Donnerstag, 21. Januar 2016

Retravelling Our Home - this year's vacations with Billi, Frank and family, visiting from Australia.

Visitors from NSW: "Cuz" Sibylle with Frank, John and Charlotte visiting us in NZ 

True Lush Coromandel Bush: Rockie's Track, Tararu (Thames)

View from our living room

True Coromandel Greenlip Mussels at Coromandel Mussel Kitchen, Coromandel

Waiau Falls with Charlotte on the 309 Road

At the Kauri grove, 309 Road

Lonely Bay, near Cooks Beach

Walk like an Egyptian - John in front of a cave at Lonely Bay

Lonely Bay

Near Hahei

Holiday Selfie
Beautiful Background


Lucky Man

Impressive Sand Stone Formations at Cathedral Cove

The Buddhists Were Here

Sibylle and Frank

Cathedral Cove Zoom 1

Zoom 2

Zoom 3


Miranda Bird Coast Impression 1

Miranda Bird Coast Impression 2

Miranda Bird Coast Impression 3

Miranda Bird Coast Impression 4

Miranda Bird Coast Impression 5

Fish & Chips at the famous Kaiaua Shop

Picknick at Hamilton Gardens, "Italian Garden" Section

Bamboo grove, Hamilton Gardens, Chinese Section

American Modernist Garden Section, Hamilton Gardens

Maori Storehouse, Maori Garden Section, Hamilton Gardens

Tropical Garden Section, Hamilton Gardens

Tropical Garden Section, Hamilton Gardens

No Selfie

Mangrove Seeds at Thames Coast

Scene at Thames Coast

Entering the Old Mining Area at Karangahake Gorge 

Karangahake Gorge

Karangahake Gorge, with hat fallen into the river

Fishing the Hat

New Downunder Youth

Karangahake Gorge, Windows Walk

Karangahake Gorge, Windows Walk

Beautiful flower or unwanted weed?

Karangahake Gorge

Relaxing at Karangahake River

Parts of old machinery, Karangahake Gorge

Falls in the Karangahake Valley

Dinner at Waiomu Beach

Dinner at Waiomu Beach

HERR bleibe bei uns, denn es will Abend werden, und der Tag hat sich geneiget.... 


Our seven day agenda:
1. Hamilton Garden
2. Rockie's Track, Tararu, Thames
3. Beach Walk Ngarimu Bay to Te Puru
4. Kauaeranga Valley with Hoffmann's Pool
5. Drive up Coromandel West Coast, Lunch at Coromandel Mussel Kitchen; 309 Road with Kauri Grove and Waiau Falls; Cooks Beach and Lonely Bay; Cathedral Cove.
6. Mirande Bird Coast, Shore Bird Centre; Fish&Chips at Kaiaua Fish%Chips Shop
7. Karangahake Gorge, Waihi Gold Mine, "The German" Bakery.