Whakapapa: fine above the clouds

How to spend a Wednesday. Weather looked pretty ratty until we reached the ski-field but great after that.

A squid (the Hawaiian bobtail squid, in this case).
One of my favourite creatures — very beautiful to watch with subtly changing colours. With their large eyes looking at you, they appear to be very intelligent / conscious.

Turakina river

The Turakina river close to breaking into the lagoon