We have now driven another 1200km since last entry - Te Anau, via Wanaka & Haast Pass (with deviation to remote Jackson Bay), to Greymouth then over spectacular Arthur’s Pass to Christchurch - where we are now.
At Kingston - southern shore of Lake Wakatipu.
Mum and Dad with the Kingston Flyer.
Our latest mountain climb to Mount Iron above Wanaka.
Sunshine at the Northen end of Lake Wanaka.
Quirky Paradiso Cinema in Wanaka where we relaxed on sofas, drank beer, ate cookies and learned all about 'arsewitz' bleaching whilst watching Bruno.
Next morning - gloom lifts momentarily over Lake Hawea.
Rain forest walk - Haast Pass.
NZ's highest peak - Mount Cook 3755m.
Massive detour well worth it at Jackson Bay with the dolpins.
Sand flies were pretty annoying here :-(
We drove 50kms to the fish and chip shop only to find it closed......still the scenic drive was well worth it.
My fav pic of the day :-) - Suvi on the beach dodging sand flies and scaring the gulls.
Our typical view.
Fox in the early evening.
Our most scenic shot - Lake Matheson with Mount Cook's reflection.....
....taken in the gift shop from a poster.......heres what we saw :-)
More rainforest walks - this time in our circumnavigation of Lake Matheson.
Hello Tarzan! Have always wanted to swing on vines.
Road side detour.
Fox Glacier in the gloom. Some overly protective 'owners' of the route didn't let us any closer without paying 50eur.
Fluffy goat for lunch!
Regression!
We caught Greymouth at a good moment here.
Strike a pose!
Lake Brunner mirror.
More dad porn...they actually have the occasional train pass through in NZ - this the Trans Alpine express travelling between Greymouth and Christchurch over Arthur's Pass. We risked death to stop and take this pic... crazy train spotter Carters.
Parrot paparazzi.
Nice bridge ai?
Woooow!
Captain Cook's new purpose of life as a birdyloo.
No more beer for the photographer.
Caught between a rock and a hard place.
