I definitely want to be there! Once again your camera takes the best photos. It's so green and lush it doesn't look real, except for the two bodies walking on the road. Very interesting how they value being wasteful and what they do to minimize it.
WOW!!! Lovin' the photos. Great pics of the countryside where you stayed at the farm. Hobbitville was very cool, didn't realize they had stuff for the touristas to go see. My favs were the jumping pics at the beach. Very funny. Only a few days left in Hawaii for me, then back to -20 weather in Calgary. Keep enjoyin' the amazing scenery Hobbit-people. As they say in NZ, Aroha! Mike
Canadians Thx Mike. Have met lots of nice Canadians in NZ during our trip. Less than 24 hrs for us before returning home. :( Trying to make the most of it and have booked a sail on one of the America's Cup boats. Should be some fast sailing tomorrow and a bit of work since we do some crewing. Was a bit pricey, so I'm really hoping it's not 2 hours of complaining from the kids 'cuz there's nothing cushy to sit on! Fingers crossed. Cheers.
New Zealand Thanks AB. Yes, it probably would, eh? I can assure you that you'd love it here. We wish we had more time to spend down here and hope we can make it back this way sometime soon!
What a birthday! Greetings and thanks for the commentary Kate and Scott! This will be a birthday you'll never forget. Love Aunt Betty and Uncle Kent xxx
Scenery is amazing in all the photos. Love the Minus 5 Ice Bar! If you really enjoyed it and want to go back, they have two Minus 5 Ice Bars in Las Vegas; one at Mandalay Bay and one at Monte Carlo hotel/casinos. Had a blast there a few years ago. You all look happy and like you're having fun;-). Cheers!
Hobbits Keep an eye on those Hobbits. Just saw their last movie. They're tricky bastards! Love the pics. Keep 'em coming. Enjoy it all. Sounds like an amazing place. Don't think there would be enough insurance in the world for a guy like me to do any of those activities. Leave all that to the young and the young at heart. I'll go to the beach, catch some live music and have a few beers. Cheers! Mike
Hobbits Rode through Loth Lorien yesterday and saw several spots where they filmed. Scott's horse was actually in the movie as one of the Riders of Rohan horses. Fun stuff!
NZ Adventure With all those high risk activities on tap, I'm thinking in addition to no bears, snakes, t-rexes n such, they must also not have any lawyers......what a country!
Not many Went canyoning today - very fun . . . . and a workout to boot. It's speelunking, rafting, hiking, zip lining, and cliff jumping all rolled into one. They told Barb when she signed up that it's pretty much impossible to sue anyone in relation to the various adventure activities. Love the fact that people take responsibility for their own actions. Wish we would follow that lead. Cheers!
Hey Everybody - We are traveling to New Zealand and started this blog to share our experiences with family & friends. Since this is a new experience for us, the posts on this blog are likely be more intermittent and shorter in nature than most. We thought this would just be an easy way to share our pictures with those of you who are interested . . . and throw in a little commentary on the side. We hope you enjoy it!... full info
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I definitely want to be there! Once again your camera takes the best photos. It's so green and lush it doesn't look real, except for the two bodies walking on the road. Very interesting how they value being wasteful and what they do to minimize it.