Bay Of Islands, NZ

 Paihia town, which is the biggest town in the Bay of Islands. It is a few km from Opua.

 If you look well at this island you might see a Duck laying flat in the water and its head to the right. In fact it is called Mickey island and I wonder why it got that name?

 This is the house where the Waitangi Treaty was signed establishing a pieceful settling between the Europeans and the locals, thus creating the NZ we know today.

 There are a lot of Dolphins in the Bay and of course also the day tripper boats haunting them.

 This is Robertson Island, where Captain Cook anchored in 1769. He carted the Bay and counted 144 islands. Guess he was right?

 Not much left of the Red Lion Flag after having sailed since St Tropez.

This two master sailing ship, gave an impression of what it would have been like during Captain Cooks days. Sorry for the modern yacht in the foreground.

  Yet another nice bay. This is Parekura Bay, where I anchored for the night as the wind was blowing outside. Someone had build a nice house and had his own marina just in front.

 The famous rock, called "Hole In The Rock" with its hole, where the day tripper and fast speed boats zoom through. I think I would call it Elephant rock.

It is spring in NZ and even with the sun shining, one needs to be well dressed. Ugh, after the Tropics.