LOVELY NEW ZEALAND

Everyone knows that NZ is scenic but I just wanted to post a few shots that prove that point. I have waxed poetic in this blog on may occasions about the how lovely the countryside is all across NZ. This weekend here in Nashville I have been cleaning out my computer photo files and find I am having a hard time "letting go" of some of the old shots. For example here are three shots taken by our son, Brandon, over the last decade. The rainbow shot is just as random road scene on the south island where a rainbow suddenly popped up. That is Brandon on the Franz Josef Glacier working on his roping technique. He does a bit of climbing in the Southern Alps and thus has acquired advance rope safety skills. This shot was mid summer in NZ up high on the glacier. The last shot is of Lake Wanaka in the Southern Alps. Wanaka is our favorite spot down south in NZ and most overseas tourists miss it even though it is just over an hour from nearby Queenstown. Be sure to include Wanaka in any tour of the South Isle of NZ.

We are still in Nashville enjoying the US summer. Hard to believe it is mid winter down at Hawks Nest Vineyard. We are counting the days now until we go back down under for NZ spring. Only a month to go for us!!!

More soon!!!

Dr JIM