New Zealand Journey 2016

Trip down under

New Zealand 2016

 View from Raumati

Donald and Ann Massie's 

Home

Ann in her beautiful garden

Tui bird

Donald Massie overseeing his flock

Jetting the young ones

The young shepherd Branson

Pohutukawa Tree
New Zealand Christmas tree

Wellington - North Island

Ferry across Cook Strait to Picton

Headed to the South Island

(Can be the roughest waters on the planet)

South Island with the North Island and windmills in the
background.

Beautiful sunset at our rental
house in Nelson, wrapping up
2015.  Eager to bring
in the New Year.

Mapua, South Island
Gorgeous inlet and a huge white heron
that I snuck up on for the
perfect picture.

Hamish.  The fake rendition of the
white heron that returned 15 years
in a row.

Marlborough Wine Country
Amazing Sauvignon Blanc tasting
With great friends that we
both hadn't seen in years.

Army of tractors hauling out fishing boats.

Abel Tasman National Park

Headed to our private beach.
Abel Tasman National Park.

Amanda

Swimming in the Tasman Bay

Matt

Pepin Island
Les and Matt spear fishing
and diving for dinner.

Crayfish

Mighty hunter and gatherer

Golden Bay

We stopped at an incredible vineyard.
Peter Yealands
"Worlds most ecologically advanced
winery, devoted to 100%
sustainability.

Only one to have visited
from Nevada.
Smile :-)

Classical music piped over 7,000 acres of vines.

"Think Boldly

Tread lightly

and never say

it can't be

done"

-Peter Yealands

Yealands had both
Merino and Baby Doll
sheep.

Raumati
Back home to North
Island.
Massie Residence

Bull Beef

 

Hawkes Bay Wine Region
Craggy Range Vineyard

Hawkes Bay
Church Road Vineyard

Sandra, Donald, and Daniel

Amanda, Daniel, and San

Donald and Nephew Logan

Grant and Donald

Logan and Georgia
counting steps

Won first place in show jumping that day.
Nice job.

Embracing 2016

What a stunning break

Cheers