Australia September 1998 - Part three

A unique store that sells soap and shampoo shaped
like cheeze wheels. (You buy it by weight).

New Zealand - Rotorua is famous for thermal pool activity.

Maori women demonstrate cooking in a hot pool
at Whakarewarewa Thermal Reserve in Rotorua.

Opened in 1908, this building provided thermal bathing facilities.
It now houses a museum and an art gallery. The gardens
include bowling greens, thermal pools and fountains, as well as
a beautiful rose garden.

Bay of Islands - the 150 islands that make up the stunning
Bay of Islands in the far north, were the first area of
European settlement in New Zealand.

Bay of Islands, New Zealand - Harwra Falls. We heard the
water is usually murky. Apparently New Zealand is eroding away.

Hungry sea birds came by the dozens for a chance at some french fries.

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