Punakaiki

Maya feeds the wild life.

I really liked the way that they set up the viewing paths around the rocks. There was still a lot of vegetation and as it curved around you would have an entirely different view.

Everyone needs to let off a little steam once in awhile.

Mom and Dad proved themselves to be great roadtrip companions and it was a lot of fun for the girls to spend the time with them.

Ed is the backpack king. Look how much he loves it!

I know this is late but I thought I would go ahead and post some pictures of some places we have been able to visit in New Zealand that are outside of Christchurch. This is during the road trip with my parents that we took up to the northern part of the south island and back down through the west coast. This is Punakaiki, aka, Pancake Rocks. We were there during low tide so the bursts weren't huge but the views were still grand and the formations unique. We had a really good time with my parents and we were lucky to have some nice baches to stay in during our travels. This place was a really nice cabin with views of fields of horses and the sea at the same time. Papa Georgio and Grandma Penney found a fun little walking trail that the girls loved and went on several times. Maya found a cool little "dock" to throw rocks into a pond. I can't believe we have only gotten to go here once during our stay in NZ. Such is the life of a student I guess. We look forward to coming back and being able to spend more time in places like this.

Ed's sleepy face. We always managed to get into places late so it was fun for the kids and us to wake up and see the beauty that we were sleeping in.

You can't see it in this picture, but in "real life" at the edge of the green you can see the ocean. Farmland meets the ocean, absolutely spectacular.

I couldn't resist an action shot.

Maya makes a wish.

The girls beat these horses in a race-no problem. Maybe they felt slow after Maya fed them all of those apples.