It’s been a long, wonderful, tiring day today.
We set out this morning a bit after 8 am on a ROAD TRIP! That’s right, we are on a little adventure right now. ;) Currently we are at Lake Taupo, and in a couple days we will head to Rotorua. 
The drive here this morning was quite lovely. It was a nice taste of what the rest of the North Island outside of Auckland looks like. Lots of trees, hills, mountains, and sheep. There were the loads of sheep I’ve been looking for since I got here! I finally saw them! We also stopped off for a tour of the gloworm caves, but couldn’t take any pictures there. It’s something you should see for yourself anyway.
Beyond the fascinating sheep dotted landscapes and caves covered in glowing bugs, the rest of the drive was just really pretty.
As is Lake Taupo. It’s a gorgeous place. We have a fantastic view from our little place on the beach here. We are also two seconds away from the walking path that follows the lake and connects where we are to the town where all the shops and food exists.
This afternoon after we arrived here we decided to walk the path into town for dinner. Ah, lovely decision. It turned out to be a beautiful day and a great time to walk. And of course a great picture taking opportunity:
(just in case you wanted sappy pictures)
(not sure what I’m doing in this photo exactly…)
You have to love exercise when you have gorgeous views and weather. It makes it all so much nicer – especially when you have to think about other things besides your hurting knees (I’ve got old lady knees!). It’s about a two mile walk into town, so with the walk there and back and all we did there we walked somewhere between 4 and 5 miles. It was enough to make me tired, possibly because I’ve been off the consistent-hard-cardio-exercise train for a couple weeks it seems. After this trip I’ve gotta get serious about exercise again, for reals.
As we were walking back the sun was setting, creating a beautiful scene to stroll back.
Walking is SOO much better with views like this! Wouldn’t you say?
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That has to be the most gorgeous lake ever. Great pics!
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Looks quite stunning. And did you know Lake Taupo is actually the crater of a supervolcano!
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I did! I’ve been told several times, hehe. And then Kepa started talking about lava and such and I tune it out. ;)
I’d totally agree with you, compared to exercising in the gym there is nothing that compares to the great outdoors….and in some ways it doesn’t even feel like you’re exercising.
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oh my gosh! I am SO JEALOUS. Those views are breathtaking. Thanks for sharing!
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I’m always keener to exercise when I can forget that I’m exercising! Walking in pretty places, dancing, playing. You’re not looking at a clock or counting down at all.
I hope the weather holds out for you and you keep getting the beautiful weather on this trip!
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Wow! What beautiful pictures! It sounds like a wonderful trip. Glad you guys had fun!
Stunning pics, sounds like you are having an amazing time in NZ.
Have you had there yum-o licorice yet?
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I haven’t! What’s that?
Love the sappy picture…
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Cool. I love it too just wasn’t sure if anyone else would.
What gorgeous views. I could walk for hours with those views.
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LOVE LOVE LOVE the pics!
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Hi there!
I’m new to the blog world, and completely inspired by you :) Thank you for sharing all the fun photos and your bright attitude toward healthy living!
Plus, who doesn’t love a sweet love story like yours and Kepas?!
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Awww, thanks Whitney. That means a lot to me. I don’t think of myself as inspiring since there are so many people out there better at all this than I am. But thanks. ;)
And yeah, we’ve got an awesome story.
You said IN CASE we wanted sappy pictures. You KNOW I do sistah and what a perfectly lovely, sappy, beautiful pic. Makes me jealous of that stage of the relationship. (I’m 18 years into my haul! ROFL!) Love the pics and I see from Kepa’s tweet y’all just bungee jumped…can’t wait to read about that one!
Haha, I knew YOU would. I actually thought of you when I posted them. ;)
The scenes are breathtaking and I am so glad you are having a good time. Love the pics!
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There are times when I am walking/running and I have a ‘I am living in Australia mother f-ers’ moment. Even after 3 1/2 years. Love it.
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NZ is so BEAUTIFUL! I love that first cloud photo!! So did the glowworms end up looking wormy or just pretty? Could you tell they were worms? I’ve been down in caves before on tours and they were beautiful. That photo of the 2 of you is cute! How warm is it over there? I’m jealous, because it’s been raining for almost 2 weeks here, and is very CHILLY in san francisco! And that last photo is awesome.
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Love the pics! Especially the sappy one!
I hadn’t been exercising as much lately either and really felt it during my move. I was in agony for days.
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What a breathtaking view. I wish I lived where you are.
i love sappy pictures! you two are cuteness personified.
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