Album name: Auckland -> Miranda Hot Springs (72km)
Description: Finally we set off to our bike trip. Firstly we took a train to Papakura placed not so far from Auckland. After we did some shopping, we headed to Miranda Hot Springs, where we wanted to spend a night. Creation date: 2.9.2006 |
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Checking of baggage |
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Description: Our 'superb' bikes and Papakura city in background. |
Kukin and his bike |
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Description: Kukin carried his big camera and at the beginning he did not know where to put it. However we worked these little things out in a few days. |
I and my bike |
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Description: I carried all our camping equipment and my bike was much heavier. |
New Zealands countryside date=2.9.2006 desc= rights=0 [img_0004] title= name=Trip planning date=2.9.2006 desc="Since we left without any plan, I had to stop sometimes and check the way. I was the main planner, Kukin the main photographer." rights=0 [img_0005] title= name=Sheep date=2.9.2006 desc="There is about 4 million people living on New Zealand as well as 40 million sheep. My guide obviously did not lie. Worse than Ireland ." rights=0 [img_0007] title= name=Wairoa estuary date=2.9.2006 desc= rights=0 [img_0010] title= name=Brave cyclist date=2.9.2006 desc= rights=0 [img_0015] title= name=Shells beach |
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Description: Nice shell's beach in Kawakawa Bay town. Shells were everywhere and Kukin had to pick some. After that we noticed of a sign telling that collecting of shells was prohibited since water was polluted. Too late . |
Sheep all over the place |
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Description: Green and sheep as far as I was able to see. This is a typical landscape of New Zealand. It looked like Ireland (at least at the beginning ). |
Tapapakanga Regional Park |
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Description: Two columns marking the park entrance are a typical example of Maori's carving. |
Bay |
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Sheep |
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Description: Maori's and European archeological sites and sheep were everywhere. |
Firth of Thames |
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Description: Firth of Thames with Coromandel penninsula in background, our tomorrow's target. |
Flower |
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