Our NZ road trip has ended, we are back at sea with Illimite. On our way to Auckland we stopped to tour a beautiful historic mansion (1867) that was surrounded by exotic flora, fauna and Wallabys! I did have the great fortune of seeing the backside of a Wallaby as he ran away from us on a hike! For fun we hiked up to the Volcano Summit on Rangitoto island to see panoramic views of Auckland and surrounding islands.
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| Relaxing on Illimite |
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| Back to normal, our ride- in the 'parking lot' |
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| Peahen on the roof of the Mansion- oh my! |
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| BUD- Very strange looking |
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| Flowers from above bud so attractive |
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| Kawau Island |
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| Kawau Island |
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| Maori Carving |
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| Islington Bay- Rangitoto Island |
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| I see a pirate ship |
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| Summit of Rangitoto Island- View of Auckland in background |
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| Last Lighthouse before Auckland |
These pictures are so beautiful I literally want to comment on every one of them but I'll leave it to "wow". How are you feeling? Hope everything is going ok. Love from stateside. :)
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