Skydiving at Lake Wanaka

Lake Wanaka




Great country for growing apples...


And for scenic skydiving!















Wanaka, New Zealand
August 2011

Welcome to the South Island!

Friendly fur seals at Separation Point in Abel Tasman National Park






















New Zealand has a whole lot of sheep. Everywhere we turned there was another picturesque field full of them! This one even had a rainbow!



Abel Tasman National Park, New Zealand
August 2011

Josh and the Giant Squid

Wellington Museum
Wellington, New Zealand
August 2011

Waitomo

Beneath innocent-looking sheep fields lie...


glow worm caves!


We decided to take full advantage of New Zealand's adventure-tourism and arrived in Waitomo just in time for the last scheduled inner-tubing-down-an-underground-river tour. Luckily for us, no one else was signed up for this last time slot of the day, so it was just us and our guide!










Waitomo, New Zealand
August 2011

Driving South back down the North Island

Good score for our second camper relocation!



Tongariro National Park
















Tongariro, New Zealand
August 2011

Cape Reinga

Far North New Zealand












Cape Reinga, New Zealand
August, 2011

Our NZ Roadtrip begins

The country was in the midst of a cold-snap when we arrived, with temperatures at record lows, so we headed north in search of warm weather! The historic town of Russell was our first stop.







The cheapest rental car we could find! It was like driving a toy car.







New Zealand's petrol stations go way back...

Random rooster trying to hop into our rental car when we stopped to look at a waterfall...




Maori dance performance