new zealand

new zealish beach

can you spot the feedy man who popped out of one of these beach huts whilst i was photoing ?

this dates these pictures which were taken on anzac day when the shops were closed.  mostly for more than 10 minutes

description and a review in one

i didn’t know auckland had a rainforest, but it has.  just to the west of the city up the Waitakere Ranges

it’s quite an amazing place, even on a rainy day

plenty of trees to see

although you need to watch out for mad little animals which are harmless to people but scary for trees

the whole of the other side of the world packed up and shrunked in to a house

all being well we’ll be thinking about getting on our plane and heading home about now (and for the next 26 hours)

it was cloudy when we arrived in auckland on sunday and it was even more cloudy yesterday

so, what better thing to do in the rain than visit your local rainforest

it’s quite an amazing sight.  not that we could see much of it

over the precipice all we could see was more clouds

but as we stood there, almost like a miracle of healing of our vision, the clouds softened

and for a few moments we could see more of the rainforest as it rolls down the mountain in to the sea

we’ll definitely be going back here as it’s quite amazing

and, like new zealand itself, you can read all about it in guide books (or in this case the visitors centre), but it’s only when you throw yourself in to it in person that you get a feel for what it’s really like

and we’re impressed !

shame about the rain though !