…..are really so beautiful, hardly any holiday houses, a few camping grounds but the Lakes are all man made to provide power to the whole of NZ. Only three dams but a huge heap lot of energy they create! We are near the major earth dam of Benmore but can’t see it from here. However, the huge and bare hills are all around.
Our hotel room was like a cell so we exchanged it for something better to look out on. This golf course was right there! But in the bathroom there was a tap with a red knob on the top - the hot, right? The other tap had the words, HOT” on it so….? We worked it out.
Three good things:
1. Doing without the internet in your room is OK once you have got used to it. But free wifi is available in the lounge but not reliable. Never mind!
2. Its good to get away from the phone.
3. My tripod was necessary with some early evening shots of the mountains and clouds around.
@maggiemae Yes, we spent many, many years camping at Twizel with good friends when all our kids were growing up. They had family there. And when I was growing up I spent a bit of time in Otematata while my brother and his wife taught in the school there. The McKenzie Country is pretty special!
@nickspicsnz I think a lot of people came up to this place to play golf! Others had big fizz boats that they launched in beautiful natural harbours and had the life of Riley!
Love all the greens. And great composition with the position of the golf bags. Very interesting info about the man-made lakes and energy. Thanks for sharing.
I nearly missed this shot, I had to go into my following list to find you! Good job younare near the top!! Fabulous golf course ......love the row of little golf carts & the scenery is just out of this world......looking forward to watching The Masters from USA next weekend.
The golf carts look so small against the mountains in the background and the grass is so luscious. I'm not a golfer, but I would appreciate a golf course like this pretty one. fav.
That is a gorgeous place with such lush greens, and so majestic! I have heard that NZ is absolutely beautiful, especially if you love the outdoors, and this looks like a place to visit. @summerfield I did not know that you could clone things out in Picmonkey. I usually do that in Photoshop....is that a Royale feature? @maggiemae the golfer does not bother me at all....he just sort of blends in, but it would be nice to know that you could get something out in Picmonkey easily!
@panthora I didn't know about picmonkey clone function either but I did have a app called snapheal that sometimes worked! However I wanted to bring this golfer out in the light more but couldn't!
April 12th, 2015
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@summerfield I did not know that you could clone things out in Picmonkey. I usually do that in Photoshop....is that a Royale feature? @maggiemae the golfer does not bother me at all....he just sort of blends in, but it would be nice to know that you could get something out in Picmonkey easily!