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denver

newzealandsource

newzealandsource

denver

denver

DEN -> LAX -> AUK

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

right-side driving 

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

giving me a serious gringots vibe 

auckland

auckland

ho ho 

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

'sky tower'

auckland

auckland

view from the observation deck

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

very yummy 

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

"oh right - I can drink here!" - 18 y/o sister 

one tree hill

one tree hill

not the tv show

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

so much sherbet 

one tree hill

one tree hill

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

one tree hill

one tree hill

one tree hill

auckland

auckland

auckland

auckland

dad: "i think the restaurant is down here"

sister: "this is a shipyard"

auckland

auckland

matamata

matamata

en route from auckland

matamata

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

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

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

cows

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

lunch stop 

matamata

matamata

my kinda place

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

good food.  but still puzzled by the decision to package a lemon-lime soda in a brown plastic bottle...

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

matamata

hobbiton

hobbiton

MADE IT TO THE SHIRE 

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

he almost fits

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

hobbiton

:))

hobbiton

hobbiton

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

lots of geothermal activity in this town.  these pools were everywhere

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

rotorua

tongariro national park

tongariro national park

en route 

tongariro national park

tongariro national park

entering the park.  mt ngauruhoe, aka MT DOOM in the background

tongariro national park

tongariro national park

the variety of the landscapes in this country is out of this world

tongariro national park

tongariro national park

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

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

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

tongariro national park

tongariro national park

wellington

wellington

wellington

wellington

father & son

wellington

wellington

basically the equivalent of when you would give your younger sibling an unplugged game controller so they felt included 

wellington

wellington

pro

wellington

wellington

wellington

wellington

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

wellington

wellington

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

beach day about an hour outside the city 

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

himatangi beach

sometimes they get along

picton

picton

on the ferry from the north to the south island

picton

picton

picton

picton

picton

picton

picton

picton

queenstown

queenstown

en route - about a 10 hour drive from here

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

starting to get into christchurch, about 5 more hours to go

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

never really got used to the right-side driving 

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

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

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

couldn't resist stopping here for a bit as the sun went down 

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

lake tekapo

queenstown

queenstown

back on the road

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

view from the hotel room 

queenstown

queenstown

can't imagine how stunning these guys are with a little bit of snow 

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

lake wakatipu

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

new years eve

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

nye

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

queenstown

doubtful sound

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

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

doubtful sound

doubtful sound

doubtful sound

doubtful sound

doubtful sound

doubtful sound

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

grumpy boy

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

sibs trying to comfort the grumpy boy

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

lake wanaka

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