Howdy from New Zealand

Hello from New Zealand! This is a picture of the beach 100M from my homestay in Mission Bay. That's Rangitoto in the background, a nature preserve and the most recent island to pop up out of the pacific (600 years ago). I'm told it looks that same from every direction, although I can only report on the view from the west and north so far (it checks out). This pic sums some things about NZ up pretty well, natural beauty, a tree everwhere you look, some cute fixtures and everything is nicely put together so far. I'm loving it ;)