Sure, Aotearoa sorta means “The Land of the Long White Cloud”. But come on, this is ridiculous. Thanks to Grant Dommen for this depressingly beautiful shot, though!

Photo © 2010 Grant Dommen. Original here.

And from the streets of Auckland came… THE UGLY ART MONSTROSITY THING!!! And while everybody else ran, screaming, Brianne Karabetsos kept calm and got the camera ready…

Photo © 2010 Brianne Karabetsos. Original here.

Gotcha! Still 6 kilometers to go, though. Another fine example of 1 YSL’s “why leave the vehicle when it also can by done in 5th gear” photography. Note also the delicately interwoven gravel …

Photo © 2010 1 YSL. Original here.