On Friday we left the biggest city in New Zealand for one of it's tiniest towns (if you can even call it that). We're staying a holiday home backing onto a golf course and Lake Maraetei, one of 7 or 8 hydro lakes on the Waikato River.
Fun fact: These dams produce 15% of New Zealands hydro
A few pictures from our drive:
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| There are supposed to be so many sheep in NZ but so far I think we've seen way more cows! |
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| Our first view of Mt. Reapehu and Mt. Ngauruhoe (aka Mt. Doom) in the distance - can you make it out? |
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| Beautiful rolling hills |
We found Hobbiton! Or close to it anyway. The info centre in Matamata looked pretty good to us and it was free - we may not have to go to Hobbiton anymore ;)
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| A gift from our Auckland neighbour - apple cucumbers. Yum! |
We ended the day with a fire in the outside fireplace...
And woke up the next morning to enjoy my morning coffee with this view!
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