LauraWakelam / Travelling Life

My Brother and I just recently flew to Airlie Beach to stay for the Easter weekend. The first day we were there, we took a cruise over to Hamilton Island for the day and spent most of our time exploring the island in golf buggies and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.

The beach was beautiful, stinger season was coming to a close so stinger suits were no longer a necessity and the water was crystal clear. After lounging on a deck chair under overhanging palm trees for an hour, I was far gone from reality with no intention of returning!

A beautiful island and a memorable experience.

Well, as intended a friend and I did travel right around the South Island of New Zealand. 1800 photos later and with broad smiles on our faces we returned back to life as it was.

Highlights of the trip were undoubtedly the beautiful sunset upon Mt Cook, our panoramic views of the Otago Peninsula from our room at Lanarche Castle and the unfathomable beauty of the steeping mountains. Photographs cannot do justice to how beautiful this country really is!

Walking inside this beautiful Abbey, one cannot help but sense a feeling of awe and breathtaking admiration. The tall cathedral ceilings demand attention as they steep upward in a beautifully refined and adorned manner. And the memorial stones of well remembered historians, leaders and world-changers each bear a golden plaque remembering their unequalled contributions to the world in which we live.

In that historic building we stand and hold communion with some of the most revolutionary men and women of the ages. Leaders who have sacrificed their lives to the undying cause of truth and conviction. What an experience!