30 October 2008

Next Stop.....

.....just out of Piopio 9.12am

We didn't stop at Piopio but I wish we had now as I missed seeing this sign, found it on the Internet.

Piopio is named after the now extinct NZ native Thrush, all the streets in Piopio are named after NZ native birds.

Somewhere around Paemako by the Mangaotaki River we spotted these unusual rock formations so another unresistable photo stop!




I was surprised to see this tree was full of plums, I hadn't noticed them at the time!

Next stop......

2 comments:

Free Spirit said...

Great Pics. what a beautiful place ? Are you done with Holy Cow ? I am slowly makign my way through and it brings back so many memories of the traditions, and thoughts from when I was little growing up in S.A. Thanks for sending the postcards.

lois winkelman said...

hey your pics are wonderful and beautiful i am especially fond of the PioPio sign with a thrush bird on it!!! my maiden name is Pio and the love of my lifes name is Thrush!! so you can see why that photo is amazing to me its like a sign of fate. we are trying to work our way back to each other your trips sound wonderful