Tramping, anyone?

Nope, it's not something beer-swilling frat boys do on Friday nights in Athens.  It's what one does on the weekend in New Zealand- or at least it's what we did today.  We headed out to the Waitakere Ranges about 30-40 kilometers west of Auckland.

First stop- Fairy Falls.

Is that a hobbit?

Lion Rock

This is Lion Rock- the star feature of our journey today.  As the guide book says, "with some imagination" you can see a lion looking out over the Tasman Sea.

I think she likes it here!