We took a two week trip to northern New Zealand.

Hiking near the Watipu science reserve.

This view was taken from SkyCity. It is a structure in downtown Auckland which is similar to the Seattle space needle? Anyways, you could bungie jump off this thing for a large fee. The safety wires can be seen in the large version of this image.

This is the ceiling at the New Zealand art museum. The roof is an artistic interpretation of a Maori ceiling.

We took sea kayaks to Rangitoto island. This is an image of Auckland, west of the island.

.. here are the kayaks

We did some mountain biking. The trails went through this terrain. You can see the trail to the back and right. It was a blast.

You could look out and see Rotorua from the bike trails at some points. If you view the larger image, you can see geysers around some of the buildings.

This is a view of a set for the Hobbit/Lord of the Rings.

Hiking in Tongariro crossing. Peak was closed because it was an active volcano.