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    Go Big Or Go Home: Round the World Edition We quit our jobs to go exploring before we are too old to hike up mountains and mountain bike down volcanoes. We may be a little crazy but we like it that way!

    Photos from New Zealand

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    Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake the Cardboard Cathedral was designed by a Japanese architect. The cathedral is made of cardboard tubes, eight shipping containers forming the walls, concrete and wood. Views[432] The horizontal visibility of Te Waikoropupu Springs is 63 meters and considered second to sub-glacial water in the Antarctic. Views[365] One last caving adventure. Views[337] Old Man Rock was appropriately named. Views[499] The cape and its cliffs are composed of late Cretaceous quartz sandstones. Views[362]
     
    Cape Farewell was named by Captain James Cook in 1770. Its clifftop walk has stunning vistas of the Tasman Sea on one side and sand dunes on the other. Views[236] The spit has also claimed human lives from being lashed by giant seaweed. Views[210] Whale strandings are a common occurrence on the spit and has claimed 680 whales since 2014. Views[192] Farewell Spit is at the end of Golden Bay South Island and is the longest sandspit in New Zealand stretching for 26 km above the sea. Views[161] 28 km and 5 hours later we reach Punga Cove to be picked up by our boat and taken back to Picton. Views[208]
     
    Beautiful rock beaches along the Queen Charlotte track. Views[211] Great views of Queen Charlotte Sound Views[190] Dropped off by boat at the beginning of the Queen Charlotte track. Views[202] Queen Charlotte Sound Views[232] Pancake Rocks in Punakiki formed by a process called stylobedding. Views[408]
     
    Pancake Rocks in Punakiki. Views[313] Accommodations in Franz Josef got us ready for a Glow Worm caving adventure. Views[271] Fox Glacier ice cave. Views[296] Squeezing through a fracture. Views[256] Spent 3 hours on Fox Glacier. Views[261]
     
    Fox Glacier pool. Views[236] Ascending Fox Glacier. Views[221] Lots going on at the helipad. Views[228] Heli ride to Fox Glacier. Views[232] Lake Te Anau. Views[247]
     
    Luxmore Cave along the Luxmore Trail. Views[226] Decending into Luxmore Cave. Views[244] Kepler Trail 30 km Great Walk from Te Anau to Luxmore Hut. Views[227] Didn't know they handed these out. Views[223] The iconic photo of Mitre Peak on the shore of Milford Sound. Views[231]
     
    Lady Bowen falls. Views[245] Milford Sound boat ride. Views[226] Boat ride on the Milford Sound. Views[245] Mirror Lakes on our way to Milford Sound. Views[269] Eglinton Valley on our way to Milford Sound. Views[249]
     
    Kepler Track just outside of Te Anau. One of the Great Walks called Rainbow Reach. Views[233] TSS Earnslaw coal powered Twin Screw Steamer sailing out of Queenstown. Views[245] Mount Alfred just outside of Glenorchy. Views[252] Mount Alfred just outside of Glenorchy. Views[260] Ben Lomond overlooking Queenstown. Views[221]
     
    Top of Ben Lomond looking down on Queenstown. Views[227] An unexpected visit from a Kea bird during lunch. Views[264] Well deserved lunch break at the top of Mount Lomond. Views[292] Ben Lomond was a beast! Views[245] Getting ready to tackle Ben Lomond mountain. Views[231]
     
    Lord of the Beans mural made out of Jelly Belly jelly beans at the top Queenstown gondola. Views[243] Tour of Cardrona Distillery makers of gin, vodka and whiskey. Views[201] The most photographed picture in Wanaka is this Wanaka tree. Views[456] Taking in the view with a little old lady. Views[228] Rob Roy Glacier Mount Aspiring National Park. Views[243]
     
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