Kaikoura - On the way home

Stunning scenary at Kaikoura. The snow capped mountains were quite breathtaking. No whales though. I thought they would be there to see me, but no. Maybe next time.


The last of our holiday pictures. You really don't want to know about the ferry trip home!

Heading for the Snowy Mountains

After a couple of very cold days and a lot of rain, we woke up to sun this morning and snow on the hills. My youngest is desperate to play in the snow, so we thought we would just drive until we found some. We had no idea where we were going. We just pointed the car in the direction of the snow. Every few kilometers there was a new awe inspiring view of the mountains, and I had to stop to take a picture (much to the annoyance of my youngest son).

We kept driving and driving, but we did not seem to get any closer.


The stunning views made us keep going on and on and on.

Nearly there

Not quite there yet. But still getting closer,

and closer,

and closer,

and nearly there.

Not quite close enough

We got closer,

and closer,

and closer,

but in the end the snow was just too far away.

No Picture

This morning the view over to the ranges was stunning. The snow caps were glistening pink in the dawn light. The mist(actually smog) covered Hastings in a lovely fluffy quilt. And to cap it all there where hot air ballons floating in front of the pink snowy peaks. Wow I thought the perfect snap. Reached for my camera and attempted to capture it all. But I had left my data card in my computer at home and the camera could not take the pic. By the time I got home, grabbed the card and headed back it had all gone. You will just have to take my word for how good it looked. Typical.

Another daisy from my garden, this one is a little past its best (just like me).

And a picture of the mountains with snow from yesterday. If you look very carefully you can spot mount Ruapehu, one of the few active volcanoes in New Zealand) way in the distance looking like a fluffy white cloud.