Adventuring Out West
A few weekends ago, after hauling The Third Quarters stuff around, The Third + Fourth Quarters and The Fourth Quarters family, and I drove twenty minutes out west. We walked through the bush for a bit, which looked like this:
And eventually we came to place that looked like this:
We clambered over rocks and swam in freezing but refreshing fresh river water and had a generally brilliant time.
Sometimes I forget that with a little bit of effort you can be somewhere amazing. That morning I’d hoped for perhaps a drip in a chlorinated pool. By that afternoon I was much happier that instead I swam in a river.
Have you hoped for something and been surprised by a much better alternative?
Tags: The Square
February 15th, 2010 at 5:01 pm
This looks like so much fun! I definitely commend you for your activeness, because I would’ve just gone for the pool. But this looks absolutely stunning!
@Awmb – ha! I would have gone for the pool too, but I’m lucky that I’ve got friends who are all about putting in the effort for something a little more awesome. :) It was definitely ALOT of fun :) – elly x
February 16th, 2010 at 6:21 am
Oh my god! That’s incredible. Mind blowingly beautiful. I hope it was as fantastic as it looks!
@JJ – it hard out was! Incredibly gorgeous, all kinds of amazing :) – elly x
February 16th, 2010 at 6:42 am
stop it! i’m so jealous!
@Lys – Ha! :) You should come out to NZ at some point, then you could see all this kinda stuff yourself! Surely AZ has some awesome things, too though, right? – elly x
February 17th, 2010 at 6:12 am
WOW, these pictures are freaking beautiful.
@Chelsea – I know, right? It was totally amazing being out there. Sometimes I don’t appreciate the fine things that are right on my doorstep! – elly x
February 18th, 2010 at 1:56 am
Amazing pictures!! It looks like an amazing time. Now let’s work on me moving out there so I can come enjoy this wonderful place with you :)
@Emily Jane – It WAS an amazing time. I’m trying to make the most of what’s here in NZ before I leave. :) – elly x