Hanmer Springs

After moving past from Lyford, we went to Hanmer Springs which was a small town that
we stayed for one night in accommodation. This town has a ski resort and is known for its hot springs. It is a popular destination in South Island and very much it has activities like bungy jumping, jet boating, mountain biking and bush waking. The first pictures that was taken from this area outside of Hanmer Springs
was Waiau Ferry Bridge
which is over the Waiau River.

Lyford

Sorry kiwis for not writing anything new to this blog. I had been catching a long break for fifteen months and there had been some slight inconveniences I noticed. I had gone back and changed them and I was too busy working on its sister site "FilmGuruLad", for more reviews, updates, etc. I'm sure that this might be the last time that I indefinitely delay this blog.

In today's post, there is nothing known much about Lyford, except that it was actually Mount Lyford for having a family-ski resort as we gone past it whilst heading for Hammer Springs.

Kiakoura

Kia ora, everyone! That's Maori 

for "hello". It's been a year since 

I barely posted more about my 

overseas trip in New Zealand 

on my other blog when I was still 

busy reviewing movies for Film 

Guru Lad and didn't have any 

time to write down the reminders 

of my long-term vacation. 

Starting here to the other places 

I've been to in the South Island is 

Kaikoura. This town known for 

its coaster walks, fishing ground 

and encounters with marine life

as possible to see any whales, 

dolphins, etc. As I recall, I only 

stopped here with my family as 

we only had a lunch break and 

began to do some sight-seeing 

at one of the areas. 

The pictures I took here as you 

look in the left side are not just 

the seagulls and wave areas. It 

is the fur seals that I have them 

photographed, even one I saw 

is lying in the boardwalk.

Waipapa Bay

Our next stop after Picton was
the small town of Waipapa Bay.
Above at Stage Highway 10, the
township of Waipapa is so
small, that most of the tourists
come through a daily basis to
pass it through from Kerikeri.
There is no supermarket or
a school to look by in this
destination, but you'll find there
are some affordable hotels

for those wanting accommodation 

for the night. There are a few

great things of this location, this
includes the town being inland
with no signs of beaches
except for its landing which is
named after the Waipapa
Stream where the ocean runs
in two directions of the north
and the south.

Without further ado, here are
the landscape pictures I have
taken at Waipapa Bay and
posted there for you.

Picton (Updated)

I'm so sorry, viewers for the

two year delay since I have 

written a post about my 

trip in New Zealand in

April 2011.

 

There will be no more pauses 

of work and the story of my
holiday will continue. After
the last day was not a good
day, due to having been sick.

I took aboard on a ferry from
the Wellington docks with
my family and being the first 

time I experienced the action
movie 'Unstoppable',
Tony Scott's swan song.

When after immediately
enjoying the ferry's luxuries
and view of the ocean,
the ship reached its
destination to the South
Island to the first place which 

was where I explored a place 

called Picton which links South 

and North Islands of New 

Zealand.

Wellington

Wellington

Here it is, the last city on the
North Island that I went to.
It is the capital city of New
Zealand known as Wellington.
It is the home of two effects
companies Weta Digital and
Weta Workshop, one of
which was co-founded by
movie director Peter
Jackson. I didn't get into
those two studios, but
I did get into the Wellington
cable car.

Otaki Beach

Very sorry, about an another
delay. I was still too busy
working on my other
blog-site Film Guru Lad
(click here) and other things.
These are the pictures of
Otaki Beach which is
mainly a residential area of
the town of Otaki which is
part of a Kapiti Coast,
District of North Island
and is situated half way
between the capital city
of Wellington and Palmerston
North.