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| Mt. Cook (longer peak just left of center) & Mt. Tasman (small sharp peak on the right) taken from the plane to Queenstown |
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| Lake Pukaki and Mt. Cook at the base as seen from the plane |
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| Wine tasting at Chard Farm in Gibbston Valley near Queenstown |
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| Lola! Made completely out of old wine vines. |
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| Arrowtown at sunset |
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| Lake Wakatipu near Queenstown |
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| Waiting for our boat in Milford Sound |
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| Milford Sound = Unreal! |
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| Mitre Peak behind me |
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| Harrison's Cove where we docked for the night. Snow covered Mt. Pembroke in the distance. |
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| Early morning cruise out to the Tasman Sea |
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| Patagonia model |
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| Winner for Cutest Couple on Board! |
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| Those are fur seals on the tiny rock bottom right! |
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| A lively bunch |
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| Legend has it that if the spray from this waterfall hits you then you'll wake up looking 10 years younger. Or your expensive camera breaks. Life is a gamble! |
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| A peaceful exit |
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| Fiordland National Park |
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| The Chasm |
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| Eglinton Valley |
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| Bye Bye |
Amazing! My friend Laura did study abroad in NZ and made me an awesome guide as a gift. An excerpt: "The North Island is where people live and work... The South Island is where people play. It's too beautiful to live here, you'd be distracted."
ReplyDeleteSo true! For a Kiwi. Lil ole me will claim that the North Island has beauty that rivals the South. Dare I say!
ReplyDeleteLola? And I really like the "Patagona Boy".
ReplyDeleteJesse - these are GORGEOUS pics. I especially loved Milford Sound. And those digitalis flowers. You are living an excitingly beautiful life!
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