the boat that brought us from the North to the South Island.
Akaroa on "Bank Pininsula", a huge volcano with an exploded crater that is now a bay of the sea- we were going to swim with Dolphins here!
Akaroa bay
the Hector Dolphins we swam with in Akaroa- picture by Laetitia
on the dolphin swim boat
seaweed and mussels!
can't we eat them?
let's try!
huge mussels!
what a monsters!
but SO GOOD!
cricket-skins
a novelty, after 8months, I have finally bought flipflops! (But only because I had so many mosquito-bites on my feet that I could'nt wear shoes!)
Sounds near Picton
chance-encounter with Hector Dolphins in the sounds near Picton on our way to Queen Charlotte track.
Hector Dolphins, the smallest and rarest dolphin in the world, only found around the South Island in NZ.
Queen Charlotte track, where Merel and I walked an intire day!
Queen Charlotte Track
this is not a kiwi.
Merel and me, clearly enjoying the rain!
what they make of our names sometimes... haha.
chillin on the way from Christchurch to Nelson to pick-up Myrte
in New Zealand cows and sheep have the same advantaged position as bikes do in The Netherlands.
Kayaking the Abel Tasman National Park!
Seals at the Abel Tasman National Park!
the Abel Tasman National Park!
Myrte and Merel on one of the beaches of Abel Tasman National Park.
near Farewell Spit, northern tip of South Island.
westcoast
westcoast: Pancake-rocks
westcoast Pancake-rocks
westcoast glaciers
Frans Jozef Glacier: start
Frans Jozef Glacier
some stupid tourist...
Myrte
me [check the spikes under my shoes]
Fox Glacier
on the drive southward.
Jackson Bay
Jackson bay- off the map.
fish and chips in Jackson Bay
near Jacksonbay
river near Jackson Bay
on the drive southward
cloud-shadows on mountains near Wanaka.
repacking the car in Wanaka.
Wanaka.
Lake Wanaka.
the girls on a sling.
girls on a slide
on the drive southward to Te Anau.
valentines day: a glass of Rose, some French Cheese and a nice hostel- the view is crap however.
road to Milford Sound
Milford Sound
seals in Milford Sound
Milford Sound waterfall
showered!!
Paua-shell
Pengiuns on Southcoast [Curio Bay]
waterfall on the way from Christchurch to Nelson to pick-up Myrte
le chaufeur
on the road
an accident
pancakes rock!
lunch on the road
icecream in Queenstown.
going out in Queenstown.
girls on a night out without me
Kiwi-berries, small kiwis without hairy skin
mount Cook with the blue lake in front
Mount Cook in the distance
Merel trying to trow me into the lake!
my sweethart[s]
Mt. Cook.
at least 3 glaciers in 1 view!!!!
taking a photo of Mount Cook.
chilling with the cat in the hostel in Akaroa
yummie
last day in Akaroa
in Akaroa
Akaroa