We took a trip to Dunedin, a large city near the south end of this island, a week ago. We left here fairly early Friday morning, and drove till it was nearly dark that evening, with just a few stops. This first picture shows the typical landscape in the Canterbury Plains, south of Christchurch. Mr. Diligence, who sits in the front of the van between his daddy and I, was getting bored, so he borrowed my camera. What this doesn’t show, which is very hard to pick up with the camera but very spectacular in real life, is the snow-capped mountains off to the west. The covering of snow this time of year makes them look a lot taller than they look in the summer, somehow. They look like they just rise suddenly out of the flat plains. 
Esther was able, with her good camera, to get a picture that gives an idea of what we saw. This is taken from the bridge over the Rakaia River, which is 1.6 kilometers (1 mile) long. The structure you see is the railroad bridge.
Late in the afternoon, we stopped for half an hour to take a break and enjoy the sea, at Shag Point. This first picture was taken as we drove along the sea; the rest were taken when we stopped. The cliff went nearly straight down, probably 50 feet! Esther and I, and Mr. Diligence who had a headache, stayed at the top; the rest went down a steep path to the sea.
Mr. Inventor and Mr. Intellectual walking along the beach.
Mr. Diligence wishing he felt better, and getting as close to the edge as Mom will let him.
Mr. Sweetie and Mr. Handyman, with Little Miss. Thankfully, he didn’t slip like Mr. Inventor did as he came around that point!
Daddy and Little Miss.
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Mr. Inventor and Mr. Intellectual discovered a structure of some sort!
Mr. Imagination and Mr. Sweetie
Daddy with Little Miss
New Zealand has some beautiful scenery! I’m enjoying the documentation of your trip.
Glad you’re enjoying it! I hope soon to have time to work on the series again. The Dunedin Train Station is absolutely amazing; I think I’ll have to do two posts on that alone.