56. Independence in Whangamomona; plus snow on the volcano, mud baths, bungy-jumping & shark diving


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June 30th 2009
Published: September 23rd 2009
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(N) Just as should happen in the UK, there is a public holiday in New Zealand to celebrate our Queen’s Birthday. To make the most of this extra day of freedom, we decided to travel the approx 300km down the western side of the North Island to New Plymouth, the nearest town to the volcano named Mount Taranaki. It was not just the volcano that interested us, but also the nearby micronation of Whan... Read Full Entry



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View over Takapuna, AucklandView over Takapuna, Auckland
View over Takapuna, Auckland

Where Nick had a one-day course. Photo courtesy of Chen Meng-Shan.
View over TakapunaView over Takapuna
View over Takapuna

If only all work training centres had views like this... Photo courtesy of Chen Meng-Shan.
Louie grips onto our balcony for dear lifeLouie grips onto our balcony for dear life
Louie grips onto our balcony for dear life

A far-bigger-than-lifesize blow up fly that Nick rescued from his office, Louie (the mascot of NZ fly spray Mortein) resided on our balcony for about 6 months. He enjoyed commanding views over Auckland, but never flew away.
Final dinner in our flatFinal dinner in our flat
Final dinner in our flat

Auckland (This is our 2,001st photo on Travelblog!)



25th May 2010

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