Alas, Back to Civilization

After we left Abel Tasman National Park, we sailed through the Cook Strait up the east coast of the north island of New Zealand. (See map) We did a walking tour of Napier, the self-proclaimed Art Deco capital of the world. (The original buildings had been demolished in the earthquake of 1931.)

The next morning we docked in Gisborne. From the harbor we took a coach to the Eastwoodhill National Arboretumof NZ. (Fun fact: Douglas Cook, the creator of the arboretum was a nudist.) Notice the picture looking up into the canopy of the Weeping Mexican Pines. Because the branches do not overlap you get that cool mosaic of tree and sky.

I close with a picture of the sunset that evening.Read more