NZ adventures, pt.2

The Trip: NZ, a few more days

Uuh yes, New Zealand gets better and better. Quite nothing like boating with dolphins jumping under a waterfall, is there? The above photos are from a few nature/special reserves: Milford Sound, Mavora Lakes, Deer Park, and Fantail Falls (the dolphins are from the first one), in addition to beaches, wineries, low-impact camping (you'll find the photo) and river surfing, which equals bodyboards plus grade 3-4 rapids, and feels like trying to swim in a washing machine on spin cycle.

But this is just a fraction of the visual evidence gathered this far. I have been lucky to be able to construct an itinerary which covers 80%-90% of the Lord of the Rings filming locations. There will be large posts detailing these experiences later. I wasn't sure if this would be a good way to spend time here until I got to the first one - walking up the hill portrayed as the rugged country south of Rivendell was like remembering something I thought I'd known.