August 31st 2009 TWICE!

Our first glimpse of the Golden Gate Bridge today. We left Sydney at 2pm on the 31st August and arrived in San Fransisco @ 10am 31st August after an eleven hour flight (crossing the International Date Line has made us into Time Travellers). We have spent the day driving up the 101 Highway to a place called Ferndale where we're staying at the Shaw House B&B. the oldest house in Ferndale...

Driving onto the Golden Gate and a cloud envelopes the far end...

It's Red not Golden...

Still in cloud as we drive off...

Sunny everywhere else...

One of many Vineyards as we drive north...

That's a Police car chasing the guy towing the boat...

The Redwood Forest starts...

Convertible For Sale...

We'll go back and have a closer look at Willets town in a couple of days...

Redwoods line the Highway. Looking forward to seeing the 'Giants' tomorrow...

More Redwoods...

Volunteer Firefighters HQ Ferndale...

Our bed for tonight...

Greg in the sitting room of our B&B...

Last morning in Sydney.

Graham ( aka Wombat) having a last coffee with us today. Thanks again for the lovely BBQ and all your hospitality Sarah and Graham and Max. We got out just before the Pest Man turned up :O)

Max getting ready for school...Happy 1st day of Spring Max!

Spending a day with the Hadfield family Auckland.

Laura, Oliver and William chasing the sheep at Cornwall Park Auckland...

Some Kiwi lambs...

William at the icecream parlour...

Oliver @ the icecream parlour ( sorry about photo quality Oliver)...

Laura @ the icecream parlour...

Greg and Norman with their icecreams...

Mission Bay Auckland at Dusk...

Sitting down to dinner at the Hadfield's. Thank you for your hospitality Sharon and Norman!

Around Auckland harbour and Waiheke Island.

He's still with us in spite of this notice...

Auckland central from the harbour...

Greg on the rocks at Onewangi beach Waiheke...

How do these NZ limits measure up to the Aussie ones Dave?..

Onewangi beach Waiheke Island Auckland...

Seagull prints in the sand...

Cool prints reminded me of Dan...

View from Oneora beach Waiheke Island Auckland...

Sailing race in Auckland harbour...

Spinnakers up.

Devonport, Auckland NZ

This cat lives in Devonport Library...

A typical Devonport home circa 1880...

View from Devonport Mt Victoria across to Auckland CBD...

These cheeky chaps flying around the cafe we stopped in for lunch...

Yum pumpkin soup...

Waiting for our scraps patiently...

Dry volcanic stone walling...

Cheltenham beach Devonport north head. We walked this beach later collecting shells...

Ornate fretwork on verandahs...

Grapefruit trees in gardens. Freesias are in flower right now!

Otago Peninsular Dunedin South Island NZ

1900 Harley Davidson...

Another Era...

The fastest Indian Triumph...

Bygone...

Some of the boathouses are decorated - Mermaids :O)

The end of the Otago Peninsular where we stood watching the wild sea on the southern cliff face hoping to see an Albatross or two...

Vienna Rose rowboat...

The sandbank at the entrance to Dunedin harbour. Dunedin is the Celtic name for Edinburgh...

Thumping surf from the south Pacific...

One of many boathouses along the shoreline...

Long and winding road along the Otago Peninsular Dunedin.