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At the Dragons vs Warriors game in Auckland
Date: 07/26/09
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Big Wendell took a screamer catch and then as he was running through the in-goal area he waved to the crowd, classic
Date: 07/26/09
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The Dragons scored almost immediately.
Date: 07/26/09
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Woot!
Date: 07/26/09
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Wayne Bennett was sitting next to and behind us.
Date: 07/26/09
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Our hotel room in Auckland with a spa that opened up into the room
Date: 07/27/09
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The view from our room in Auckland
Date: 07/27/09
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Our hire car on the first island, the silver Corolla
Date: 07/27/09
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Erin and myself waiting for the glow-worm tour at Waitomo Caves
Date: 07/27/09
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Erin and myself waiting for the glow-worm tour at Waitomo Caves
Date: 07/27/09
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After seeing the amazing glow-worms, we stopped at a little tavern for some lunch - chicken schnitzel!
Date: 07/27/09
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I'm gangsta
Date: 07/27/09
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Erin at the tavern
Date: 07/27/09
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We arrived in Rotorua just in time to make it to a traditional Maori hangi and village experience.
Date: 07/27/09
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The welcome
Date: 07/27/09
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These two were funny, the younger guy was playing music with a bone or wood flute, but was joking with the chief
Date: 07/27/09
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More shots from the village
Date: 07/27/09
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More shots from the village
Date: 07/27/09
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This guy was getting tattoos done, which involved having a sharp bit of wood hammered into your skin with a coal / dog poo mix
Date: 07/27/09
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Wood carving
Date: 07/27/09
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Erin in the hot pool at the Polynesian Spa
Date: 07/28/09
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The hot pools at the Polynesian Spa
Date: 07/28/09
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The hot pools at the Polynesian Spa
Date: 07/28/09
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The hot pools at the Polynesian Spa
Date: 07/28/09
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The hot pools at the Polynesian Spa
Date: 07/28/09
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Erin and I in the hot pools
Date: 07/28/09
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Enjoying the warmth
Date: 07/28/09
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Looking out over the lake at Rotorua, with the steam from hot springs rising all around it
Date: 07/28/09
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The entrance to the Polynesian Spa that Erin loved
Date: 07/28/09
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The entrance to the Polynesian Spa that Erin loved
Date: 07/28/09
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After the spa, we went to the park in the centre of Rotorua to view the mudpools and springs
Date: 07/28/09
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Your friendly photographer. I was using the Canon 40D fitted with an ultra wide angle, and Erin was using her Canon also
Date: 07/28/09
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Us in the park. It was freezing, a theme that would be quite common for the trip.
Date: 07/28/09
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Erin takes a photo of me taking a video of her
Date: 07/28/09
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Erin in the park
Date: 07/28/09
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More of the park, a nice tranquil place
Date: 07/28/09
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Mud pits!
Date: 07/28/09
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Mmmm mud.
Date: 07/28/09
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The beach at Napier was broken - the white fine sand we are used to in Aus was replaced with grey rocks!
Date: 07/28/09
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I wasn't amused with the beach
Date: 07/28/09
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