14th September 2019. Our two year anniversary. After a crazy year of the last trimester of pregnancy, becoming first time parents and raising a newborn we decided we needed to treat ourselves to something truly special. After much umming and ahing we decided on booking a night in the Kahutara PurePod. At $590 a night it is very much a luxury but I can safely say, it is worth every cent.
We set off in the morning, after dropping our son at his grandparents. Neither of us had driven to Kaikoura for a long time and already we were being stunned by the views of the spectacular mountain ranges and coast along the way. Little did we know that it would just continue to get better.
We arrived at the car park where we would follow a map to the secret location. The short tramp took us through forests which felt as though the heat had been trapped in just for us. We followed the track hearing all the different birdsongs and appreciating the native flora. The mountains and river were crisp in the spring sun and we couldn’t believe we lived in such a gorgeous country. It felt like we were in the middle of the Swiss Alps but we were only a two and a half hour drive from our city.
The next 20 hours were ones of complete bliss. As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words; so I’ll let these images speak for themselves.
Pictures with a * were taken by me. All others taken by Peter (Cyren’s Cosmedia).
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*Blouse - Baby The Stars Shine Bright. Overalls - Princess Polly. Boots - Rollie.
