New Zealand
My friend, Craig the groom-to-be, and his dad, Peter
The new stadium in Wellington, Westpactrust Stadium at the first day of the Sevens Tournament
The almost-all-conquering All Blacks
The wedding: The bride walks up the aisle^Wpier
Craig and Chris about to get wed
The couple with the bay in the background
Another of the newlyweds. Spot the wonderful scenery
The barbecue the day after, Rob, Keryn, Treasa and Sue
Craig, Chris and Craig's parents
Wonderful View of Wellington. Smashing town, if a bit too windy.
The steepest bridges i've ever seen. Did I mention Wellington is *hilly* as well?
New Zealand geezer. (i'm avoiding *any* comparisons now) Near Rotorua, which smells like home.
Whacking great big volcanic valley. Waimangu, near Rotorua
A beautiful blue hot pool at Waimangu
The pretenders to the America's Cup, taken on the eve of the first race of the cup proper between Prada and the NZ boat
The eventual winner. This is in the America's Cup Village in Auckland harbour.
Australia
Sydney Harbour at the start of the harbour cruise
I was there. Unbelievable. Amazing.
The War Memorial in Sydney. A beautiful building. I sat on this bench for a couple of hours reading. Soooooooo relaxing.
The Todd River being unusally rivery
More unusual water. The Todd River again, seen from my balcony at the Heaviside Gap Resort Motel
The Heaviside Gap just south of Alice, seen from my window
At the start of the walk up Uluru
The biggest waterhole at Uluru. Way more water than usual, thanks to the heavy rains previously
At the Kata Tjutas, near Uluru
That little blob is the helicopter I went on over King's Canyon. Was far too scared to take pics
A quintet in Sydney. I've got their name somewhere and will add it. Beautiful music