More Misc Pictures...

We took a wrong turn on a walk and came across this. well a geothermal park never stopped us before so we forged on...








then we got to this. Danger? Well danger is my middle name so we continued onward to unexplored territory...







whoops, Angela fell into this bit of slop. turns out it's boiling mud. in some countries this is seen as a luxury - I've seen places charge over $100 for 20 minutes in something like this.







Here's a nice roadside attraction. For some reason large amounts of rain have an odd impact on the hills around here. guess that chain link fence they put up just didn't cut it - never would have guessed a mudslide would have broken a chain link fence. Crazy wicked.





Mexican place we tried in Auckland. Wasn't bad. Wasn't busy either. I really wanted it to be bad so I could use the "mexican't" term I've been waiting to use. maybe next time.






Yep, there is a Brooklyn here too - this is a shout out to all you NY folk.








You'll have to enlarge this image to see the fine establishments housed here. This is an example of the art deco buildings in Napier - they completely rebuilt the city after their last natural disaster...not sure if it was an earthquake, tsunami, or cyclone.





sailboats don't use sails down here - fascinating.