On the road in New Zealand
A Road-trip Through Rotorua to Palmerston, North Island, New Zealand - 27th November 1992
After a few days hanging out at Clive's motel in Ferry Landing, Nosher and the Old Chap set off on a drive along the spine of New Zealand's North Island through the volcanic centre of Rotorua, Lake Taupo and the central desert and on to Palmerston North and a meeting with some cousins. Rotorua was a bit of a washout: sleeping with the constant smell of sulphur in the air meant feeling very sick by the next morning, so the drive down towards Palmerston was not as much fun as it should have been. It ended up being equally broken up by stops for fresh air thanks to the pervading smell of leather and age from the huge tank of a Ford Falcon that we'd borrowed from Steve, and the stops to fill the thing up with petrol every few miles.
next album: The Bay Of Islands, New Zealand - 29th November 1992
previous album: Ferry Landing, Whitianga, New Zealand - 23rd November 1992
Hobson's Beach in Waitangi
The Old Chap outside a Māori building
A lake in Waitangi
A Maori building on stilts
A carved Maori warrior protects a wharenui
A wharenui - the big house
Another Maori building with Pouwhenua
A stripey path
A Māori Waka Taua
A Maori cemetery
The pool of our B&B motel in Rotorua
A cobalt-blue lake and some steam
A strange milky pond
A bubbling steamy lake
Bubbling mud pools
Tourists inspect a bubbling green pool
Lush greenery, and more steam
A geyser blows off
Another view of the geyser at Rotorua
Nosher and hat in front of a geyser
The Old Chap stands in front of the geyser at Rotorua
The Bath House at Rotorua
The Aeroplane Car Company, with a DC-3
Dancing fountains
Inside a botanical garden
Mountains and New Zealand foliage
A Maori gate on the shores of Lake Taupo
A Parascender on Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo bowling action
A mass bowling event
Lake Taupo
The 3.7 litre Ford Falcon by the lake
On the shores of Lake Taupo
On the lake shore
Raging rapids
The road continues
The Ford Falcon up in the desert
A Geothermal energy plant
Geothermal pipes
Geothermal pipe work
Napier High Street
A brass band plays Christmas tunes
A pedestrian zone in Napier
A lone bike in Napier
A park in Napier
It's time for roast dinner at Christine's
Cousin Christine
Christine and her geezer
Christine, her husband, The Old Chap and Zack the cat
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On the road in New Zealand
On the road in New Zealand
Hobson's Beach in Waitangi
The Old Chap outside a Māori building
A lake in Waitangi
A Maori building on stilts
A carved Maori warrior protects a wharenui
A wharenui - the big house
Another Maori building with Pouwhenua
A stripey path
A Māori Waka Taua
A Maori cemetery
The pool of our B&B motel in Rotorua
A cobalt-blue lake and some steam
A strange milky pond
A bubbling steamy lake
Bubbling mud pools
Tourists inspect a bubbling green pool
Lush greenery, and more steam
A geyser blows off
Another view of the geyser at Rotorua
Nosher and hat in front of a geyser
The Old Chap stands in front of the geyser at Rotorua
The Bath House at Rotorua
The Aeroplane Car Company, with a DC-3
Dancing fountains
Inside a botanical garden
Mountains and New Zealand foliage
A Maori gate on the shores of Lake Taupo
A Parascender on Lake Taupo
Lake Taupo bowling action
A mass bowling event
Lake Taupo
The 3.7 litre Ford Falcon by the lake
On the shores of Lake Taupo
On the lake shore
Raging rapids
The road continues
The Ford Falcon up in the desert
A Geothermal energy plant
Geothermal pipes
Geothermal pipe work
Napier High Street
A brass band plays Christmas tunes
A pedestrian zone in Napier
A lone bike in Napier
A park in Napier
It's time for roast dinner at Christine's
Cousin Christine
Christine and her geezer
Christine, her husband, The Old Chap and Zack the cat