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2/17/15

roadside snaps

A river monster on the way to Te Puke.

Statue of Wairaka in Whakatane Harbor. Click here for her story.

A penny-farthing bicycle.

Captain Cook stataue in Gisborne. That's where he first landed in New Zealand.

Kowhai sculpture in Napier. Kowhai is the Maori word for 'yellow' and the name of a native tree.

18 comments:

  1. Sallie (FullTime-Life)Feb 17, 2015, 9:51:00 AM

    That Captain Cook did get around didn't he!! Scary Sea Monster ;>

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  2. eileeninmdFeb 17, 2015, 9:58:00 AM

    I love this collection of sculptures. The river monster is fun! And I think the last one is very pretty.. Thanks for sharing your world.. Have a happy week!

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  3. JohnFeb 17, 2015, 12:05:00 PM

    Looks like you are having a good time.

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  4. Yamini MacLeanFeb 17, 2015, 12:13:00 PM

    Hari OM
    ...haahahahaha yet another expatriate Scot in that top one!!! Love the Kowhai...YAM xx

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  5. maryaustriaFeb 17, 2015, 12:17:00 PM

    An amazing series of shots! I really like the monster! :)

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  6. jp@A Green RidgeFeb 17, 2015, 1:36:00 PM

    Your first shot scared me!!!!...:)JP

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  7. Linda W.Feb 17, 2015, 2:27:00 PM

    Interesting attractions. The sea monster made me smile.

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  8. AmyFeb 17, 2015, 8:47:00 PM

    cool photos! I especially like the first and the last one.

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  9. Margaret Birding For PleasureFeb 17, 2015, 9:34:00 PM

    Looks like you are having fun and seeing lot on this trip. A friend of mine lives in Napier and I have visited her

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  10. AnonymousFeb 17, 2015, 9:38:00 PM

    What cool sculptures.

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  11. Gerald (SK14)Feb 17, 2015, 9:57:00 PM

    thought you'd found the Loch Ness Monster's cousin.

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  12. LeoviFeb 17, 2015, 10:28:00 PM

    Nice picture, a wonderful place, exquisite lights!!

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  13. Hootin AnniFeb 17, 2015, 10:35:00 PM

    Love the silhouette of the statue. And that river monster is so fun!! From old tires?

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  14. facile et beau - GustaFeb 17, 2015, 10:47:00 PM

    Interestin attractions. The monster made me smile but I also like the others.

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  15. waldlaeufer68 Frank ScholtyssekFeb 18, 2015, 9:09:00 AM

    hello
    forming one looks like nessie from the Loch Ness lake in Scotland;-))
    regards Frank

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  16. ValerieFeb 18, 2015, 10:44:00 AM

    Wonderful penny farthing cycle - an extraordinary invention!

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  17. AnonymousFeb 19, 2015, 7:43:00 AM

    What a fun post. Makes me want to go to NZ and visit all these places.

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  18. Fun60Feb 26, 2015, 1:12:00 AM

    Looks like an offspring of the Loch Ness Monster!

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