Bay of Plenty, Mount Maunganui, New Zealand,

 

Joy In The Present

 

Do not say, "Why were the old days better than these?"  For it is not wise to ask such questions.

Ecclesiastes 7:10 NIV 

"This is the day that the Lord has made; let us rejoice and be glad in it."  

Psalms 118:24 NRSV 

Native Trees at Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand

The park at Tauranga Harbour was outline with trees which provided shade and they cast-off a golden hue from the setting sun. Tauranga Harbour is a natural harbour located next to Mt.Maunganui and is the country's largest port.

Sunset at Tauranga Harbour, New Zealand

We were fortunate enough to be at Tauranga Harbour when the sun was setting.  Boats were settling in for the night, people had setup their canoes and returned home for the evening.  It was cool, breezy and with a serene peaceful night coming in. I am studying landscape oil painting and I definitely will try my hand at painting this beautiful Harbour at sunset.  Afterwards, I experience driving at night on the "wrong side of the road!"  Missed my turn and ended up going to never never land with road construction, blocked exists, detours, and the GPS was completely lost.  It was "An Adventure" better than anything Bilbo Baggins had with the Company of Thorin Oakenshield and his dwarves in The Hobbit.