On August 3rd, we drove from Oamaru, NZ to Kaikoura, NZ. It was a long day’s drive via Christchurch that showed us a lot of South Island countryside.

My second-favorite road sign in the whole country

Countryside we drove through

The lunch bunch

Things we saw along the way, not all of them explicable

On arrival in Kaikoura, we were treated to a place that looked a little bit like heaven. Snowclad mountains march down to the tree-lined water, and the ocean draws your eye to a distant horizon.

Our route of travel that day. And the overall maps of the trip.

Next up: dawn over the Pacific, and swimming with dolphins.

As usual, more at the Flickr set.

Photo © 2013, Joseph E. Lake, Jr., B. Lake and Lisa Costello.

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