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Best of 2018

2018 began in Tolaga Bay (a couple of hours north of Gisborne) with my lovely friends - the Reeves family. We partied on their farm, did some wakeboarding and ate way too much over the course of a few days. Since then, I've... covered more than 30,000km in my car, volunteered for sporting event XRACE, survived 5 days kayaking on the Whanganui River, worked as a primary school teacher, survived mountain-biking the Timber Trail, visited White Island, reached the summit of Mount Taranaki, explored almost every corner of New Zealand's north island and met some truly, truly wonderful people. Far too many to name! On Christmas Eve, I crossed to the South Island for new adventures with my family over the holiday season. Since then it's been a whirlwind adventure down the West Coast and around Queenstown. I can't wait to see what 2019 holds and I'm so excited for it to start in New Zealand. I wonder where it will end?

Here are my favourite views of New Zealand from 2018. Hope you'll enjoy seeing them as much as I enjoyed snapping them.

Taranaki & Fox Gloves

Taranaki & Fox Gloves

Flying over Mount Cook/Aoraki

Flying over Mount Cook/Aoraki

Cooks Cove Walkway

Cooks Cove Walkway

Te Mata Peak

Te Mata Peak

Lake Taupo Sunset

Lake Taupo Sunset

Waipu Caves

Waipu Caves

Waitangi Day

Waitangi Day

Maunganui Bluff

Maunganui Bluff

Maitai Bay

Maitai Bay

Glow Worms

Glow Worms

Climbing to Taranaki's Summit

Climbing to Taranaki's Summit

Lake Mangamahoe

Lake Mangamahoe

Seal in Picton

Seal in Picton

Christchurch Cathedral

Christchurch Cathedral

Kaikoura

Kaikoura

New Brighton Pier

New Brighton Pier

Auckland from Hopetoun Bridge

Auckland from Hopetoun Bridge

Baylys Beach

Baylys Beach

Auckland from Rangitoto Island

Auckland from Rangitoto Island

Whangamata Sunrise, NZ

Whangamata Sunrise, NZ

Pinnacles, Coromandel

Pinnacles, Coromandel

Bridal Veil Falls

Bridal Veil Falls

Castlepoint Lighthouse

Castlepoint Lighthouse

Kaiate Falls

Kaiate Falls

Hairy Feet, Waitomo

Hairy Feet, Waitomo

St. Stephens Boarding School

St. Stephens Boarding School

Whakarewarewa Village

Whakarewarewa Village

White Island

White Island

Cape Reinga

Cape Reinga

Kaiaua Shipwreck

Kaiaua Shipwreck

Cape Palliser Lighthouse

Cape Palliser Lighthouse

Cherry Blossom Festival

Cherry Blossom Festival

Endeans Abandoned Sawmill

Endeans Abandoned Sawmill

Seals at Cape Palliser

Seals at Cape Palliser

International Hobbit Day

International Hobbit Day

Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua

Wai-O-Tapu, Rotorua

Karangahake Gorge

Karangahake Gorge

Kaikohe Sunrise

Kaikohe Sunrise

Lake Waikaremoana

Lake Waikaremoana

Mount Tarawera

Mount Tarawera

Pinnacles, Wellington

Pinnacles, Wellington

Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park

Abandoned House outside Awanui

Abandoned House outside Awanui

Ocean Beach

Ocean Beach

Te Rewa Rewa Bridge

Te Rewa Rewa Bridge

Mount Taranaki

Mount Taranaki

Horse Trekking in Waipu

Horse Trekking in Waipu

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