Top 20 New Zealand photos from our trip

Here are a few of my favourite shots from our trip to New Zealand.

Enjoy.

Tolaga Bay: home of New Zealand’s longest wharf

Early morning on the beach at Herbertville

Great reflections and mood; Herbertville

Akitio: Log on the beach

West Coast of South Island NZ

Farewell Split: the weather flows North here

Flower blossoms in Abel Tasman

Glowworms amass for a great photo op

Castlepoint Lightouse: a majestic looming tower

Castlepoint: The postcard!

Moeraki Boulders: Solitude in the early morning

Moeraki Boulders: The flow of the sea, the still of the harboured water

Tolaga Bay Wharf: 660 metres stretching into the Pacific Ocean

Kererū: New Zealand pigeon eating blossoms

The low tide's art work

Freedom flight at Castlepoint New Zealand

Gliding on the warm breezes: Castlepoint, NZ

Shellfish cluster, Farewell Spit, NZ

The rain forest canopy: Karamea, NZ

West Coast Highway heading towards Franz Josef, NZ

Day 39 - The voyage home

We opted for a day in Auckland before heading home.  So off we shot for the waterfront where all the action was.  We will be missing... Kiwi meat pies

.... Rugby everywhere

... A little Middle Earth

... and all the friends we met along the way.

We will always carry a warm reflection of New Zealand in our hearts.

The only question left to answer is when will we be back!

We saw beautiful things, had wonderful adventures and made some exquisite friends.  Our trip was successful in every regard and we would not have changed a single thing except having more time in the land of the long white cloud and the ability to share the trip with my wife Correen and my son Elliot. 

39 days and 8991 kilometres later

Her last NZ ice cream

Almost time to go...

So long Auckland, so long New Zealand

Day 38 - Sunny Hamilton Zoo

Today the sun was shining and we were off to find some gifts to take home.  We went into the CBD of Hamilton and parked at a mall.  We walked around spending our money on some nice gifts, a massage for me and more ice cream for Tegan.  There were a number of galleries we visited with some interesting ideas, but the prices were pretty high so we moved on.

 
We considered a waterpark, but settled on the Hamilton Zoo and it was a very pleasant experience. Our favourite animals were the Cockatoos, the Rhinos and the Kakariki; a small green parakeet.

Tegan even found her name etched into some living bamboo stalks.

So with the zoo completed, we made our way for our final destination: Auckland.

Finding a hotel was a little difficult, but after a couple of hours we snagged one and went out shopping for some wine to bring home.  A night in watching TV and organizing our bags for the trip home was in order.  We would be on our way home tomorrow and we were both happy and sad with that news.