| NEW ZEALAND,
November - January 2008
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The first months in new Zealand we have been both tourists and become a part of the daily life in Auckland. We like this city in this small country at about same size as Norway, on the other side of the earth. |
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| Gitar.buddys Christian and Chris from Villvind. | "Dosh" is inspecting the result of tonights toothbrushing. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| It was crowded in the bay when Canterburry was sunk. The old ship will be a nice diving site and good home for fish and plants. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Peder has learned to read, Donald Duck is his favourite at the moment. | Heidi's birthday 4th of November was celebratet in Opua. | Eivind is changing zinkanode with Empire at the floating dock in Opua. The plan was changing the anode by diving, but the floating dock was to tempting... | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Peder. | Vigdis. | Tore. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| New Zealands nationalplant is the Silver Fern, a giant fern. | At anchor in Bay of Islands, east of Opua. | Cape Brett, Bay of Islands. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Peder had lots of fun playing with the hungry and curious ducks. One of them (of the ducks) ended almoast up as dinner... | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Bream Head at the mouth of Whangarei River. | Walking along the riverbed in Whangarei. | Town Basin Marina, Whangarei. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Peder is catching fish food for the cat Pixel. | A long walk for small fast legs along the river in Whangarei. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| The visit at the Kauri Museum was interesting. Kauri is New Zealands oldest, and bigest three in volume. One of the biggest threes was 9 meters in diameter. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Captain Peder at the Auckland Maritime Museum. | Under sail to Whangarei to celebrate Christmas together with other sailors, Empire was joined by several playful dolphins. | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Antarctic Encounter Underwater World was opened in 1985. It has the worlds first underwater tunel. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Great wiev from the Sky Tower in Auckland, the tallest building in the Soutern hemisphere. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Wonderful surf at Raglan on the west coast of New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Lars & Martin (s/y Simmer Down, Norway) are barbeque schefs at the beach, Raglan. | Bridelfalls outside Raglan, |
Mazda Familia - our new car. Absolutely not the same as a Landrover, but it will do for now... | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Police consert i Auckland. | Harbour Bridge seen from Bayswater Marina. | Climbing legend Ed Hillary died 11th of Januar 2008. | ||||||||||||||||||
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