Road tripping is all about those little unexpected joys you find along the way...with no true destination in mind....just a “lets see what we can discover today” attitude” at the beginning of each day as we pack up the car and go….turns out New Zealand is a GREAT place to do this!
Ok...so what did we see ? Here is a quick run down- using pictures instead of words….
NORTH ISLAND :
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| Hobbiton |
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| A famous Hobbits' Feet |
Looking for a 'Hobbit Hide Out' at Victoria Park - Wellington
SOUTH ISLAND :
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| Kiwi Humour- Bleinheim |
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| Watching Local Aerobatics-Bleinheim |
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| Admiring Peter Jackson's WW1 Collection (and dioramas!) - Bleinheim |
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| Ladies and Gentlemen….the ALBATROSS !!! Kaikoura |
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| Matthew meets the wandering Albatross |
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A Royal Albatross
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| Encouter with the Albatross- Kaikoura |
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| A Wondering Albatross (The Largest of the Albatross) |
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| A 119 year old Tuatara- Native to New Zealand-Invercargil |
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| (Burt Munro's) World's Fastest Indian - Invercargil |
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| Otago Peninsula |
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| Fantastic Book Store in Oamaru |
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Moeraki Boulders
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| Moeraki Boulders |
Speight's Brewery Tour in Dunnedin
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Cadbury Chocolate Factory Tour ! |
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| Albatross Colony- Otago Peninsula |
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| Amazing Shopping in Oamaru |
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| Penny Farthing in Oamaru |
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| An interesting Organ- Steam Punk- Oamaru |
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| Steam Punk HQ- Oamaru |
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| Steam Punk HQ Oamaru |
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"The Portal"- A Science Fiction adventure - Steam punk HQ Oamaru
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| World's Largest Jersey! (Sweater)- Geraldine |
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| Mosaic of a famous British Battle (re creating the Bayeux Tapestry) |
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| Made from tiny metals clips taken from an old stitching machine |
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| Fun Holiday Parks (Campgrounds) |
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| A field of Lavender |
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| Getting to know Sir Edmund Hillary |
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| Sir Ed's words resonate |
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| Majestic Mount Cook (Highest Peak)- Iceberg behind Matthew |
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| Glacier |
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| Lake Pukaki |
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| Everywhere ! |
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| Learning to Pan for Gold in Arrowtown…Success ! |
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| Chinese Settlement in Arrowtown |
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| Southern Alps |
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| Matthew and Mt Cook |
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QT- Queenstown- Adventure Capital of the World
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| Life sized Hobbits ! |
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| The World in Jelly Beans ! |
Shot Ovet Jet Ride !
Mark has had to leave us to go work on the boat, but there are 3 Ms who are still going …...and there's lots more to see !
Stay Tuned !
Much Love
4Ms
Looking forward to your upcoming articles!!!! And photos. They have all been so interesting. I really don't want to be here in the snow:-(
ReplyDeleteOh thank you so much for these wonderful photos of your NZ tour. They make me sooooooo homesick! Can't wait to see more with the 3 M's! So glad you are able to spend so much time there and having so many experiences.
ReplyDeleteMark & Marie C - your wonderful journey continues. Those lucky and beautiful children are growing up before our eyes. Meghan is so serene and Mathew a growing big gangly boy. My respect to both of you and your commitment to your family and yourselves. We are in Arizona waiting out the winter then up to Vancouver Island for this summer.
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