Cleared for Departure

It occurred to me I was so busy showing destruction, I neglected to post some pics from our New Year’s Day train trip across the country. Continue …

Today, New Years Day, we boarded a train and took a long ride across the country on the Tranzalpine Express. Continue …

Today we hiked in the Hooker Valley, along the Hooker River, to Hooker Lake, and saw the terminal edge of Hooker Glacier. It rained the entire time. Continue …

We left the warm company of Chad’s family and headed northward on our own towards Mt. Cook. Continue …

After putting it off for days, we finally went wine tasting today. These people know how to make a Pinot Noir. Continue …

We started the day touring an abandoned gold mining town whose heyday was around 1871 and, later, Queenstown. Continue …

If you Google “Wanaka Tree” you get back a specific tree growing in Lake Wanaka.  It dumbfounds the locals, who do not understand why this particular tree has gained such notoriety. We decided to see for ourselves. Continue …

Today started early. After a few hours sleep we were off to the airport to visit Milford Sound.  Rather than bus we chartered a six seater Cessna to fly us there and back. Continue …

You can imagine my annoyance when I fell ass over tea kettle into the lake, camera and all. Continue …

We stayed close to home today. The clouds cleared finally and the typical, glorious New Zealand summer day presented itself just in time for the solstice. Continue …