Our Auckland Trip.

Me, my son and my man went to New Zealand recently and we absolutely loved it.

It was so much like home it was quite amazing.   They are our neighbours and I see why we are close as countries... we are very similar.   There was absolutely no culture shock.  But even though it was so familar and similar it was beautiful enough and unique enough to be a truly wonderful holiday!

We spent the first 5 days in Auckland City and we loved it so much. Then we got ourselves a luxury motorhome and drove South for 5 days.

We'd always heard great things about New Zealand and now we're one of those saying those great things!

Here's the view from hotel room in Auckland (25 floors up).

One very foggy morning. And one clear lovely night.

Man at Work! (taken from our balcony with my long lense)

People Watching.

The view from our lovely Habour Cruise.  Auckland is a beautiful city.

How gorgeous are these clouds?

Rotorua - See all that steam... that's steam from the Volcano that is released constantly through the ground. It's quite amazing... and it has a very distinctive sulphur smell.

It's  hard to see... but all the little white bits in the water are bubbles. They're created by the volcanic steam releasing under the water. And the water is so very very warm.  It's really quite awe inspiring to see.