We were bored today and decided we'd go somewhere southwest. Perhaps as far as the mountains, weather permitting.



Nice day for such a trip. Blue sky makes the mountains look good in pictures:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0366.jpg


Our destination:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0369.jpg


I became slightly nervous (about the photos) as the clouds rolled in:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0371.jpg


We left relatively late in the morning, so stopped somewhere to get lunch. Car is still clean:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0384.jpg


Drove away from the clouds and got a little closer to the mountains (or should I call them the Alps?):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0409.jpg


Wanted to stretch my legs (and take a photo of the car):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0412.jpg


Another mountain picture (with car):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0415.jpg


Yet another mountain picture:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0452.jpg


Ooo, a 6 mile gravel road (and we're doing a return trip):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0464.jpg


The scene at the end of the gravel road was stunning, the lake was frozen. There were a couple of other lakes with interesting backdrops, but the Accord isin't 4WD:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0475.jpg


One of the other lakes (and backdrop), from a distance (in the warm car):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0492.jpg


We stopped for a drink on the way home (and to consider a menu). Aaarrrghhh, the car's filthy:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0530.jpg


The golf resort where we stopped. There were some insane winds that I struggled against:
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0538.jpg


Time to deal with that dirt at BP (hey, otherwise it'd be a rushed job with a $2 sponge):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0573.jpg


Back home (and protected from the elements):
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/af-trp/IMG_0577.jpg



Alas, the problem of boredom is resolved.
Thanks for reading.

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wow.. very nice..

Thanks for sharing!


Anyway I can get a copy of a bigger picture so i can put it on my desktop?

i was about to say where the hell do you have snow in the US with mountains like that. and then i saw that you were from the land where peter jackson makes 12 hour long movies. :nuts:

:thmsup: :thmsup:

Nice pictures!

We have snow like that in the Sierras still, if you go up high enough. It's melting at such a fast rate that the rivers are swifter than normal & several have drown!

I didn't get surprised by the snow....for me it was that everything is on the wrong side!! :lmao: I'll never get used to that!! Good thing I have no plns to go anywhere that they drive on the WRONG side of the road!! :D

My V6 didn't come with any side badges.... I guess that's another thing that varies from place to place! :dunno:

My V6 didn't come with any side badges.... I guess that's another thing that varies from place to place! >>>

That and the chrome door handles/door guards... really spruces up the Accord's appearance. Apparently HOA didn't think us Americans were into all of that chrome...

Very nice pictures! (and car!)

New Zealand is amazing. On my list as one of the places to head to some day...

Great pics!

New Zealand is amazing. On my list as one of the places to head to some day...

Great pics!

When you do, don't forget to drive on the wrong side of the road! :banana: :wave:

Thanks guys!

Which pictures would you like?

#5 and #10 would be awesome.. New Zealand rules! :yes:

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#5 and #10 would be awesome.. New Zealand rules! :yes:

Links:

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/IMG_0474.jpg
http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b74/andy1235/IMG_0409.jpg

Resize at will! (They're big)

dads-car - What is the "island" called that has the city of Christchurch? Is that south NZ? Can you take a boat with your car on it from one island to the other?

dads-car - What is the "island" called that has the city of Christchurch? Is that south NZ? Can you take a boat with your car on it from one island to the other?


Christchurch is about hafway down the east coast of the South Island. It's great having the mountains only two hours away, as well as a few skifields (I live there).

There is a ferry that can take cars etc between islands:
http://www.interislander.co.nz/

Big images all fixed (host was resizing them).

Christchurch is about hafway down the east coast of the South Island. It's great having the mountains only two hours away, as well as a few skifields (I live there).

There is a ferry that can take cars etc between islands:
http://www.interislander.co.nz/

Big images all fixed (host was resizing them).

Ok, so they go by North Island and South Island...got it :thmsup:

When is the best time of year to visit? I was thinking Oct/Nov? Spring time?

For $2188 per person, airfare and 14 nights at the Stamford Plaza (5 star hotel), thats not bad at all!

Ok, so they go by North Island and South Island...got it :thmsup:

When is the best time of year to visit? I was thinking Oct/Nov? Spring time?

For $2188 per person, airfare and 14 nights at the Stamford Plaza (5 star hotel), thats not bad at all!

In my opinion, I think the scenery is best during winter (they're not as harsh as North American winters, but we still find them cold). I think it may also be cheaper, from experience when I lived in Singapore and came back yearly.

That seems to be a very good price.

New Zealand is beautiful!! Great pictures!

I was wondering are those factory foglights?
They look cooler than the factory fogs for us.

New Zealand is beautiful!! Great pictures!

I was wondering are those factory foglights?
They look cooler than the factory fogs for us.

Yes, they're all factory lights.

Have to agree that Honda America could have provided a better range...