NEW ZEALAND
It’s the stuff dreams and legends are made of. I think God created it just to prove that he exists.
One visit will never be enough… although it altered my heart, mind and spirit forever.
To say that I love it there is a complete and resounding understatement!
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Yes, it's really THAT blue! Of course, it depends somewhat upon the light. At 50 miles long, this is the largest lake in New Zealand. Feels like it goes on forever! It's also fah-REEZING cold, being fed by glaciers and all; which also accounts for this amazing color.
The particular shade of blue that looked good on most everyone. Especially Lake Wakatipu this fine and stormy day.
The sign at the start of it says: "The Most Beautiful Road in the World". I now know it's true!
The Clouds Liked Blue Wakatipu Too
"Really? Seriously??" I kept thinking at every bend of the road in New Zealand. Stunning beauty everywhere. And the colors!! It was like Hawaii, Tahiti and similarly adorned-in-blue places I've seen; there is a likeness amongst them. Natural wonder siblings.
Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand I swear I see God and hear music within a heavenly light like this! In this case, it was beaming through rain squalls on Lake Wakatipu, Queensland, New Zealand. I love going out in stormy weather - at least the kind where breaks like this could occur. When they do, it's like a choir of angels sing! Sometimes you have to wait. You learn to watch the sky, the position of the sun, the direction of the upper winds that blow the clouds one way or another... which is usually moving at a different rate of speed than the breezes on the ground. You have to use your spidey senses. Of course, you need an amazing backdrop for the effect to really fly. It needs scope, size and distance for it to feel epic. That's where New Zealand shines. I was with Trey Ratcliff, Curtis Simmons and Scott Kublin this day. It looked like it would be a grey, rainy, stormy one as we gazed out the window. So we did the only sensible thing: we jumped in the car and went looking for Magic. You never know, just sitting at home, whether something amazing will happen. Sometimes you make the effort for naught. But sometimes you're rewarded with a gloriousness that reminds you why you came to this Earth. I live for moments like this...
Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand
Lake Wakatipu, New Zealand In that moment, she realized that courage was knowing the odds, but sailing on anyway. Radiantly. With panache.
New Zealand
New Zealand
Was it the road to doom or ultimate freedom? The only way to know, she realized, was to embark on the journey. With eyes and ears open.
She knew it the minute she laid eyes upon it: this was the place where "Awe" is made. And then some.
In a tasty splash of color - just like my two favorite kinds of peppers.
Milford Sound Woke Moody That Morning
Rainy, rainy the night before, Milford Sound woke moody and blue in the morning. It happened sometimes, and it frankly wished the tourists would quite imagining that every day was sunshine and fairies. It sent a sand fly to bite one with a camera. Yeah. That kind of moody.
These magnificent sentries are like dare-you-to-pass guardians of ancient realms. I felt like I should have to decode an ancient rune or dodge poison darts whilst leaping from rock to rock over a wide mountain stream to gain entry. But that day but we were allowed to drive peacefully on through.
The moment you know it's all about Perspective.