| | one of the backpackers B&Bs- most were about $30US/night | |
| | | the north part of the south island is quickly gaining recognition f... | |
|
| | gorgeous valley in the north part of the south island | |
| | | the west coast of the south island has some dramatic coastline roads! | |
|
| | west coast of south island | |
| | | west coast of south island | |
|
| | west coast of south island | |
| | | "pancake rocks" sandwiched sediment layers make these incredible fo... | |
|
| | west coast of south island | |
| | | west coast of south island | |
|
| | kind of looks like the PCH in california, doesn't it? | |
| | | sometimes you have to stop driving for cow crossings like this one | |
|
| | gotta love slow shutter speed at night | |
| | | the fox glacier from helicopter | |
|
| | mountains surrounding fox glacier | |
| | | mountains surrounding fox glacier | |
|
| | franz josef glacier descends down approximately 3 feet per year! | |
| | | high altitude plateau for helicopter landing and glacial ice hiking | |
|
| | fox glacier view from above looking down its descent | |
| | | lake matheson near fox glacier | |
|
| | lake matheson at fox glacier | |
| |
| |
| |
| | the remarkables mountain range (thats their actual name) near Queen... | |
| | | fiordland national park, site of many Lord of the Rings locations | |
|
| | | mitre peak (this is very similar to the cover of my NZ guidebook) | |
|
| | cruise around the fiord surrounding mitre peak | |
| | | a waterfall near mitre peak | |
|
| | a very rare crested penguin | |
| | | these dolphins were swimming and jumping next to the boat | |
|
| | the lower left structure is an underwater observatory- 3000ft under... | |
| |
| | | mcdonalds in NZ had a attached McStarbucks style coffee shop! weird | |
|
