Freedom to roam- New Zealand

Adam got a hat last Christmas and it says "freedom to roam" with a California flag on it. It has kind of become a motto for our trip.  We have become a bunch of aimless wanders. Although there is something very freeing about deciding what you want to do with your day. We wake up every morning and we can choose if we want to drive, hike, visit a city. You never know who you will meet or what you will do that day. Traveling New Zealand has been so amazing! There is so much natural beauty in this country. We just finished our tour of the South Island. We went down to the Fiordland areas, did some hikes. Then we drove along the west coast and looped through the middle toward the east coast. They have everything here: tropical beaches, glaciers, rolling hills with vineyards, agricultural land, snow covered mountains. The entire country of New Zealand only has about 4.5 million people in it. It is so open and untamed. They are so environmentally conscious. They don't allow dogs anywhere and when we flew in we had to get our hiking boots and tent chemically sprayed down so we didn't bring any foreign particles in with us. The weather here has definitely improved as well. It has been sunny and warm almost everyday. It's strange to get a sun tan and hear Christmas music on the radio.