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A picture of Taihape. These rolling green hills dotted with sheep are everywhere.
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One weekend I put about 1400 kilometers on a rental car driving all over the north island. This is a picture across some sheep pastures to Mount Ruapehu. Interestingly, there are more sheep in New Zealand than there are people. |
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At the base of Whakapapa ski area, I hiked through the brush to this waterfall |
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Outside Rotorua is a park that has several active sulfer pits. I am amazed at how many different landscapes New Zealand has to offer. |
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I took a detour and spent several hours driving along the Wanganui river. This unsuspecting cow outside of the town of Jerusalem wasn't quite sure of what to make of me |
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This is the river along which the River Anduin was shot for
the filming of the Lord of the Rings.
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Couldn't resist a little bungy jumping in Taupo
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The America's Cup was going on in Auckland while I was there.
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The Oracle Team boat from the United States. |
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The world's first public viewing of Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers was in Wellington, which happened to be where I was staying. The show started at midnight, which was 5am the previous day in the US. A friend was able to get tickets. We were served cappuccinos and sundaes while we watched the movie from our recliner chairs. |
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I planned to make a left in the small town of Pipriki. However, once I rounded the corner it became a staring contest between one of me and 50 thousand of them. They won. I turned right.
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