7/365 Roadtrip begins

Today we began the drive to the Far North for our holidays: a visit to Alice's sister, who lives in the Hokianga. I was a bit short of pictures from this day: this is about the only one I took. The North Island Main Trunk Railway begins its journey about here, disappearing into a tunnel underneath Khandallah. Upon reflection, I suppose it's sort of symbolic: it sort of goes along with the start of our roadtrip...