 Beaches as far as you can
see
|
 East
Point
|
 Most
easterly hotel in world
|
 Fern tree
forest
|
 NZ is most active thermal area in
world |
 Neat
forests
|
 Only birds on miles of
beach
|
 Some trees are
huge
|
 Rest after walking 1 km train
tunnel |
 Lavender every
where
|
 Mountain Slide Speedster
|
 When highway gets too narrow they take away center
line |

Vineyards set up for machine picking |
 Grapes ready for machine
picking |
 Grapes in
their best form |
 But
beer is a nice change from grapes |
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|
 Worlds largest forest
management |
 Trees trimmed & 25 years later 16 inches
diameter |
 Reforestation all planted in
rows
(to see enlarge) |
 Same
in every country |
 6000 ft
ski hill is all volcanic rock
|
 Not for new
skis
|
 Not quite Whistler cabins and
background |
 Best use your rock
skis
|
 Ski hill Tapo Lake
view
|
 Eruption
disturbing skiing Sept 1995 |
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