Saturday, November 1, 2008

Labour Day Drive Through Northland's Wild West Coast




World's largest Kauri Tree







Opononi- previous home of Opo the friendly dolphin

Koru (baby fern). Maori symbol of new life/new beginnings.




Ngapha (pronounced nafa) natural hot springs. We smelled like sulfur for days.






In the Kauri Forest






World's most famous restrooms designed by a Dutch artist. Go figure.





Massive sand dunes.


Primeval.





Forestry is big business in Northland. Unfortunately, it's not too pretty.


Quaint churches dot the countryside. Mostly Anglican. We hug in front of all of them.



Andrew enjoyed his visit to the Hundertwasser Toilets- remember to flush.






























2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Love your blog, I have enjoyed reading about u since u have been gone. Sorry, we will not be able to visit you, I now have metastic breast cancer and just finished 22 weeks of chemo! Surgery next. We really wanted to visit. Your family is beautiful and I know that you are doing great mission work. I will keep you in my prayers.
Marilyn Shoffner

Anonymous said...

Dr. Nichols and Family:

The staff wanted to say hello and thank you for the beautiful postcard you sent, everyone loves it. Everyone was so glad to hear from you. We hope you and your family continue to do well. It definitely is gorgeous back here in East Tennessee with all of the Autumn colors around and New Zealand definitely has beauty of it's own as well. We will be glad to see you in the spring. Take care and God Bless.

-David Bandy & Statcare Pulmonary