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Views of Tauranga from the Minden Te Puna lookout


After relaxing on Saturday we drove out approx 15 minutes out of Tauranga to the Te Puna Minden Road lookout which as you can see by my photos below has sweeping views from before Mount Maunganui out all the way to Welcome Bay. Quite the scenery huh?



Out in the distance if you can see a large mountain that's Mount Maunganui - where we live :-)


This native NZ tree fern's leaves had turned to brown at the bottom as the old growth is falling away.


This one is my favourite, rain droplets on leaves and spent flower buds of a NZ native Five Fingered tree glisten in the overcast morning air.

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Comments

Wayne said…
I love the view overlooking the ocean, it's killer!
12 April 2016 at 08:29
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
Flora may be wilting, but still beautiful in its Autumn state. And your s energy is spectacular.
12 April 2016 at 10:08
Martha Z said…
New Zealand is a beautiful country. I'd love to visit it again.
12 April 2016 at 15:37
Ruth said…
The views are beautiful indeed! The clouds make the scene more dramatic.
13 April 2016 at 12:25
Rhonda Albom said…
What a beautiful view. I am almost embarrassed that we haven't made it to your part of New Zealand yet, especially as it is probably less than 5 hours away.
13 April 2016 at 19:37
Amypie71 said…
dont worry about it, until last year I'd never ventured to this area. It's about 2 hours from Auckland :-)
13 April 2016 at 19:42
carol l mck said…
What a great place to visit and lovely nature photography!

Happy Week to you ~ ^_^
14 April 2016 at 03:05
NatureFootstep said…
such an interesting place. Much to see and photograph.
14 April 2016 at 09:25
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