First light of the day at the beautiful Lake Matheson with some mist around the lakeshore
The alpine beauty of the glacier and braided waterways high up in the alps
Lake Brunner
Lake Pukaki top of screen and Mueller Lake in the foreground with Mt Cook village in mid right
Driftwood at the entrance to the Calllery Gorge near Franz Josef
This was one of the many side streams that had to be crossed on the Roberts Point Track, the sign warned this was for experienced trampers only, it wasnt wrong
Reflections on Peters Pool, Franz Josef
Rain is on the way off the Punakaiki rocks
Looking down on the snow capped peak of Aoraki Mount Cook with the surrounding peaks and alpine lakes
The beauty of Lake Matheson even when the Southern Alps peaks )and their reflections) are obscured with cloud
Cape Foulwind Lighthouse Westport
A stunning coastal walk startting at Tauranga bay (near Westport) following the cliff edge, you go past rugged coastal scenery, a seal colony and deserted beaches and arrive at this little lighthouse.
Hokitika River
After big seas, Ngakawau, West Coast
Franz Josef Glacier solar flare
Lake Mapourika jetty in the morning cloud and mist
After about an hours coastal walk (from the South) to the Cape Foulwind lighthouse, this the view looking North (the lighthouse is off image to the right)
Looking down and across the highest peaks in the Southern Alps to the Tasman Sea on the West Coast NZ
Helicopter flying over Fox Glacier
Glacier in the Southern Alps
Native bush reflections
Fox Glacier mashmallow
