Queenstown in the cold

The TSS Earnshaw the ssteam ship we went for a tour
of the Lake in the freezing cold.  Ripper

Lovely old thing. Peter was in his element, he loves
playing around in boats

A touch of pollution, the Greenies would love this

Whose cold?  Not me

Snow on the Remarkables

Coming back into Queenstown

The River the bungee jumpers were jumping into

The bridge they were jumping off.  Neither of us were
silly enough to do this.

Glenorchy, Queenstown, Wanaka and Coronet Peak

On way from Queenstown to Glenorcy

The Glenorchy swamp

Pete's favourite steam boat on the Lake at Queenstown

View from the Gondola in Queenstown

View on way to Wanaka

Wanaka beach

Obviously Cardrona Hotel

View of Queenstown from Coronet Peak

Pete about to jump

The jet boats at Shotover before coming into Queenstown

Arrowtown on way to Queenstown

Roaring Meg above and below

Chinese section in Arrowtown

Town Square

Old cottages in main street

Main Street in the rain as usual but it didn't stop me 

shopping.

Lake Tekapo

View of  Mt. Cook from Salmon Farm

Lake Pukaki

 

Lake Tekapo

Me in front of the view from Mt. John Observatory

Lake Tekapo town from lookout

Looking through window of Church at Lake Tekapo
Church below

Kaikoura

Havelock Port on the way from Nelson to Kaikoura

Aeroplane Museum at Blenheim

Along the Coast road to Kaikoura

 Stopped for lunch at the Store right on the water

Garden at The Store

Seals on rocks near Bins Nin

More of the little dears

The fish caravan opposite our Motel where we got dinner

View from Motel front door

 
Beach view from where wwe were enjoying a beer. See
below

View from top of hill near Observatory

Ditto

Nelson

There are no photos of the crossing to the South Island
as it was,pouring, blowing a gale, rough as hell and I
was as sick as a dog. Great fun.  This is Picton in the wet.

Charlotte Sound in the wet.  May get better photos

tomorrow when we head back if the weather is better.

The Nelson Cathedral

An attractive set of lights which unfortunately can't

fit in the suitcase to come home.

A lovely Church window at the Heritage Village in

Nelson. 

Obviously the fire station in the Village.

Pete looking at the barrells to put the grog in

The windmill at the Village

The good old train that left earlier than he said and
I missed it.

The Church

Went to a wine tasting for the afternoon and had

some yummy wines.  Pity you can't share them

with us.