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| Tuesday, 7-Feb-2006 00:00 |
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Mermaid
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this statue stands on the beach in a town called Whakatane down in the Bay of Plenty. The girl was the daughter of a local Maori Chief.
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| Thursday, 2-Feb-2006 00:00 |
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ahhhhhhh!
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after climbing the mountain its nice to come back down and relax for a while on one of those deserted beaches 
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| Monday, 30-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Mt Maunganui
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This is the extinct volcano that i showed you in the previous beach entry. Takes about an hour to climb to the top but is well worth it for the 360degree views around the bay of plenty.
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| Friday, 27-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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WOW
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So now we can do multiple entries per day, so im gonna try it out. this is the first one at 18:41 on a friday evening
I forgot to say, this is looking back the other side of the peninsular from yesterdays beach, at a place called Mt Maunganui, thats the volcano you can see in the background. Ill show you fotos from the top of there next time.
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| Wednesday, 25-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Beach of Plenty (not)
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i havent travelled to that many countries, but i find it difficult to imagine almost anywhere on earth where humans reside that you could find the quality of beaches that there are here in NZ. I dont just mean the beauty of the beach, i mean that coupled with the fact that THERE ARE NO PEOPLE on them. Do you know of anywhere where this kind of beach would be essentially yours, and yours alone? NZ is dotted with them, all along the coast.
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| Monday, 23-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Bay of Plenty
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This is where we were heading when we passed through the gorge i showed you yesterday. This is an area called the Bay of Plenty down on the east side of the north island. A fantastic place with deserted beaches, wonderful views, nice walks etc. ill show you more over the coming days. 
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| Sunday, 22-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Gorge-oeus
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Its a delight driving in NZ, just coming across rivers and gorges like this one. This was on our way down to the Bay of Plenty last week. Dont remember what the name of it was but a great place to stop for a break, in the hot sunshine just listening to the water gurgle its way past you is quite refreshing.
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| Friday, 20-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Well and truly
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OK, im back. since getting back from Japan ive been very busy........taking a well deserved late xmas and new years holiday. had a good few days hols down the east coast of the North Island of NZ this week and as soon as i get the fotos sorted out ill post some. for now heres some more from out in the Waitakere ranges west of Auckland.
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| Sunday, 15-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Golf courses of Japan V - Hakusan Village - Royal Course
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Ok, this is the last of the golf courses in Japan series, and ill try not to post too many more of NZ in the near future.
Hope you have a good weekend
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| Friday, 13-Jan-2006 00:00 |
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Golf courses of Japan IV - Hakusan Village - King Course
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I know, i know, ive taken lots of golf fotos recently, but now im back in the NZ summer im gonna try and get some flower and ocean shots and stuff. ive got a couple weeks holiday to make up for working over xmas and new year in japan, so ill see what i can do. having said that, my golf membership for the club ive joined came through today, so i may spend the 2 weeks trying to get my official handicap down 
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