March 4, 2016 – Here are pictures of the amazing day spent around the City of Auckland in New Zealand. A 12 hour tour to the Thermal Valley and Rotorua –
The Port area of Auckland
Sky Tower
Pastoral landscape on the 3 hour journey to Rotorua
Matata or Hobbit-Town names as this is where the Lord of the Rings Trilogy was filmed
The Maori Guide and the Agrodome where we saw a sheep demonstration
Better close the ears as we say this is the best type of lamb for BBQ!!
Sheering, feeding and petting
The dog and at work on top of the sheep
The Maori show at lunch and on the ship
The Thermal Valley – A Geyser, bubbling mud as Magma from the center of the earth heats up the water and surface as it is much closer than usual in this Rotorua place.
The Kiwi bird (we saw a live one, this is stuffed) The Maori temples, Meeting house, Storage and Carving school
Roger & Anne Travels 