Looking back towards our highest peak in New Zealand, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3724m)
Looking back towards our highest peak in New Zealand, Aoraki / Mt Cook (3724m)
Gondola-land! Nothing prehistoric about Queenstown's nightlife now though
Gondola-land! Nothing prehistoric about Queenstown's nightlife now though
Walking up to Hooker melt-water Lake with Mt Cook in the distance
Walking up to Hooker melt-water Lake with Mt Cook in the distance
Jump on a water taxi to scoot to the best walking in the middle of the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park
Jump on a water taxi to scoot to the best walking in the middle of the beautiful Abel Tasman National Park
A typical run-and-grab lunch (with fine tablecloth!),  Mt Sefton's icefalls behind
A typical run-and-grab lunch (with fine tablecloth!), Mt Sefton's icefalls behind
Crossing the Alps from west to east before we head south to Mt Cook
Crossing the Alps from west to east before we head south to Mt Cook
One of the many tidal rivers that the Abel Tasman Coastal hike crosses
One of the many tidal rivers that the Abel Tasman Coastal hike crosses
The 'stairway to heaven', after 2200 steps you've earned a breather to enjoy the views across to Aoraki Mt Cook
The 'stairway to heaven', after 2200 steps you've earned a breather to enjoy the views across to Aoraki Mt Cook
Crossing the Matukituki River before heading up to the Rob Roy Glacier view point
Crossing the Matukituki River before heading up to the Rob Roy Glacier view point
Sealy Tarn, damned by a lateral moraine long ago in the last ice age (18,000years BP)
Sealy Tarn, damned by a lateral moraine long ago in the last ice age (18,000years BP)
Tea and pancakes (hot cakes) with the help of the remarkable 'natural flames' in Murchison
Tea and pancakes (hot cakes) with the help of the remarkable 'natural flames' in Murchison
Nikau palms give the West Coast rainforest an almost tropical feel
Nikau palms give the West Coast rainforest an almost tropical feel
Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Lodge is close to cafes, as well as the trail heads
Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Lodge is close to cafes, as well as the trail heads
High above the lake at the base of the Muller Glacier
High above the lake at the base of the Muller Glacier
At the top of the hill and looking west to the summit of Aoraki/Mt Cook
At the top of the hill and looking west to the summit of Aoraki/Mt Cook
Castle Hill was an important meeting place and food gathering area for early Maori people.
Castle Hill was an important meeting place and food gathering area for early Maori people.
Looking south over Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman is as stunning as you dare to hope
Looking south over Torrent Bay, Abel Tasman is as stunning as you dare to hope
'Elevenses' and a rest after the steep climb up Muller ridge to Sealy Tarns, Mt Cook views
'Elevenses' and a rest after the steep climb up Muller ridge to Sealy Tarns, Mt Cook views
New Zealand fur seal colony at Cape Foulwind; hmmm indeed!
New Zealand fur seal colony at Cape Foulwind; hmmm indeed!
Rutherford Hotel, Nelson
Rutherford Hotel, Nelson
Walk the paths across the gantries and high limestone arches to view blowholes at Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki,
Walk the paths across the gantries and high limestone arches to view blowholes at Pancake Rocks, Punakaiki,
Lake Wanaka from Edgewater Resort
Lake Wanaka from Edgewater Resort
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