I only quickly did up our photos from Coromandel over Christmas, so here’s a few more.
Road trip top tip: Always let google map find you a scenic route. It’s well worth it, even if gmaps can’t pronounce Maori names
Central North Island farmhouses. So quaint
Mangaweka’s international airport runway is a wee bit short, so they park on top of cafes.
Small towns in NZ all seem to have a large “thing”. Sometimes it’s fruit, or maybe fish. In Taihape, it’s a gumboot
I was very lucky to get a couple of quick snaps of Mt Ngauruhoe from the Desert Road. Within a few minutes the cloud had completely obscured the peak.
The placid shores of Lake Taupo.
Andy and two of his uncles, Pete and John.
The roses at Rose Cottage – simply gorgeous.
The groom, John and two of his sisters, Irene and Sara
And of course with his two sons as well – but you could probably tell that from the likeness between all three of them.
John and his wife Helen
Written by:Marie Armstrong