Raparua Water Garden - admission and restuarant behind us
Pwede na ba?
amateur photographer
taking the 30 min walk to the waterfalls
who's the statue here?
nice doggie...
passing by Cathedral Cove
posing w/ mama
meditating by the lily pond
feeling ballerina
tan na ba ako?
the thinker...
Tauranga -- sunbathing by the beach
early afternoon crowd
tres marias
mid-morning crowd
Te Puke 'kiwi capital of NZ'
help! ang bigat
kiwi fruit
see the fence! trees as windbreakers
taking a ride on the Kiwi train
kiwi vines behind me, notice the fence
cold wind blowing while eating lunch in Gisborne
Land Ho!
Young Nick's Head - little boy who saw land on Capt. Cook's ship
Gaya-gaya puto maya
Line up... hands forward
Capt Cook discovered NZ in the 1800 (i think) and 1st landed here in Gisborne
Gisborne Look out point - white hill on the right was what Young Nick saw when he shouted LAND!!
our New Year meal - fries, beer and white wine
waiting for 12 midnight in the Masonic Hotel
countdown to 12
Happy New Year!!
waah lasing!
pula pa ba?
welcome to my Mansion
1st stop for wine tasting trail
pula na ako! hahaha... that took only 5 sips of various red wine
Hacienda Sophia este Mission Estate Winery
Napier Art Deco Walk begins now
pati street lamp naka-art deco
sweets yum
extreme chocolate drink from the Silk Oak Chocolate Factory
deliriously happy from drinking too many chocolates
Stonecroft Winery - tasted excellent Gewurstraminer (white wine)
2nd stop for the day, kaya ko pa...di pa ako lasing. :) tasted great Syrah and Pinot Noir
3rd stop - had my first taste of Reisling
Last stop - Ngatarawa (tasted my first Sherry)
my first real food (Subway) after 4 wineries
More art deco designs
Honey tasting time
its now time to learn about the BIRDS AND THE BEES
Cheese factory
blue cheese and brie w crackers, bread and red wine
stairwell at Nomads Backpacker in Wellington
Te Papa Museum in Wellington
Wellington - the windy city (obvious ba?)
my wedding dress -- NOT!
is this a bear or a star? ang makaguess may price
pati poste may design
Last night at Nomads Backpacker
our new home
150 years old - stil in tip top shape
view of Wellington
Australia Borialis (?) yung sa opposite pole ng aurora borialis
Parliament Bldg
Beehive - where parliament meets
ambot unsa ni
cable car
old Anglican Church made completely of wood
Norsewood Rose Garden - nindot kaayo
lanta na yan ba, pero ang ganda ng color
