Where did the time go?

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We fly out of Christchurch early tomorrow morning. We've gotten very comfortable in NZ, and we're sad to leave. But, we are excited for Vietnam!

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Photos

Sheep Crossing Caution Sign
This sign was on the road in front of a farm where they had gathered the whole flock with sheep dogs and were processing the sheep one at a time on a conveyor belt with a tight squeeze out at the end. We couldn't figure out what they were doing.

On our walk back to Wanaka from the Mt. Roy trailhead
there is a trail that uses easements from farmers. We climbed the stiles over some fences and found this guy pursuing us.

Trail home to Wanaka from Mt. Roy
After the sheep pasture, we found these cows waiting for us at the next stile. They menaced us a bit then let us pass.

The perfect Speight's girl
In Dunedin we decided to tour Speight's--the pride of the south for over 100 years--brewery.

Royal albatross in flight
We visited the royal albatross nesting site on the Otago Peninsula, near Dunedin.

Cormorants at the albatross site
These birds were building nests out of grass below where the albatross hung out.

Yellow eyed penguins
We went to a sheep farm where the owner has created a series of blinds that allow people to get very close to these anti-social penguins.

Penguins commuting home
These guys appeared one at a time on top of the hill by the beach and waited for the whole group to arrive before walking up toward their nests.

More penguins
After we got to see these penguins, we had a wonderful night at Penguin Place, a lodge with great views of the bay. We lucked out and were the only ones staying there that night, so we had a peaceful evening (and had the laundry machines all to ourselves).

Hail in our footsteps
The weather here changes often. Our sunny walk on the Moeraki beach turned into a hail storm.

In Akaroa
We went to Akaroa today to swim with Hector's dolphins (the smallest of the dolphins--only about 3-4 feet long). Afterward we walked around the town, which was settled by French people way back and retains a French influence. This statue is of the French painter-**cough**--,who was stationed in Akaroa while in the Navy.

Comments

[Ned]

Where did the time go
Eric looks great as a blond! All those sheep remind me of Amanda's 4-H sheep raising days.