Hello all! Finally home! It was a long ride home, and a lot of confusion and miscommunication with the flights. We weren't sure if we would be able to make it on the plane. We eventually did, and made it home. We travelled for over 40 hours on Wednesday, because of time changes. I sure am glad that everyday is not that long. haha. Anyway... it was an amazing trip, and I learned SO much! I was very sad to go, but I'm happy to be home. I'll got back someday. My next adventure, I hope, is Africa! Here are some of the 1,000 pictures I took. Enjoy!
This is Chelsea and I in the parking lot of Hope College, at the beginning of our journey, excited and ready to go.
This is us in Malibu, California. After we missed our flight because of delays and broken toilets, we were put up in the Westin, and got to spend time with Chelsea's friend Cory for the day!
This is the Maori performance we went to see. It is the song and dance of the Maori people. It was really neat!
This is the Hotel SO which I am obsessed with! It doesn't look like much, but I'll show more pictures for those who are interested. haha.
This is the Archway to Cathedral square in Christchurch. at night.
This is the view looking down onto Canterbury, from the mountain that we were driving into. Beautiful. Too bad it was cloudy that day.
Here is a picture of a wire sculpture hanging in the middle of the courtyard of the art museum in Christchurch. Each direction you look at it from, has the staircase facing a different direction.
Christchurch Cathedral.
Chelsea, John and I taking a picture in front of lake Tekapo, on our way to Aokori/Mt. Cook.
Lake Tekapo.
Aoraki/Mt. Cook.
Paintings on a limestone cliff, formed by the ocean.
Chelsea and I posing as Cadbury Chocolate Factory Workers.
An albatross that we were lucky enough to see flying!
a beautiful view of the ocean from the bus at the penguin place.
A close up of the Yellow eyed penguin!
The sunrise at the Fiordland Motel. Probably the only thing that was good about that place. haha.
More views of the mountains.
A picture of Mirror Lakes. It's too bad it was cloudy, because everyone said that this is a spectacular sight in good weather.
Waterfall on the side of the road on the way to Milford Sound.
Tunnel through the mountain on the way to Milford Sound.
The boat we took to Milford Sound.
A waterfall in Milford Sound.
Milford Sound.
The waterfall that the boat was driving us under! We got SOAKED!
The view looking out of the Gondola in Queenstown.
The view from the Skyline Gondola Restaurant where I was sitting.
A bungee jumping platform that was ALSO outside our window at the restaurant.
Chelsea, John and I in the Minus 5 degree ice bar. Very cold! Even our drinks were served in Ice!
More mountains!
The Fork farm. We got to watch sheep dogs herd them in!
Fox Glacier. The pictures do not do it justice.
we also went to a dairy farm!
One of my very favorite places! Hokitika Gorge! Look how BEAUTIFUL the water is!
John-doing the Maori face.
Seagulls flying around the water which looks like it's boiling, because of all of the fish jumping!
Harvey got one of the locals to let him reel a fish in. Look what they caught in 15 minutes!
Here is a motion picture of some of the dolphins that we saw...
Here's a picture if little nick (the sperm whale) about to dive.
Chelsea, Barb and I standing at the tip of Kaikora Peninsula.
We also got to get really close to a Fur Seal!
Here, there were hundreds of sheep that were blocking us from going down the road! I don't think that the farmer was very happy with us, when they all started running away when we started moving through the herd.
John and Gloria and Bob in the hot tub at Hamner hot Springs.
Chelsea singing Karaoke.
Little Blue Penguin! TINY!
Chelsea and John in the Antarctic Storm room! Just like Michigan winters.
Pretty clouds and water out my airplane window.
Chelsea not happy about going home.
The "Lost 8". The group of us trying to make it home, which was a lot harder than it should have been. But we MADE IT!
I hope you enjoy my pictures! I enjoyed taking them. I can't wait to show you all the rest of my pictures, and videos! Cheers!
Lexi
