New ZealandTuamarina41°26’23” S 173°55’19” E
10. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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.
New ZealandPelorus Bridge41°17’50” S 173°34’26” E
10. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLæs mere
New ZealandMaitai River41°16’29” S 173°17’2” E 10. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 theLæs mere
New ZealandSandfly Bay40°55’14” S 173°3’15” E
11. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 beachLæs mere
New ZealandRope Creek43°26’25” S 170°10’18” E
12. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ⛅ 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 theLæs mere
New ZealandStraight Creek43°29’44” S 170°2’34” E
13. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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 doomedLæs mere
New ZealandFarrell Creek43°42’55” S 169°13’32” E
13. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Lovely lookout...and the last photo in the life of my ill-fated camera.
New ZealandWills Gorge44°2’27” S 169°22’53” E
13. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C
Tourists for scale.
New ZealandCamp Creek44°23’31” S 169°11’12” E
13. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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" pictureLæs mere
New ZealandLake Hawea44°26’15” S 169°11’41” E
13. oktober 2016, New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 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.
