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Sunday, 15 July 2012

New Zealand - Part Two

Dear all,

 

Hope you are all well. New Zealand has been treating us well. Once we left Queenstown we headed over to the east coast, where the temperature was much more comfortable (being above zero!!) We headed over to Oamaru to see the boulders that have been created into near perfect spheres.

 

Oamaru Boulders

 

From here we headed up the east coast back to Picton and back over to the north island. On reaching the north island we headed up towards Lake Taupo where we enjoyed some naturally heated hot spring pools. Before heading up to the Coramandel coast.

 

Cathedral Cove, Coramandel Coast

 

The view from the top of Mt Maunganui, Coramandel Coast

 

Again another stunning part of the country and so stunning that Stu decided to propose to Laura! Fortunately she said yes. We then headed back to Auckland where Claire had a surprise for us, a meal in the revolving restaurant in the sky tower. Sky tower is the tallest building in the southern hemisphere overlooking Auckland. The food was magnificent and a great surprise. Thank you Claire and Paul for making an already special day just awesome!!!

The view from the sky tower

 

We have now had a great weekend chilling in Auckland and sorting bits and bobs out ready to return to Ocean Lady this week.

Messing around in Devonport

 

Auckland as viewed from Devonport

 

Hope everyone at home is well,

Love Stu and Laura xxx

 

 

Photos from last week:

 

Every corner has a wow factor, just one of the many lakes we have seen.

 

State Highway 6, a great road trip

 

Fox Glacier

 

More Wow factors

 

Lake Wanaka

 

On the coach tour to Milford sound, cold and snowy – perfect

 

Milford Sound

 

Milford Sound – absolutely stunning

 

 

 

 

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