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Coromandel Peninsula, New Zealand - November 1992

Nosher and his Dad reach New Zealand, and the rellies of Ferry Landing in the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand. There's time to meet (for the first time) an uncle, aunt and cousins, and explore the local area. There are visits to the local beaches, trips on the ferry to Whitianga, a spot of fishing, visiting Cousin Steve's shop (Ferry Landing Stores) and listening to Mercury Bay FM ("The Greatest Little Station in the Nation") in the motel (owned by Dad's brother Clive and his wife Margaret). There's also a chance to test out a theory that the room spins round the other way when completely wrecked (ah, the pursuit of science). Sadly, it doesn't seem to, as the Coriolis effect does not seem to impact upon beer-related spinning.

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Clive (right) mans the barbeque. Steve grins.	Clive pokes some meat	The dog roams about on Hot-water Beach
Cousin Steve's shop: the Ferry Landing Store	Nosher's cousin-once-removed	On the night ferry to Whitianga from Ferry Landing
Clive, Dad and Nosher eat a huge heap of chips in Whitianga	The Ferry Landing pier	Nosher cooks dinner for Clive, Steve, Christine, Dad and Margaret
Clive and Dad do some fishing	Clive fiddles about with his tackle box	Clive sits on the rocks
Dad casts his line	Christine fishes	Christine looks bored
The boat's skipper lands a flying gurnard	Our haul of fish, including barking Gurnards	Our fishing boat
A stack in Cathedral Cove	Cathedral Cove	The landscape of the Coromandel
In a bar in Whitianga		Clive and Dad on the back of the boat
	Clive and neice	Christine reaches over for some veggies

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