2016 Travels
New Zealand


December 1st to December 15th, 2016

New Zealand was the most picturesque country on our 2016 tour. We flew into Auckland, rented a car, then drove the length of the country to the southern fjords on the South Island. This took two weeks because we had to stop so often for photos!

Below: Auckland at night from the Sky Tower.

New Zealand

Below: The first beautiful beaches we went to were Hahei Beach and Cathedral Cove.

New Zealand

New Zealand

Below: In Abel Tasman National Park we kayaked out to an island inhabited by New Zealand Fur Seals. We kayaked in the park for five hours straight!

New Zealand

New Zealand

Below: We hiked up near Franz Josef Glacier and Fox Glacier. So beautiful.

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Below: There are more sheep than people in New Zealand, and we saw turkeys and red deer, also.

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New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Below: Fjordlands National Park was the most beautiful area. We took boat tours in Milford Sound and Doubtful Sound.

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New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

New Zealand

Below: Lake Pukaki has bright blue water ... nearly fluorescent.

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Below: In many places on the South Island, the wild lupine were in full bloom.

New Zealand

New Zealand

We loved New Zealand!