30: Pictures from a plane

Here some images taken from the window of the plane on a flight between Queenstown and Wellington. The first set of mountains are the Inland and Seaward Kaikouras, separated by the Clarence River.

Lake Coleridge



 

Havelock Glacier

 

Godley Glacier



The Cass River and Lake Tekapo

Lake Pukaki

Hawea

Wanaka

Motatapu Valley

 

The Crown Range



Arrowtown



Reflection in Kawarau Gorge



29: Snowy Sunday morning

More snow fell in Arrowtown, turning the main street into a picture postcard, so we went for a walk in it, as you do.

 

 

 

 

And then we had coffee at Bonjour, the French restaurant in Arrowtown. Big bowls of latte; warm croissants and a sumptuous omelette. Magnifique!



28: Wakatipu Winter

Days like these, with clear blue skies and snow on the mountains, make winter worth while in the Wakatipu Basin.

Looking down the Frankton Arm of Lake Wakatipu past Kelvin Heights

The Remarkables, looking... er...



Reflections in Lake Hayes

27: And Then There Was Snow

The sleigh bells may not be ringing but the cash registers are. All the tourism, hospitality and retail folk are smiling again as visitors flood into town to make the most of the fresh snow. Of course there was carnage on the roads and several routes were closed but it's certainly gone from one extreme to the other!