Roadtrip Pics
Oct 9, 2007
Once in a while, the Skytower is lit up a different color. Right now the whole thing
is pink... like it wasn't already phallic enough.
Roooooad Triiiiip. Highways in New Zealand are practically non-existant. You have
them around the cities, but once you're out in the middle of nowhere (which is what
much of NZ is), it's just 2 lane roads with occasional passing lanes.
Signs giving you the go to speed back up as you leave a town.
Yeah... the main road passes right through all the small towns
along the way... stop lights, sheep crossings, and all.
Each town seemed to have one quirky thing it's
known for. Taihape is known for it's gum-boot
throwing contest, so naturally the restrooms have
signs with a gum-boot on them.
Rail travel isn't very popular here. There just aren't enough people to
support an extensive public transportation system. Most people have
cars anyway. I had a weird Eurotrip flashback when I saw this.
This town makes corrugated panels.
Huka Falls. It's like a poor man's Niagara.
My flatmate Kevin and me looking cool.
Mount Tongariro
Kev posing with his car. He has a love/hate relationship with it. One
minute it has great gas mileage and a lot space, next minute he's
wondering what the trade-in value is.
Mount Ruapehu in the distance. It's one of the world's most active volcanos, though that
didn't stop the Kiwis from making it a ski resort. It erupted a couple weeks ago; spewing
out debris that crushed a guy's leg. I was really hoping it would erupt while we drove by.
A view of Wellington, New Zealand's capital city. When we got to the
top of the hill, my reaction was... "That's it?" Fuckin' windy city too.
I reckon it's the culprit for ruining my camera.
Some clubbing action in the city.
"Shitty car for sale"
I'm sure if I can relax if the sign clearly states not to use it.
Dust in my camera... ugh. I'm gonna get my sister to buy
a new one and send it over. It doesn't seem too bad, but
you know me... a single bad pixel is unacceptable.