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4 Days of March in the North Island, New Zealand Photography: Photos 21 to 42
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March 6th 2006 by Stephen Paul
March 6-
I arrived at 6am after the 13 hour flight, feeling good. My muscle relaxant worked and the neck pillow was crucial to my 6 hours of sleep! I drove to downtown New Zealand. The airport is nice, and customs was suprisingly efficient, cordial, intuitive and easy. First was the passport stamper, the then drug sinffing beagle and friendly kiwi handlers, and then the agricultural inspections. I felt a bit like I was going through a museum to different exhibits with friendly curators, explaining to me what I was seeing. I got my rental car keys, bought postcards and a driving atlas and some water. I brushed my teeth and 2 others were cleaning up as well. I wasn't in any hurry to start driving on the wrong side of the road at 630am, stiff and on vacation. I needed to slow down, which was weird because I was in an airport and an airport isn't usually the type of place that you would want to linger. But off I went to face my future driving on the left side of the road. Should I practice in the parking lot? What happens when I make turns or pass on the
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March 29th 2006 - Antsy: cool blog, great photos!
I love the Whangarei and Waipoua photos. Hiking and swimming - excellent combo! Thanks for sharing, New Zealand is niiice!
:)
April 3rd 2006 - Monica: Bello!
It all looks so beautiful, I already set one of them as my desktop background...did you take pictures of the big cities? I'd like to have an idea of how the urban NZ looks like...
April 12th 2006 - Helen: Proud to be a New Zealander
The pictures are great and the trevel log is free publicity for the toruist board.
July 22nd 2006 - Kerrie: Love NZ!
Youve taken some awesome pics of nz, I think the whangarei pics are great! New Zealand is a great place to visit, and glad you visited my home town of whangarei.
August 24th 2006 - Rob: My favourite dive spot
Great photos of my favourite dive spot! the Poor Knights is one of the best dive spots in the world and you have captured the character of the place so brilliantly. Pity the light was not better on the day as words cant describe the beauty that abounds here.
Thanks Stephen for these magic photos.
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Poor Knights Islands
The light was very low for pictures. For the eyes, it was a visual feast! As many fish in Puerto Rico, but lots more eels. There were also thousands of harmless "Comb Jellyfish" near the surface. ... [more]
Poor Knights Islands
We started to head towards the Sea Arch...was it big enough for the double decker dive boat?
Poor Knights Islands
We easily cleared it, there were arches and caves everywhere. While Painted Cave in the Channel Islands of California is the world's lonest sea cave at 1227 feet long- Riko Riko Cave on the Poor Knig... [more]
Plantation Forest After Harvest
Tree Plantations are everywhere. In the Late 70's after dimishing returns, New Zealand adopted a strictly sustainable forest industry.
Forest Plantation
These forests are also designated scenic reserves, and for good reason! Natives work their way in, and tree ferns are left standing after harvest.
Forest Plantation
To Pinus radiata, the moist climate and clean air of New Zealand feel better than home sweet home back in California!
Forest Plantation
Pine plantations are also common in Chile, some are tens of miles wide. It tends to make these places feel familiar, almost like being home.
Forest Plantation
One only has to look at the moon to discover you aren't home in California- The moon is upside down!
Cows
Cows next to some native conifer trees, it looks like a Rimu? I dont know what he was looking at...
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March 29th 2006 - Antsy: cool blog, great photos!
I love the Whangarei and Waipoua photos. Hiking and swimming - excellent combo! Thanks for sharing, New Zealand is niiice!
:)
April 3rd 2006 - Monica: Bello!
It all looks so beautiful, I already set one of them as my desktop background...did you take pictures of the big cities? I'd like to have an idea of how the urban NZ looks like...
April 12th 2006 - Helen: Proud to be a New Zealander
The pictures are great and the trevel log is free publicity for the toruist board.
July 22nd 2006 - Kerrie: Love NZ!
Youve taken some awesome pics of nz, I think the whangarei pics are great! New Zealand is a great place to visit, and glad you visited my home town of whangarei.
August 24th 2006 - Rob: My favourite dive spot
Great photos of my favourite dive spot! the Poor Knights is one of the best dive spots in the world and you have captured the character of the place so brilliantly. Pity the light was not better on the day as words cant describe the beauty that abounds here.
Thanks Stephen for these magic photos.
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