its all about the vibe!

from northland our trip continued south....heh obviously, farther north = boat travel...and i dont have a boat...yet :) we drove through Waingaro and stayed at a camp site. in the morning it was rainy but that didnt stop us from taking a dip into their hot pools! from there taranaki was our next destination....we did a variety of things there, from visiting a farm (spent a good 2+ hours there!)








to dam dropping





to ooh-ing and ahh-ing over the spectacular mountain.
mt taranaki is a fairly young volcano (135,000 years old). and one of the most symmetrical cones in the world. there is something quite magical about this area...as you can see from the setting sun to the west










and the snow capped mountain to the east....you are always in aww of the surroundings.