New Zealand New Zealand - Middle Earth

Hello Everybody from the beautiful islands of the Antipodes... The Land of the elfs... New Zealand!!!

It's been a while since the last post... But here seems like Gandalf is still worried about fire works more than implementing internet all over the Middle Earth... must become lazy since the orks were all well beaten up by the Fellowship ;)

Here I met mum... She did a dam long trip to come here... so I let her rest for a week before making her cook a good real Spanish omelet... hmmmmm yummy yummy... That was in Te Anau while getting ready for one of the most beautiful sceneries ever seen. They say that Mildford Sound is the 8th marvel of the world (like they say about Angkor, and many other places... but I'm not bother about the marks)... and it deserves to be in that group... we were lucky (?!?) and it was raining all day... like it does 80% of the time there... and it all looks like the mountains around the fiord are melting or that the sky is spilling all over the rock walls... no words... no pictures... no way to explain this in here... as Agos and I used to say in Vietnam ;)

But that is just one thing that keeps us with "la boca abierta". Every day we think that what we seen is so special, that the day after is not going to be that "cool"... but everyday NZ prove us wrong... Helicopter trips to the glaciers (Mum loved this one!!!!!!!!!! First helicopter ride for her... and for me... and she was behaving like a little girl on her birthday!!! so cool!!!!), treks following gorgeous rivers that reward you with blocks of ice, Volcanos and volcanic pools, black sand wild beaches -full of sandflies-, lakes (there are loads... sometimes I think this island is sinking, honestly :oD) that have all the colours you can think off... and when you think you've seen them all you go and find a grey one!!! Animals, mountains, plants... constant changeable landscapes... and great friendly people always ready to help and show you their great piece of the world!

When Elisa was giving me the great suggestions about these islands, I think she kept a lot of the information so we could get to see all this with my eyes wide wide open, and get surprised every minute we were here. Never cross my mind that I was going to see all this... you guys can have a look at the pics (as soon as Chiqui uploads them, of course)... but the probably capture 10% (at the most... considering the prof photografer that's taken the pictures) of what is kept here!!!

This is just like a little paradise for people that like nature and extreme sports (that's been postponed till the next visit... I will leave mum at home for that one ;oD)! I love it!

Hope you are all keeping fine... Spring is right there, so I am sure you are enjoying the good nice weather after the winter... We are having a great time in this side of the world, trust me ;)

Un beso super fuerte a todas/os... esto es precioso, y me encanta... y viajar con mami esta genial, sobre todo cuando cocina! Cuidaros mucho, y aquellos que estais pensando en venir por aqui (Marta y Alberto, Angel y Marta, Osku y... ejemm...)... preparaos para las sorpresas!

Heiwa XXX

PS. It is great to find someone who will search for the pleasure of searching and not for what he may find