Freitag, 30. März 2012

Westport - Denniston


at Lee Quinn, Westport
Kiwis in the zoo, Wekas in wildlife

Cape Foulwind, Westport

Tauranga Bay, Westport


nice Café


delicious green lip mussels

refreshing swim in the sea

historic coal mining at Denniston

View from Denniston to Westport

sunset at Carters Beach, Westport

Franz Joseph Glacier - Okarito Lagoon - Hokitika - Punakaiki

Franz Josef Glacier

on the way to Franz Josef Glacier

Great White Heron at Okarito Lagoon

Cormorant at Okarito Lagoon

orchids only flowering at Eastertime

Okarito Lagoon
beautiful scenery along the West Coast



Wildlife Centre, Hokitika: green, gold frog

feeding the giant eels

Rocks along the coastal road

Punakaiki (Pancake Rocks)

Spray at Truman Track Beach

Spray from the Blowhole "Chimney"

sunset at Westport

Donnerstag, 29. März 2012

Wanaka - Haast Pass - Fox Glacier

sunset in Wanaka

View from Mount Iron, Wanaka
Lake Hawea, Wanaka

Lake Hawea

Cabbage Tree on Haast Pass

Fantail Waterfalls, Haast Pass
from the rainforest close to Fox Glacier

Fox Glacier

fresh broken ice blocks

rainforest trails like in a fairy tale

Keas on the car park of Fox Glacier

reflections on Peters Pool near Fox Glacier



Sonntag, 25. März 2012

Milford Sound - Lake Moke (Queenstown)

Milford Sound with water from all sides

spectacular waterfalls
another nice camp ground at Moke Lake (Queenstown)

a lot of rain during the night and the first snow on the mountains nearby

Samstag, 24. März 2012

Drummond - Lake Manapouri

stürmische See bringt die Bäume zum "Querwachsen"


Farmstay: Swiss neighbor Paul

Dinner with Servas host Jan and Graeme in the middle

milking carousel for 57 cows

sugar plants prepared for winter feeding for the cows

endless roads

inside the power station in the mountain after a tunnel drive (1.9km)

power station Manapouri

Lake Manapouri