Capturing the Moment

   Fjordland National Park is the biggest national park in New Zealand. It covers the southwest corner of the south island and has ice carved fjords, massive sea cliffs, lakes and valleys, and towering waterfalls. Multi-day hikes abound and since you can fill your canteen with water straight from one of the thousands of waterfalls your pack won't even be that heavy. Although it might be wet, everything is saturated here with the incessant rain. Looking back from the mouth   Of course as we neared the town of Te Anau, the gateway in Fjordland National Park, the rain started and didn't stop all day. Luckily the rain does not stop things here in the Fjordlands. In fact it just brings more waterfalls. Some of which dry up shortly after the rain stops. Our final destination was Milford Sound, the end of the road. From here boats leave a tiny harbor and spend a couple hours motoring around the fjord and out to the opening to the Tasman Sea. Fur Seals are often seen fr...

Leaving Bali was a very difficult thing for us to do. The surf is amazing, the diving is out of this world, and everything is so cheap. But knowing that the south island of New Zealand was at the other end of our plane ride made the parting much easier. I have been to New Zealand once before. I hitchhiked from Auckland down to Wellington then all over the south island. I'm looking forward to going back to some of those highlights and also having some new adventures along the way. The Brain Beebop, Rocksteady, and Shredder Even April O'Neil made the cut   For the next week and a half we have a tricked out camper van rented. This will give us lots of options and freedom, plus they paint all their vans wild themes. I was pretty pumped when we picked up ours because it is decked out with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme. All the way down to April O'Neil and Beebop and Rocksteady. This cartoon was a Saturday morning staple for me growing up. Picking up the van...