Oh the Places We’ve Left To Go

We know, as of this writing, our tour of New Zealand is at least 75% complete and the end is closing in rapidly.   For posterity, and for a little geography assistance, to date (zoom to see):

Auckland
Christchurch
Twizel
Wanaka
Queenstown
Mt. Aspiring National Park
Catlins
Invercargill
The South West Coast
Tuatapere
Milford Sound
Te Anau
Fiordland
Routeburn
Southland
Mt. Cook
West Coast
Aurthur’s Pass
Nelson
Tasman
Golden Bay
Abel Tasman
Lewis Pass
Kaikoura
Picton
Wellington
Waiarapa
Hawke’s Bay
East Coast
Bay of Plenty
Rotorua
Taupo

Now that the Rugby World Cup (taking place in New Zealand) is on, we get asked everywhere we go, “So, Here for the Rugby?!”   We’ve given up explaining ourselves and just say, “Yup!”   There will probably be no end to this question, as our planned departure is about when the Rugby ends. What do we still hope to see?

Coromandel Peninsula
Rotorua
Whangarei
Bay of Islands
Northland
Raglan
New Plymouth
Mt. Taranaki
Tongariro National Park
Te Uruwera National Park

And of course the question looms… where to next?   The Philippines?   SE Asia?   On a boat?   If we can’t set sail from NZ (looking unlikely due to timing again.   Argh!   Stupid hurricanes.), the cheapest flight will become very attractive.   Excited to be someplace new, and bit nostalgic to be leaving New Zealand! ♣