Tilt May Page New Zealand a country of great scenery people Around the World in 380 Days Third in a series Zealand capital It located the tip of the North Ferries mo between here and the Sooth aland Often trecherotu weather in the volatile Cook Strait close down MOVING SALE SAVE NOW Closing date Georgetown Fabrics MOORE PARK PLAZA OPENING SOON IN OUR NEW LOCATION GEORGETOWN MARKET PLACE it of he few w t raining making he city I Photo by John Pladdy ARTBOCIWMAN NURSERY HALTON HILLS LOCATED ON THE v MILE NORTH OF AVE JUST EAST OF MILTON 8782142 FEATURES Large clumps of Birch Austrian Pine Shade Trees ANNUALS now available Large Geraniums Petunias Tomato Plants Fuschia etc Full line of Evergreens and Flowering Shrubs OPEN MondayFriday am to 8 pm Saturday 8 am to pm Closed Sundays Denis G Announce that he has assumed the Dental Practice of GX DDS Telephone 10 S Suite 202 Georgetown 8777232 Herald SUff Writer It was hard for me to Ima agine that New Zealand two small Islands in the south Pacific could feature 12 000- foot mountains large of plains volcanoes beauli sandy beaches and rolling countryside We knew we had to work but naturally John and I wanted to do a little sightseeing before we settled down to work on farms One or two things should be mentioned about New Zealand before I go much further In the late 1960s New Zealand NZ had one of the highest standards of living In the world In ten years that dropped drastically as traditional markets for agricultural produce dried up with the formation of the Euro pean Common Market and trade restrictions Imposed by other countries The severe lack of primary Industry and the oil crisis has hampered the country growth as well Today a minus population growth due mainly to young people leaving for more lucrative job markets In Australia Despite all this the country is struggling back to its feet again by finding new markets for Its products When we landed in land we met a French exile Joannes and an Israeli Issac Holm of disreputable looks but friendly persona ties Issac was on his way back to Israel but had Just arrived and had an idea that he would like lo walk the length of Ninety Mile Beach which In reality Is only about miles long The beach itself Is hard packed sand and is located at thetopendof the North Island Jus Inland from the beach is a road along which bus drive people up to the Up of the Island where you can sec the Pacific meet the Tasman Sea On the way back the buses drive the length of the beach as long as the tide is right If the tide is high in the afternoon the buses will drive beach in the morning John and I started our walk at noon on a Friday and walked 12 miles in the first afternoon The first five were a pleasure but the remaining seven began to take their toll especially under a very hot lion The following description Iheslation Is from my journal The lookout is situated on a 173 foot hill which Is almost on the beach It has wo storeys the upper one with 260 degrees of windows and a widow walk The view Is spectacular in all directions North and south all one sees are vast expanses of beach partially obscured by a fine mist of salt water blown from the Incoming tide by a mile an hour wind To the west the sun is setting rather dully while the cast shows a darkening in the growing twilight The is turning gre like the This afternoon It was a deep blue with blue- green On thing I mention earl Is that our lalked the entire 12 miles in hi bare feel None of us gave it much thought until Deny complained about blist ers that night They were rather large but he Insisted we goon The next morning we set out on what was one of the tough est walks in my life It took us all diy to hobble 19 miles the Bluff By then feel were so bad he could barely The Bluff Is one of the few disruptions on the lengthy stretch of beach It Is simply a large outcrop of stone which Into the ocean At the of it there is a small villey with a fresh water running through It TllllrtDY3 On Sunday we slept late and went swimming In the ocein showed me how to body surf and after being pummelled by waves on the first few attempts I managed to catch on to it We did have one problem though wc had brought along what wc thought would be provisions for a threeday hike Unfortunately we ate them In less than two days Aside from that foot was infected and he really needed to see a doctor so decided could catch the bus an the beach in the afternoon We were lucky enough lo get a ride however from fellow who had decided to drive his station wagon down the beach to see what It was really like Ht figured that if he got stuck he had three extra hands to hilp push him out when you gel down to it It what travellers have been saying for years New Zealand is the easiest place to hitchhike in the world There are many more areas in the North Island where wc time the Bay of Islands made Famous by the fishing articles written by Grey The is visited by yachts from all the world and is the site of New Zealand oldest settlements Russell a seldom visited fishing village on the Island west has sand hills created by strong winds blow sand over wooded hilly areas to such a depth that all trees are covered It was here that young boys in the village adopted a dolphin that had floundered and brought it back to health only lo have It killed In a fisherman net Down coast from is a Kauri forest The Kauri Is a hardwood tree that grows up to feet in height and often has a girth of well over SO feet Captain James Cook used the trees for repairs to his ships when he explored the country Itolorua south of Auckland is heated entirely by thermal power from underground fls sure A great amount of the city electricity is also a ted by thermal means One things that put me off about the city wos ihe constant stench of sulphur which escapes In the steam through blow holes If you can get used the smell there are a number of thermal parks In the area which Feature geysers boiling mud baths and mineral forma 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