Tuesday, January 8, 2008

The Fellowship Is Broken

Well everyone, it has happened. After some discussion Ben and I agreed to part ways for a while here in New Zealand. I signed up on a bus tour that left Sunday morning and tours around the north and south island and lasts for 12 months so it will fit in with working here somewhere.

If I take another step I'll be farther from home than I ever have been before.


On Sunday afternoon we went to Hot Water Beach. It is where hot springs come up right on the beach and digging a hole in the sand during low tide allows you a hot tub on the beach with a great view. But look at the crowd, everyone was doing it.

Later we went to Cathedral Cove. A place where this massive hole in the rock reveals a beautiful tropical beach on the other side. I could probably spend a few years just on this beach if someone would bring me food.
Here I am washing off in a fresh water stream waterfall on the heavenly beach.


The view from my hut on the beach.

Group shot outside the Maori building we slept in last night.

This was us lost in the forest/jungle a couple days ago... not fun.

Stingray Bay, Coromandel Peninsula.

3 comments:

Aaron Paas said...

when you say it last 12 months... I assume you mean it lasts 12 days?

Rob Nelson said...

No, it lasts one full year from when you start. Obviously I'll be gone by then though.

Anonymous said...

now you'll have to change the name of your blog. robdownunder doesn't have the same ring as robandben etc... but i guess blogger will survive.