Queenstown/Fiordland 2015

B's high school buddy Roger and his wife Brenda joined us for the first three weeks of our yearly New Zealand trip.  Queenstown on the South Island was our first stop.

View from our bach in Queenstown

Roger and Brenda on the way to Glenorchy

View toward Glenorchy

Hiking Routeburn Track with Roger and Brenda

Rainbow Reach  Swing Bridge

Glacial lake on Kepler Track

Sun dew - carnivorous plant

Our next stop was Te Anau near Fiordland National Park.  This was our second visit to the area.  Highlights included kayaking and cruising Doubtful Sound and Milford Sound.

View of Doubtful Sound from Wilmont Pass

Lake Manapouri

Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

Looking at Wilmont Pass from Doubtful Sound

Doubtful Sound

Southern Rata

G kayaking Doubtful Sound

Lunch break from kayaking with Brenda

Brenda and Genie kayaking/far left kayak

We did it! Kayaking 13 kilometers in Doubtful Sound

Great day returning to Manapouri.

Key Summit tarns

Lake Marion from Key Summit

B and Roger checking out the tarns on Key Summit

Lupins at Cascade Creek

View from Milford Road

Mitre Peak on Milford Sound

Milford Sound - Fiordland

Sterling Falls - Milford Sound

Homer Tunnel

Underwater observatory in Milford Sound

Glacier view from Milford Sound

Hold on to your hat. 

The Chasm