Middle of the Earth

We visited the rural area around Queenstown in a 4x4. We went up
hills, down hills, around curves, over bumps, through water, and just
about anywhere for an exciting adventure.

Back on Land in Queenstown

Now that was a beautiful and exciting plane trip. There were times
that it seemed the wing of the plane wasn't much more than 15 feet
from the mountain and the wind was pretty strong coming out of Milford
Sound. But here we are safe and sound on the ground thinking about the
beautiful world God has given us. Much of the land we saw was
untouched by human and animal.

Lake Wakatipu

Flying into Lake Wakatipu; Queenstown is built on the edge if Lake Wakatipu.

Enjoying the Ride

Tom and I are having a great time in the last seat of an 8 seat plane.

Glacier Lake

Below the plane is a lake formed from a glacier. Notice the waterfall
coming off of the lake.

Lakes Chaining

One of the lake systems up in the mountains.

Up up and Away from Milford Sound

The top of a mountain.

Milford Sound by Plane

We took a small plane from Milford Sound to Queenstown. This gave us
an entirely different view of Milford Sound and all the mountains
between Milford Sound and Queenstown. This is a picture of Milford
Sound as we were leaving Miilford Sound.

Milford Sound

This is Milford Sound. It is so majestic!

Milford Sound on a Boat

Lynn, Skip and Tom are on the deck of the boat in Milford Sound that
is actually a fjord because it was formed from a glacier. Did you see
the waterfall in the background.?

A Beautiful View with Gary and Carol

Another great view on the way to Milford Sound with Gary and Carol.

Mirror Lake

This is Mirror Lake which seems to be a perfect reflection.

Streams Rushing Quickly

The water is gushing down from the mountains.

On to Milford Sound

We are on our way to Milford Sound. I will be showing pictures today
more than writing as a picture us worth at least a thousand words.

Maori People

The Maori people were the first settlers in New Zealand. We attended a
show featuring Maori dances. It was pretty fun especially when Roy was
named our chief.