Trip to the capital Wellington for All-Blacks v. France Rugby game

Wellington was an awesome town, tons of cafes and lots of color!

Dinner at wellywood backpackers!

Before our tour of parliment

the general assembly library!

Wellington at night

colossal squid at the Te Papa museum!

Trip to the Kingdom of Tonga!
Coconuts! The street from hostel to town


Markets in town


Barack t-shirts!!The coke side of tonga!
Sela's guest house, our accomodations for the trip
Getting a tour



The king's palace!
cows and palm trees

swimming in caves by candlelight

cows in the road!
An island where we went snorkeling!
Bike tour of the island on last day

tough bike gang
the tough bike gang takes an ice cream break

the jessie store!

delay in the airport made sweet by coconuts in the cafeteria!

SNOW!

Lake Waikaremoana Track!

Hostel bed in Rotarua...only the finest in comfort and quality

Early morning drive to the trail start

Wild cows on the 3.5 hour gravel windy road.. to the water taxi..to the trail start...whew, getting to the middle of nowhere takes a lot of effort.

Allison and me on the bluffs, 2800m

Foliage!

Hut on the first night with no heater...brrrrr!

Day Two!

View of the Lake

Muscles McGee

Kodak Moment!

FASHION

Marauiti Hut Day Two

Leaving at 7am in the snow!!

Snow and Palm Trees!!!



Hey Kevin, those long johns look a lot like mine...

Snow!!!!



Road trip!