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DEN -> LAX -> AUK
auckland
auckland
right-side driving
auckland
auckland
giving me a serious gringots vibe
auckland
ho ho
auckland
auckland
auckland
auckland
auckland
'sky tower'
auckland
view from the observation deck
auckland
auckland
auckland
auckland
very yummy
auckland
auckland
auckland
auckland
"oh right - I can drink here!" - 18 y/o sister
one tree hill
not the tv show
one tree hill
one tree hill
one tree hill
one tree hill
so much sherbet
one tree hill
one tree hill
sheep were everywhere. and you could pet them ! in a public park !
one tree hill
one tree hill
one tree hill
auckland
auckland
dad: "i think the restaurant is down here"
sister: "this is a shipyard"
auckland
matamata
en route from auckland
matamata
wasn't thrilled at first, but my dad definitely made the right call in basically making this vacation a "new zealand roadtrip"
matamata
matamata
matamata
the closest thing NZ has to "interstates" in the US. except they're all two lanes, windy, and have speed limits of 60 mph.
bliss
matamata
matamata
matamata
matamata
cows
matamata
matamata
matamata
lunch stop
matamata
my kinda place
matamata
matamata
good food. but still puzzled by the decision to package a lemon-lime soda in a brown plastic bottle...
matamata
matamata
matamata
hobbiton
MADE IT TO THE SHIRE
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
he almost fits
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
hobbiton
:))
hobbiton
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
lots of geothermal activity in this town. these pools were everywhere
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
rotorua
tongariro national park
en route
tongariro national park
entering the park. mt ngauruhoe, aka MT DOOM in the background
tongariro national park
the variety of the landscapes in this country is out of this world
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
mom was (very graciously) trying to be as enthused about hiking and lotr as we were
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
not just here, but all the trails we came across in the country were so well maintained
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
where the orcs lived, i assume
tongariro national park
tongariro national park
wellington
wellington
father & son
wellington
basically the equivalent of when you would give your younger sibling an unplugged game controller so they felt included
wellington
pro
wellington
wellington
wellington
wellington
i can't remember why, but she's sitting here because she was mad at the rest of us
wellington
wellington
himatangi beach
beach day about an hour outside the city
himatangi beach
himatangi beach
himatangi beach
himatangi beach
himatangi beach
sometimes they get along
picton
on the ferry from the north to the south island
picton
picton
picton
picton
queenstown
en route - about a 10 hour drive from here
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
starting to get into christchurch, about 5 more hours to go
queenstown
queenstown
never really got used to the right-side driving
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
leaving the foothills and starting to really get into the alps (aka Rohan). maybe 3 hours to go, give or take
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
lake tekapo
couldn't resist stopping here for a bit as the sun went down
lake tekapo
lake tekapo
lake tekapo
queenstown
back on the road
queenstown
queenstown
view from the hotel room
queenstown
can't imagine how stunning these guys are with a little bit of snow
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
lake wakatipu
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
new years eve
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
nye
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
queenstown
doubtful sound
~~misty~~
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
where the sound meets the sea
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
doubtful sound
lake wanaka
lake wanaka
grumpy boy
lake wanaka
sibs trying to comfort the grumpy boy
lake wanaka
lake wanaka
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