new zealand, south island highlights!

hello to all! it has been awhile because we have had a marathon few days of travel and unexpected “bumps” in the road. we are writing right now from a “mystery” location. our plan was to fly from auckland, nz to bangkok, where we would then jump on a flight to vietnam. BUT…the night before our flight out of nz, we realized that our visa company mixed up the dates on our vietnam visa…which meant we could not enter the country until april 21st. needless to say, we freaked out a bit because we did not want to spend too much time in bangkok right now due to the rising political tensions in the city. soooo, we ended up quickly coming up with an alternative place to pass the time. but, you’ll have to stay tuned to find out where we are right now! in the meantime, see below for our photo journal of our campervan trip through the south island in new zealand.  we have come up with some of our favorite moments on the south island. enjoy! and remember to click on our online photo gallery to the right to see all of our new zealand pictures.

1. abel tasman national park

our hike along the coast

beautiful person, with beautiful background

 2. nelson lakes national park

huffin' and puffin' up mount roberts, looking down onto lake rotoiti

that little speck is fletcher, surrounded by the mountains in nelson lakes national park

 3. arthur’s pass national park

death valley highway up the pass

our hike into one of the many valleys near arthurs pass

 4. lake wanaka

artsy outdoor town in an amazing setting

5. adventure capital of the world, queenstown

another amazing town, in an amazing setting

view of queenstown

 6. milford sound and fiordland national park

easter morning on a cruise thourgh milford sound

capturing the morning light on the lush cliffs of mountains

amazing views

our hike near milford sound, the views just keep getting better and better!

7. mount cook national park

hiking up the valley in mount cook national park on an overcast day...though still beautiful!

our drive out of mount cook as the clouds part

 8. oysters for fletch in christchurch – can’t leave new zealand without trying their famous “bluff” oysters as they were in season!

julie tries to capture the mouth watering moment!

stay tuned for our next blog, and our “mystery” location will be revealed!

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