Picturesque Sheep

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It's been a busy couple of weeks of working and preparing for Christmas.  The time has just flown by and it doesn't help that it is summer so for me it really did not feel like Christmas. Maybe that's why I didn't do my shopping until the 23rd... Christmas just snuck up on me. However now that some of the festivities have stopped I have some free time to relax and edit away.  Plus I think I'm still in a food coma from all the amazing food I ate..... so editing pictures is just about all I have the energy for :)

I am really grateful to all my friends who have spent time with me over the Christmas season ya'll have definitely made it a really great Kiwi Christmas. It was also neat to experience how a different culture celebrates Christmas. I am definitely going to take away some of the food traditions :)

Anywho the drive back was breathtaking, naturally.  This time we pulled over to see the sheep.  Sheep and New Zealand are just synonymous. And man oh man the backdrop could not be more picturesque :) I also manage to get some out of the window shots.... yeah I do that a lot here.

On a side note lamb is really amazing, I have eaten it way more here than ever before.  Oh and lamb on Christmas is especially yum!!!

I hope ya'll enjoyed!

End of the Road

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After driving down the beautiful winding road, through woods and streams we arrived at the end of the road.  Awaiting us was the magnificent field enclosed by mountains. Yeah that was pretty amazing.  It was great to just wander around and absorb all the little and big features of the terrain. I am a sucker for the mountains and flowers in New Zealand and this site had both *insert big grin*

I hope ya'll enjoyed!

Not So Wild Horses Dragged Me Away.....

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As we continued to travel along the Glenorchy-Paradise Road there were stellar views all around. However, when we came across these horses grazing surrounded by amazing views that took the cake.  And if ya'll know me I am a sucker for animals.  So naturally I just had to pop out of the car and say hello to my new friends :)

The best part for me was that they did not run away #score. A few actually came up to say hello, pretty much made my day. After my mini shoot with the horses we continued on. The back roads of New Zealand are just breathtaking. The mountain views get me every time! It's just absolutely stunning!! So thankful I was able to capture this side of the road shot. This is what the dive out is like, amazing views everywhere! I just hope I didn't get drool on the windows :p Just kidding ;)

The South Island has some really spectacular scenery and I am so grateful I was able to soak some of it in! Until next time!

Diamond Lake

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The South Island scenery continues! My lovely host family took another boarder and myself for a drive out to Glenorchy.  In order to get there you travel along this winding road that parallels Lake Wakatipu and I cannot say it enough how absolutely stunning the scenery is! Thankfully there are safe places to pull over and snap some photographs, like this first one :)

We actually went past Glenorchy to Otago first and took in the views from Diamond Lake.  It was pretty amazing, the sand flies are not so amazing so have spray on you.  Another tip, when driving out there the road is not exactly "finished" so you go through some creeks.  So watch the water level and maybe don't go after a big rain.  For the record we did great and had no issues. Anywho I loved taking in this view! And get this we were the only people there #score! Yeah I really enjoyed that part, especially not having to fight for a view :) 

Searching for skipping stones

Perfecting the art of skipping rocks/I made them keep going till I got a picture :)

So thankful I was able to get some pictures of myself amongst this beautiful creation! Hope ya'll enjoyed more to come :)