Goodbye to New Zealand!

Today is our last day in Wellington. We leave for Auckland at 1 pm and then board our flight to LA at 7 pm. This has been a wonderful vacation. Our trip to the South Island was incredible. We hiked part of the Coastal Trail in Abel Tasman National Park and saw beautiful golden beaches, crossed a swing bridge to a waterfall , then hiked and kayaked at the Lochmara Lodge, located in the Queen Charlotte sound. The view of the sound from the top of the hill on the Queen Charlotte Trail was spectacular. We will miss Maribeth and Scott very much and look forward to seeing their pictures as they travel south in the next month. We can agree with the statement in the travel guide that this country truly is magical!!! Thanks MB and Scott for a wonderful stay!! --Sue and Jim


View of Abel Tasman from the coast track
















View of the Queen Charlotte Sound after a tough walk
















Swing bridge





















Walking on the coast track in Abel Tasman