Walking around Auckland with our luggage - Lonnnng story! Let's just say the day ended well anyway!
Our incredible ship - Holland America's 1400 passenger ms Volandam
Our EVEN MORE incredible 550 sq. ft luxury suite! Happy Birthday Mary!
New Zealand's most active volcano - White Island
Our first port! Tauranga, heading for our extreme sports day in nearby Rotorua
Showing off our mud-splattered 4x4 after putting it to the test on the offroad course
This high speed, 450hp jet boat can hit 60 mph in 4 seconds and needs less than 2 feet of water - amazing and what a blast!
Here we are laughing hysterically and zooming around the tight cornered-man made course!
Ready for a real adventure? The Rotorua Swoop! We put on the hang gliding harness and let the crane lift us up to about 170 feet!
Then we had to pull our OWN rip cord to start a 3G-force free fall before swinging out! Whatta rush!!
Swinging through the tree tops!
Napier, beautiful Tuki Tuki Valley, near Hawke's Bay
On top of the world, well actually Mt. Te Mata. Just a beautiful area!
Gee, maybe we'll trade the luxury suite for a night of camping?? NOT!!!!!!
A creative sign for "Windy" Wellington's famous cable car ride
Beautiful demonstration of the sheep dogs at work. Barewood Farm in the Marlborough region of Picton.
Mary had a little..... can you guess??? Bah Bah!!
Flowers on the Barewood Farm in the Marlborough region of Picton, our first port on the south island of New Zealand.
The incredible gardens of Upton Oaks in the Marlborough region
Summer is near and the bees are bizzy!
Our High Country Explorer adventure led us to some of the less traveled areas outside of Christchurch. Check out the baja bus!
We saw lots of sheep roaming the high country. This is a very young lamb, it still has its tail.
Us taking in the beautiful scenery at Flock Hill Station Lodge after lunch.
The "money" shot. The southern Alps proudly frame this perfect view from Flock Hill Station.
Incredibly ornate tilework throughout the Taieri Gorge Railway station in Dunedin.
Lots of marine life in Dunedin, especially seals - how cute!
Beautiful coastal bluffs of Dunedin.
Our last stop in New Zealand was to "cruise" Milford Sound. It was quite stormy with rough water but absolutely breathtaking scenery of waterfalls.
