Middle Earth

Power lines aside, this definitely resembles more than a few scenes from LOTR.
Power lines aside, this definitely resembles more than a few scenes from LOTR.
I had been wanting to stretch my legs and also get a photo of this weird purple and green vegetation covering every visible surface when this really abrupt Scenic Overlook sign popped up. Considering Czytaj więcej
Popped out of some gorgeous pine and green pasture covered mountains and landed on the beach!
Napier went through a horrible earthquake in the 30s and so when they rebuilt it they did the whole thing Czytaj więcej
Favorite lodgings so far! (definitely getting in that tub tonight)
A little hard to tell but there's a nice rainbow across the mountains just to the left of center.
Finally made it to Rivendell! I wish I had more time to explore the park that it's in, Kaitoke. The whole area is gorgeous. The set itself is pretty small and there's also nothing left of it. That Czytaj więcej
Thanks to a ridiculous traffic jam nearly all the way from my hotel to the ferry terminal, I really thought I was going to miss the ship. Not real sure if my voucher would have carried over to a later Czytaj więcej
Calm sea but windy and cold on deck. The south island is certainly impressive looking!
Made it to port!
Kelly CoreanLooks like Wyoming to me... sagebrush and snow covered mountains