikato farm, early morning
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Waikato River, early morning
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We found plenty more of skulls on the land near the river
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Irises on the river bank
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First view of the Waikato River from the hill behind Mercer
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South of Mercer
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From the Mangatawhiri stopbank
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Copse of sitting down trees on the Mangatawhiri River Track
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Wairoa Dam face. Sheep like it
Leg 6
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Ancient pohutukawa tree – amazing trunk
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Pohutukawa tree – amazing roots
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Kite-surfers at Takapuna
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North Shore solidarity walkers, including dogs
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Geese at the Auckland domain
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Ancient olive trees at Cornwall Park
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Ambury Park
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On Ihumataoa Quarry Road
Legs 4 and 5
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Near Teal Bay. This picture is inadequate to indicate the angle of the incline. We were pooped!
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Near Mimiwhangata. We saw many of these old and beautiful trees, used by other plants as glamorous apartments. The trees have small magenta flowers.
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Farm road near Mimiwhangata. The photo does not do justice to the shade of green.
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Official Teal Bay priorities.
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Near the junction of Mimiwhangata and Kaiikanui Rds.
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Between Whananaki and Matapouri.
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Farm at Whananaki. Those are Charolais cattle, I think. They are huge, so we were pleased they were in the paddock on the hill opposite us.
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Like RSA, NZ has a “Sandy Bay”. Unlike RSA, it is not a nudist beach.
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Lilies near Whangarei
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Pataua North estuary
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Looking back towards the Taiharuru River estuary
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Towards the Kauri Mountain trail
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Ocean Beach
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Shells on Ocean Beach
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Ocean Beach
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Bream Head
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On the ridge, material dropped by the helicopter
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Looking ahead to Marsden Point
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Towards Urquhart Bay
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Urquhart’s Bay
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Pohutukawa tree near Urquhart’s Bay
Leg 3
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More wellies
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Fences and wiggly roads. Lovely patterns
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Arwen did not make an appearance, but she was expected…
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Could this be New Zealand, by any chance?
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A fencepost called Gandalf (Dunn’s Track)
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Not to be outdone by Kaipara Flats, Puhoi also has a very sweet, tiny library
Leg 2
Only one photo; after 24 hours the weather was too wicked
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Starting at Mangawhai Surf Club.
Leg 1
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Marius, Hannah and Etienne at the Cape Reinga lighthouse
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Beach just south of the lighthouse
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Just before we got lost for the first time…
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The dune is huge
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The light can make the landscape look bleak
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From Scott Point, looking towards the rock with the hole
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With Zoe (best dog in New Zealand)
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Getting closer to the rock with the hole
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The hill at Hukatere
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Speed limit on the beach (!)
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Yes – seriously! You can lose your car.
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Another exhortation to be good
Leg 0
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Near Marsden Point
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Near Marsden Point
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South of Marsden Point
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South of Marsden Point
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Near Ruakaka.
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Farmland on the way to Mangawhai cliffs
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Mangawhai beach
This all so beautiful! I wish I could be there with you.
I just love and enjoy the exquisite photos you take xxx
Thanks dear soul. Do the Waikato ones look hugely familiar?