Day Eighty-Seven

Happy New Year!  I'm back!!!  Did you miss me?  Didn't get to keep up with updates (at all) for many reasons, mainly being internet wasn't quite as easy to come by as we expected, but also simply because my focus was elsewhere!  It was exactly as we had hoped, a trip of a lifetime.

I tried to keep in mind, when I captured "the picture of the day", so even if something "better" comes along as I go through them all, I am using what I originally planned.  Over the next week you will be able to visit moecakes.blogspot.com to take a look at the rest of the pictures of this amazing island.

And finally, I am determined to do as little post-editing as possible, to show you the true beauty and look of what we saw day in and day out.  Hope you enjoy looking at the pics as much as I enjoyed taking them...well, almost as much!

Day Eighty-Seven

Day 1 - New Zealand

The first thing that captures your eye when driving through the Canterbury Hills is the FIELDS of lupins that line the highways.  The colors are amazing ranging from purple, to blue, to magenta, to pale pinks and creams.  Who could resist pulling over to "stretch your legs" and play in the fields?  With a crisp breeze it was the perfect start to our road trip, and Moe was there to lead Cakes through the tall grass and blooms reminding Cakes the whole time, "don't worry Lily, there are NO snakes in NZ!"