No Hobbits, Amazing Landscape - Part One

Time Shift Note:  Yeah, I'm not being timely with these posts, live with it.

Photographic Evidence:  My plan is to post pictures in a Flickr account after I return.  For now, visualize.

When I visited New Zealand some five years ago, I fell in love with the beauty of the landscape, the warmth of the people, and the weather which appeared much like that of the San Francisco Bay Area.  I vowed to come back.  And now I have.  Was the first visit just a fluke or does New Zealand improve over time like a fine wine?

( First Impressions )

( Church of Christ )

( Onward to Rivendell )

Rivendell must still be out there somewhere.  But the Rocks, the drive to Franz Josef, and the zillion one lane bridges are for another post on another day.  Stay tuned if you're not hopelessly bored.