Bay of Islands

20 February 2013
  • Sunrise over the Bay of Islands : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Nature, New Zealand, Places, Sunrise, World Cruise 2013
  • P1010164 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, Nature, New Zealand, Places, Sunrise, World Cruise 2013, rocks
  • our ship anchored in the Bay and we travelled in on small "tenders". This is the landing stage : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • Maori war canoes : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • we went for a catamaran trip around the Bay.... : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • the landing pier for the township of Russel : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Ports and harbours, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • to be counted as an island a rock must be surrounded by water at all times and have vegatation : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • there are over 140 islands in the archipeligo : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • L1100218 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • This is Cook Bay where Captain Cook first came ashore : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • we thought this was a nice picture ! : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, World Cruise 2013, rocks
  • Lighthouse at the entry to the Bay : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Buildings, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, lighthouses, sea
  • Hole in the Rock : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • looking through to the South Pacific : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • we hoped this small boat would go through, but the sea on the other side was just too rough : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • a new hole in the making ----- come back in 10,000 years! : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • L1100350 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • one of the smaller islands (in the middle ground - it has moss) : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • we stopped on this island for a short break, its the only one in the bay where people are allowed to stay overnight. The yellow catamaran is our vessel : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Ports and harbours, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • a view from the top of the hill : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • L1100394 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • L1100379 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • sails drawing well : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • L1100395 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • volcanic outcrops similar in origin to the Giants Causeway : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • L1100434 : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, rocks, sea
  • another way to see the Bay : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, parachutes, sea
  • Paihia, the main town in the Bay : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Ports and harbours, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • Queen Victoria (of course) : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, MS Queen Victoria, Mountians Rivers and waterways, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, Transport, World Cruise 2013, sea
  • This chap was sitting nonchalently on the pier as we arrived in Paihia : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Birds, Coastline, Holidays, Mountians Rivers and waterways, Nature, New Zealand, Places, Seas and Oceans, World Cruise 2013, birds to be identified, sea
  • craft market on the Paihia village green : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, New Zealand, Places, World Cruise 2013
  • the Library : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, New Zealand, Places, World Cruise 2013
  • a carving in the Waitangi treaty house : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, New Zealand, Places, Transport, World Cruise 2013
  • this is near the tender landing stage, some of the cruise passengers were trying their hands at rowing a Maori war canoe : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Boats and ships, Coastline, Holidays, New Zealand, Places, Transport, World Cruise 2013
  • farewell to New Zealand : 2013 Holidays, Bay_of_Islands, Coastline, Holidays, Nature, New Zealand, Places, World Cruise 2013, sunset