Thirty Day Journey

Hey Ya'll!

Today (New Zealand time) marks the day on which I started this journey to New Zealand.  I still cannot believe that I have been living in another country, especially one as beautiful as this one :)

Since being here I have hiked, biked, ran and explored the surrounding areas.  Needless to say with all that activity my clothes are falling off me a.k.a. I have a legitimate excuse to go shopping.  Not that I ever need one ;) Well we all just got back from a short trip to Christchurch and I am spending the day attempting to catch up on editing so that I can share more with ya'll.  Especially from Art Deco weekend because that was just spectacular! This is not the easiest feat in the world since it's warm and sunny outside.... yeah remember it's summer here no snow :P

Anywho here are a few pictures of the incredible views off of Te Mata Peak.  I have been up here a couple of times, this time it was very cold and windy but the clouds were incredible. For a while there I thought I was back home where it's cold :)

Nifty map to give ya'll an idea of where I'm at 

Yeah it's just breathtaking here!! I am loving all my little adventures here and am looking forward to many more :)

Tukituki and Moooooooo Cows

Hey Ya'll!

It has been quite the busy week here! I spend a ton more time outside and going on adventures here than I do in the States.  This needs to be carried over once I go back :) A lovely women at church loaned me a spare bike for while I'm here.  I gave it a go yesterday and I have not forgotten how to ride.  However it seems like everyone here is such a biking pro I think I look quite hilarious on a bike compared to them.  One of the things I have learned and I am not sure if it applies to all of New Zealand, but at least in the Hawkes Bay area drivers love to use the bike lane.  Which is not cooooool at all and illegal for them to be driving in it (unless trying to park which hasn't been the case when my life is flashing before my eyes)

Anywho I wanted to share some of yesterdays adventures with ya'll I biked out to Tukituki River.  It was an absolutely glorious ride.  The sky was overcast, but it doesn't dampen any of the magnificent scenery as you can see.

Tukituki River

I kept hearing baaaaaaing and realised there was a sheep grazing, pretty neat!

On the way back while going up a hill (which may be the death of me) I hopped off my bike and began to walk up it when all the cows came down the hill to say hi.  Pretty awesome right?!

This one was especially curious

Well I hope ya'll had a wonderful day!

Sail Into the Sun

Hey ya'll,

I am all settled in New Zealand, never thought that would happen! Let the adventure begin! This is quite an exciting chapter of my life :) New Zealand is absolutely breathtaking!!! I cannot say enough about the beautiful sites, sounds, and smells of here.  In the near future I will be venturing out to different areas, especially to see the Lord of the Rings filming locations (geeking out about that one).  For now I thought I would share a few of the landscape shots I have taken.

Awesome right? More to come!