Coromandel Peninsula

View from the passenger side window.

A Coromandel sunset. [1600x1200]

The same sunset taken with different exposure options. [1600x1200]

Dry Creek Railroad: our first tourist trap!

The trains bring clay down from the mountain to a pottery workshop at the base of the mountain. Here's one of the pieces of pottery on display:

The train ride up the mountain included lots more works of pottery art including these tile pieces lining the walls just before a tunnel. The picture's a little blurry because the train is moving.

The coolest part of the Coromandel trip came when we hiked up Castlerock, an extinct volcano.

Views from the top. Castlerock has two peaks. That's Cynthia on the other peak. [1600x1200]

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