Video Montage

Going through my phone, I realized that I  have a number of video clips to share from throughout New Zealand.  It's just a mish-mash, but it can give you a different perspective of life here (some may have been posted on Facebook before).

Professional rugby.  Scoring a "conversion" (2 pts.) after scoring the "try" (5 pts.) for the Wellington Hurricanes.

Sunset at Matarangi Beach on the Coromandel Peninsula, northern part of the North Island.  Huge, wide and naturally clean beaches all over the country.

The tui, a popular bird in NZ, distinguished by the white tuft of feathers on its throat and the bizarre sounds it makes because of having 2 voice boxes!  "Tui" is also the name of a popular NZ beer.

Loved the Cathedral Cove on the Coromandel Peninsula!

Hot air balloon ride over the Remarkables Mountain Range in the South Island, near Queenstown.

Cruising the Milford Sound, South Island . . . the 2nd wettest location on Earth!

A walk in the bush, the common "forests" found all around NZ.

And finally . . .

"THE HILL"

The locals call this "The Hill."  But it's actually the Rimutaka Mountain Range.  The biggest "hill" I've ever seen!  We have to cross it twice a week for Marlene's work in Masterton, her 2nd work site.  The videos just can't give you an idea of what this is like.  But for us Midwesterners, there's nothing like this!