East Coast and Rotorua

The SH35 between Gisbourne and Opotiki is truly a great road - to ride a motorcycle. It also takes you near the filming locationof Whale Rider, and often just hugs the coast line. Unfortunately there wasnt many good places for pictures, or maybe I've been spoiledby the scenery of the south island.

But there are the geysirs at Rotorua.. and a faint reek of sulphur in the air!

Napier

I'm glad that they've kept their Art Deco alive - I like it!

Lehdestä luin,

oli miehellä kuin... Muutenkin tänään järki voitti- en lähtenyt koluamaan sivupolkuja!

Franz Josef Glacier

Just a glimpse of the start of the glasier, as I did only ride by it.

Fox Glacier

It's an another world ! I participated only in the half-day walk that visits only the lowest parts of the glacier, but even this gave ample hints, what may lay in the other parts of the glacier.

From sunrise to sunset

Moving northwards today, maybe reaching the glaciers tomorrow...