Scenes from the South Island’s East Coast
So, do you want to get a look at all of this awesomeness we speak of, or what? The locals on the east coast kept telling us the real beauty is out west, but we think they’re just being modest. We found the east coast to be pretty fantastic, ourselves. Lots of coastline, lots of sheep, with a rainbow at the end? Yep, the east coast whetted our appetite, big time. (Above: The jaw dropping Banks Peninsula that first let us know what we were in for. Totally worth the detour from Christchurch.)
Months of chasing sunsets in the Southeast Asian islands with hit or miss results, and we get a stunner on night three in New Zealand without trying. Shot from the side of the road on the Banks Peninsula.
Akaroa - a little belle of a French town in the middle of former Brit-land.
Another day, another highway sunset.
Omarau, if only you didn't chill us to the bone, we'd love you and your historic buildings.
A windy stop by the Moeraki boulders.
Our first indication that there may just be a lot of sheep in this country.
Good thing we took the scenic route marked with the tiny sign on the way to Dunedin, because we got to see this...
...and this!
Apparently the autumn weather turned for the worse the day we arrived. Fantastic. It was so cold, even the horses needed coats.
I love New Zealand already ~ the scenery is like you said, Amy ~ ridiculously awesome! That first picture is like a painting.