New Zealand – Days 14 and 15

Paragliding over Queenstown.
Paragliding over Queenstown.

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Today was our last full day in New Zealand and we wanted to try a few of the traditional tourist things before the long flight home.

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New Zealand – Day 13 Part 1

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After a good night’s sleep and a quick oatmeal breakfast, I was charged up and ready to get going on this day.  I wasn’t expecting super pictures because I knew the times of day that we would be hitting our stops wouldn’t give us great light, but just being in those places would be a real treat.  We were going to see the other two of the top three places I wanted to visit on this trip.

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New Zealand – Day 12

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I love the shape and color of these rocks. Once again, impossibly blue-green NZ water.

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TWIZEL
For a day called Black Friday, it sure did start off with a beautiful sunrise.  I missed the beginning of it but screamed out the back door of our room and grabbed a few shots as the sky lit up.  It turned the mountains opposing the sunrise all shades of gorgeous.  Purple mountain majesty indeed!

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