New Zealand 2007
I thought that I would take this moment to share some images of my trip to New Zealand in November. Hope that you enjoy them.
Scenic view of the countryside on the Coromandel Peninsula.
Approaching the coastline.
Cormorants aka shags in NZ.
SOT Kayak surfers at Mercury Bay (Coromandel Peninsula)
The MV Aretere. The crossing of Cook Strait from Wellington to Picton via Interislander Ferries takes about 3 hours. A requirement of Interislander is that you must check in at least 60 minutes prior to sailings due to the fact that the roll on, roll off procedure is time consuming. To board and leave the ferry, vehicles must make a complete turn inside the vessel since there is only one entry/exit point. Note the guy behind on the sea doo playing in the ferry wake.
View looking out into Queen Charlotte Sound (Marlborough Sound Park)
Fine day to be on the water. (Queen Charlotte Sound)
Possum Tracks
Pied Shags. This particular species is often mistaken for penguins.
Green lipped mussels are abundant in the sound. We purchased a kilo of these tasty morsels for less than $4.00 NZ.
Te Pukatea Bay (Abel Tasman Park)
Watering Cove (Abel Tasman Park)
Kiwi Rock
Split Apple Rock (Abel Tasman)
Irumahuwhero View Point (Paparoa National Park)
Punakaiki (Pancake Rocks)
More spectacular views. A stretch of road between Westport and Greymouth
A flightless Weka or woodhen.
A pair of Pukekos or swamp hens foraging behind our campervan site near Franz Josef Glacier
Glacial U-shaped valleys of Eglinton near Milford
Kea (Fjordland National Park)
Deepwater Basin looking out into Milford Sound
Bowen Falls
Sterling Falls
As far as landing spots go, this is probably as good as it gets in Milford.
Otago Coastline
Rare glimpse of a yellow-eyed penguin.
Facinating Moeraki Boulders (Koekohe Beach, Otago Coastline).