Wednesday, December 16, 2009

A final recap...

... so it has now been almost 20 months since Ann Marie and I returned from our adventures in New Zealand. As we're about to go back to celebrate my cousins' weddings, we felt the need to finally document the 2nd half of our time there from early 2008!!

Rather than spend tons of time describing everything, I've linked below to our various picture albums from our major travels and activities over the NZ summer. We've included captions to describe much of what's going on in the albums...


First, our week-long road trip from Auckland back to Wellington after Xmas 2007:

Bay of Islands


The Road to Waitomo


Rotorua


Mitai Hangi


Taupo



Next, a look at the infamous Wellington 7s rugby tournament from early February - the biggest party of the year in Wellington!

Wellington Sevens



Our big trek in March, the Tongariro Crossing!

Tongariro Crossing



The very enjoyable, extended birthday weekend in Nelson - the last trip we took before packing up and departing for the States.

Nelson and Able Tasman



And finally, a collection of photos from throughout Jan to Apr -- gatherings, shots of the US Embassy softball team, various hikes, and other events.

NZ Feb-Apr Other