a few pics

From Wanganui we headed north along the west coast, spending a few days in the vicinity of Mt. Taranaki. Then east to Rotorua, where we met up with some friends and hung out at a salsa festival. The past few days we've been just north of Rotorua on the coast, in the small sea-side town of Whakatane. Here we've been soaking up the sun, hanging on the beach and abusing the hospitality of some friends we met in Wellington.

A few photos of our travels:


Statue at the mouth of the Whakatane River.


View of the beach by Whakatane, and a sliver of the Whakatane River just above its mouth.

The wind wand in New Plymouth, a beach-front art installation.



Our view of Mt. Taranaki the last day we were in the area.

And a little bit down the road.

Our view the first three days we were there.

A restored riverboat on the Whanganui River.


The tunnel to the Wanganui elevator. The elevator is a commuter elevator; the shaft runs through a hill from town to a suburb above.