New Zealand Out-Takes, 2023, Part The First

We've been here more than a month now, so it's time to post pix of some of the incidents and curiosities of interest accumulated so far...

Nobody sleeps with the fish around here

Getting a really big tree out of the road north of 
Auckland; the Maori phrase for circulation alternee
is tohanga rereke

Kiwi rugby goalposts

Especially fun on windy days

So true

Phone charger cable holder at Hamilton Gardens

Kiwi bespoke motorhome

My first avocado toast; and official end of the avocado toast craze

Beach living in NZ; a beach cottage is called a "bach"

New Zealand is not without its assholes...

Good advice on any bridge

Yum...chips, mind you, are french fries

So please hold off on any weddings, anniversaries,
funerals, for a while...

In the touristy areas, they're called "holiday parks"

Never could tie balloons

Almost exactly like our old Mini in Dallas

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We're trying

Sic transit, Gloria: now a sporting goods shop

Orgami kayak in Rotorua

Hiking in Rotorua

Mow with great care

Our Lady of the Steam Vents

Fly-fishing on Lake Rotorua: poached trout anyone?

Entering Mt. Taranaki National Park; New Zealanders
are pretty serious about protecting their kiwi