Still here . . .

Just thought I would touch base with anyone who still may look here. I am currently still in New Zealand, looking to move to Brisbane in the new year. Will keep everyone in touch. Just thought I would add a few photos from our lastest trip to Western Australia. . .

Blue Lagoon

Shell Beach

Eagle Bluff

Camel Riding

Tarsh Feeding the Dolphins

More Monkey Mia Photos...

Me and the hungry Pelicans

A baby calf dolphin

Mum and calf

Monkey Mia Jetty #1

Monkey Mia Jetty #2

Last Month and a Bit...

It's now July and I havent posted anything here for a while, so I thought I had better add something to let you know I am still around. Tarsh and I have been keeping very quiet over the past couple of months. We have some busy times coming up, trip down the South Island, a first for Tarsh. I also have a couple of trips across the ditch for work and pleasure, August and November. Anyway a couple of random photos of the last month and a bit...

Botanical Gardens in Auckland.

Enjoying a cold sunny winters day.

Tarsh and I.

Tarsh.

The ducks fighting over food on the right of the photo.

Visitor...

This friendly little fella visited me on the weekend...

tarsh's vid

Tarsh made a short vid of some of our holiday snaps from Western Australia and a few spots in New Zealand - Coromandel and Waiheke Island

Otautu Bay Fishing Trip

On the Weekend Tarsh and I travelled to Otautu Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula to catch up with her Mum and Dad. On Saturday Pam, Rae, Tarsh and I managed to get out fishing whilst Graeme competed in a 25km mountain bike ride. A perfect day on the water with around 10 snapper. Sunday was a little bit drizzly but we still managed to get out on the boat with Graeme joining us, we caught around 4 size, Not to count the numerous under size snapper we pulled up. A few photos from the drive, campsite and the boat....

Shadow enjoying a favourite past time.

Pam and Tarsh enjoying the ocean in March.

A quiet drink on sunset.

Me stuffing my face on the water with Pam.

Shadow posing in front of the pig pen.

Sunset from an Otautu Bay Camp Site.

Sunset from the coastal road drive to Otautu Bay.

Sunset at a small bay just before Otautu Bay.

Sunset from the Bay.

Rain clouds coming towards the Bay.

Valentines Day

Tarsh and I spent the 14th of February 2007 at One Tree Hill. Picnic and champers were enjoyed on a grassy bank watching the sun set. A few photos of the evening...

One Tree Hill Monument.

The tree we were lying under.

Grassy Bank.

Me and Tarsh.

Photos from Melbourne City

The Flight to Melbourne

The Melbourne Cricket Ground

The Holden blimp over the MCG

The view from the top of the MCG

Lights @ the MCG

A view from the Rialto Building

Melbourne City from the MCG

The lights on the Yarra River

Flags on the Yarra River

One Million Dollars in One Dollar Coins

@ the Melbourne Crown Casino

Captain's Cook Cottage in Melbourne

Stoney Batter @ Waiheke Island

Whilst on Waiheke Island we visited Stoney Batter & to my understanding it is an old war post as to which the kiwi's built to protect Auckland from unwanted ocean vistors. It consists of hilly wine country with Old Gun Turret posts which are connected by a series of tunnels, really quite amazing considering the rest of the world probably didnt know New Zealand existed in 1940... http://www.villapacifica.co.nz/gallery/pages/stoney_batter.htm

It was a great day with beautiful views towards the cormandel peninsula and the Great Barrier Islands, the countryside was scattered with big boulders from a nearby volcano many years ago..

Coromandel Peninsula in the distance.

Graeme @ the entrance to the tunnels.

Graeme and Tarsh playing in the old gun turrets.

In contrast to tarsh's sheep comment in Australia,

it didn't take me long to find a sheep that was shagged...

A part of stoney batter.

A small bay @ Waiheke Island.

Me enjoying the water.

The view from our accommodation.

Some Vineyards...

Some more vineyards...