Road to Wellington
9 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
A little hard to tell but there's a nice rainbow across the mountains just to the left of center.
Rivendell
9 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Finally made it to Rivendell! I wish I had more time to explore the park that it's in, Kaitoke. The whole area is gorgeous. The set itself is pretty small and there's also nothing left of it. ThatLeia mais
Wellington Interislander Ferry
10 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Thanks to a ridiculous traffic jam nearly all the way from my hotel to the ferry terminal, I really thought I was going to miss the ship. Not real sure if my voucher would have carried over to a laterLeia mais
Wellington Interislander Ferry
10 de outubro de 2016, Tasman Sea ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Calm sea but windy and cold on deck. The south island is certainly impressive looking!
Picton
10 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Made it to port!
"Shortcut" to Nelson
10 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The ol' GPS has some peculiar ideas about the meaning of shortcut (gravel rather than paved, really?), but it does lend itself nicely to lovely lunch spots.
Pelorus Bridge
10 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Nice little stop off on the way to Nelson. Also a good picture of a silver fern which is the national symbol of NZ. It plays heavily in Maori traditions and is used in a number of ways across theLeia mais
The Vic Mac's Brewbar
10 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Had an early night with no plans so thought I'd try eating out for the first time. In case there's any question as to whether I'm in the US or not I can just listen to the crowd of guys yelling at theLeia mais
Abel Tasman
11 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Wasn't quite sure what a "Cruise and Walk" was going to involve. Turns out it's a boat trip up the coast and, in my case, a drop off on the beach and 9.6 km up and down mountains back to another beachLeia mais
Franz Josef Glacier
12 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
There's a man in the first picture for scale, although the rock pile he's on cuts half the view off. The glacier used to fill the entire valley. The rocks as far out as where I'm standing in theLeia mais
Fox Glacier
13 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 6 °C
Unfortunately there was no spot in the valley where we could see the top and bottom at the same time, although the bottom was mostly covered by dirt and rocks anyway. Also the same valley that doomedLeia mais
Knights Point
13 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Lovely lookout...and the last photo in the life of my ill-fated camera.
Gates of Haast
13 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Tourists for scale.
Lake Wanaka
13 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
We raced down the coastline ahead of a storm hoping for a good photo op, but still ended up with only a half-clear view.
Fun fact: If you Google New Zealand, that "lone tree on the lake" pictureLeia mais
Lake Hawea
13 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Lake Wanaka's next-door neighbor. I had heard of Wanaka long before coming to New Zealand but never of Hawea. A sad failing on the part of the tourism industry in my opinion.
Queenstown
14 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
A fun Lord of the Rings-themed trek around the Queenstown area with some bonus knowledge gained about the area's gold rush in the 1800s. The 4th photo is of Skipper's Canyon, which the miners had toLeia mais
Glenorchy & the Road to Paradise
14 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
The Queenstown area seems to have won the lottery on number of impressive mountains.
Paradise
14 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
The filming location for all kinds of stuff, but most famously Lothlorien in LOTR and most of the landscape scenes in Prince Caspian.
Fiordland National Park
15 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Including Mirror Lakes, Mt. Christina, and the Homer Tunnel.
The Chasm
15 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
The photos don't do it justice. I can also finally attest to all the stories about wild keas being rambunctious little troublemakers. I returned to the parking lot to find this guy tearing up rubberLeia mais
Milford Sound
15 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Probably the most recognized site in New Zealand. And penguins! (lower right; three of them standing on the rocks)
Milford Sound pt. 2
15 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Curio Bay
16 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
A bit hard to tell at first but the lumpy beach is actually the remains of a petrified forest.
Niagara Falls
16 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Apparently the surveyor had a sense of humor... (it's that little lump above the sign)
Purakaunui Falls
16 de outubro de 2016, Nova Zelândia ⋅ ☀️ 10 °C
Supposedly the most photographed waterfall in the whole country.

















































































