Antique cars, oh my!

First day in New Zealand. After I arrived at Auckland and cleared Customs (!)

 Little-old-lady-with-backpack-who-doesn’t-do-drugs… found my friends and set off toward Tauranga via Paeroa, Waihi and not a few antique and second-hand shops. Ran across ( look Dad!) a convertible 1961 Series 62 metallic dusty rose Cadillac. How about that? Then a parade full of vintage cars stopped everyone in their tracks to watch as they went by. Quite impressive. Also spotted a volunteer fire department that seemed to belong to the old fire truck from the parade. Some small flowers crept out from beneath a building to take advantage of a splash of sunshine. Lunch at a little café and onward to more shops. Found a box of cool old glass bottles, a nice bracelet,  comfy skirt and shirt. Also spotted on the trek but not harvested: bushels of alpaca fiber, oversized bottle of Lemon & Paeroa, and an antique ukulele. Sunday we drove around to look at the Mount by the beach in the fog and mist, then rented some videos including a good New Zealand one called “The Strength of Water” which we watched later. Monday morning off to soak in Ferndale Hot Pools then a drive through a lovely park with a wild waterfall whose name I will have to look up. Saw black swans so dark their feathers looked like carved coals. Beautiful rolling hills covered with green stuff and sheep. Very pleasing to the eye. 

Okay, having trouble uploading photos. Will have to try later from a better location...Discovered it wasn't the location but the service and the terms... later, across the street...