20 Something Snaps -Traipsing through the Trees

The Opua Kauri Walk we took this morning was definitely not a stroll but so worth the effort.
I had read a review that must have been written by someone younger and fitter than I. She didn't mention the slope, it was a challenge for this old girl. https://www.doc.govt.nz/.../paihi.../tracks/opua-kauri-walk/
We saw vegetation that ranged from teeny tiny plants to majestic Kauri Trees. It was a tranquil environment that provided several opportunities for my phone to have a workout and take some interesting Upclose snaps.


Enjoy.



Disinfectant Station

Dwarfed

A-Z Blogging Challenge 2025 - Z is for Zoom

As I travel the world I take many photos that pique my interest, these could be lumped into a "peculiar category" ie. they are peculiar to my interests and may be different from what one usually sees in a collection of travel photos.

For the Blogging from A to Z April Challenge in 2025 my theme is Peculiar Pics. During April I invite you to join me for an online tour of Peculiar Pics from my digital albums. These will be sourced from my travels between April 2024 to March 2025.

There was a professional photographer on board one of our recent cruises who gave a series of lectures on creating better pictures. I was one of his eager students who took particular notice of his advice to Zoom In and take more closeup images. 

I now find myself with a gallery of these "in-your-face"  images. 

One of the locals - Regents Canal, London, England

Carpet - More OTT Decor - Regent Seven Seas Splendor

I relieved them of a hot pink hat - Cassis, France

Herbs in herbalist's shop  - Tangier, Morocco

Traditional hats - Tangier, Morocco

Huge feet on Sarcophogus - Cadiz, Spain

View of seat back on tour bus - Bordeaux, France

A Delish Appetiser - Tomato Soup on a Regent ship

I didn't need this tool to cut through the tender steak - Seven Seas Splendor

Detail on Monument - Place des Quinconces, Bordeaux, France

Yet more of the Splendor bling

Blooming in June - London, England

Supporting the deceased - Westminster Abbey, London, England

Thoughtless tourist - Goyder River Crossing, Arnhem Land, Australia

Future handbag - Murwangi, Arnhem Land, Australia

Busy hands - Ramingining, Arnhem Land, Australia

Rock Painting - Borradaile, Arnhem Land, Australia

Scallops - Seven Spirit Bay, Arnhem Land

Holy Water Font- Sagrada Familia, Barcelona, Spain

Messina, Sicily

Chalk Art outside Cologne Cathedral - Germany

Garden bed - Wurzberg, Germany

Souvenir shop - Passau, Germany

Pointer - St Stephens Cathedral, Passau, Germany

Looking down - St Pauls Church, Passau, Germany

Temperature check - Budapest, Hungary

Drip - Soraku'en Garden, Kobe, Japan

Bug landing - Osborne House, Isle of Wight, England

You can stop viewing now. I have reached the end of this challenge
Outside Dubrovnik, Croatia