As always we took many! So here's a few:

This is where we stayed:

Very, er, rustic?

We didn't bother using the telly - apart from as a Christmas tree stand



Cooking Christmas dinner



Just over the road was this:









Pretty clear water

Bit different view to mine yesterday Rob:

A few more - Huka Falls:

Noodle had the best Christmas ever!

Tourist Bob:

More later!!

Cool pics mate ,not jealous in the slightest of your'e lack of SNOW ,well just a little.

love the dog.

Looks like you failed to drown the dog then Rob

Only joking mate, nice pics

Cool pics mate ,not jealous in the slightest of your'e lack of SNOW ,well just a little.

love the dog.

Cheers

Looks like you failed to drown the dog then Rob

Only joking mate, nice pics

Nah she swims quite well!!

The beach of the lake is covered in pumice stones - which float of course! So Noodle was having a great time with them, playing fetch and chasing them with her nose on the water!

The whole of Lake Taupo is one huge volcanic crater - the explosion that created it was heard and seen in China!! It was logged in history texts there a few thousand years ago.

Apparently it's big enough to fit Singapore inside and still have water around it - that's a hell of an explosion!!

I really don't know how you can stand to have so much sun and fantastic places to go and visit.....you must be really pining for the freezing cold weather and grey skys back in Britain by now

Like hell !! enjoy it mate and keep posting the pics

Cracking pics dude, wish I was back there now!!

A few more. Rotorua (known to kiwis as Rotovegas)

This is the pohutakawa tree - New Zealand's Christmas tree. It looks amazing when all the red flowers come out.

Taupo

Sun and Christmas trees!

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1000D working well Rob

Top Noodle action as ever (he almost never misses looking into the lens!)

1000D working well Rob

Top Noodle action as ever (he almost never misses looking into the lens!)

Cheers! Though several are from SWMBO's Lumix TX65.

Noodle is trained to pose for photos!

nice pics Rob, i hear Rotorua stinks...literally not metaphorically

Mark

nice pics Rob, i hear Rotorua stinks...literally not metaphorically

Mark

Yep, it's rather sulphurous and eggy.

If I was at home I could play snap with this picture, must be the normal spot to stop and take pictues.

If I was at home I could play snap with this picture, must be the normal spot to stop and take pictues.

Yep - it's signposted "Scenic Lookout" as you get to Taupo

Here's a few of my pride and joy:

Some wildlife

I found this sitting on my towel when I got out of the shower!