Finally, found the worlds rarest penguin! Hoiho, or Yellow Eyed Penguin at Nugget Point
Purakanui Falls, The Catlins
Picknick in the car!
Horseshoe Falls, The Catlins
Lake Wilkie, The Catlins
Matai Falls, The Catlins
Cathedral Caves, The Catlins
Fotoshoot in the caves... Who's the tall one now???
Part 2: gumboots with elegance
Freestyle
Elise's lucky day: Another penguin!! (her favourite animal) - Curio Bay
Petrified forest, Curio Bay (The Catlins)
Petrified tree, Curio Bay
Windswept trees at Slope Point, the most southern point of the South Island
Trees really grow like this because of the continuous wind.
Picture Perfect! The sun follows us everywhere, aren't we lucky?!
Aaah, Belgian boys! Roel en Ken, ex-middelbaar-genoten van Jo-Anne en Anub, hun Engelse reisgenoot. Empty glasses: 'Budget Drinking' in The Ranch, the local pub in Te Anau :)
Lake Te Anau and day 1 of the Milford Track!
Wetlands, Milford Track
Clinton Hut, our first hut on the Milford Track
Smart plant: long, narrow and sharp leaves in the lower part of the lance plant and wider, greener leaves on the top. This way it could survive the now extinct Moa (Grote vogel die iets weghad van een Emoe)
Elise, paying attention during the nature walk with our hut warden: Peter Jackson! No kiddin' (He's the funny guy in the green shorts) He was a walking encyclopedia and gave us a tour in the dark as well to see glowworms and a very detailed star-talk. We also heared a wild Kiwi!! The perfect day!
Sphagnum Moss: can contain 20 times it's own body weight in water!
Very clear water
Prairie Lake and a very steep wall + waterfall, Milford Track
Clinton Valley, Milford Track (Day 2)
Mintaro hut, our place to stay for the second night in the Milford Track
Trees and fog, day three, Milford Track
Jo-Anne, seeking shelter from the strong and cold wind behind the MacKinnon Memorial
Fighting the cold wind at the highest point of the Milford Track, this should have been a beautiful viewpoint...
Aaah, finally, after waiting a little hour, while warming up with soup in the shelter, the sun started to come through the clouds... The result was spectacular!
Aaah, isn't it amazing!
There it is, the view (again at the highest point in the Milford Track)!
Jo-Anne and the Arthur Valley
Elise and Mt Balloon
The Loo With the most amazing View in the world! :) It actually had a window to enjoy the view while sitting down!
Sutherland Falls (the highest falls in NZ - 560m), Milford Track
Elise (in the green raincoat) going for a walk behind the falls...
She made it and saw the most awesome rainbows!
Dumpling hut, our place of rest at the end of a long third day in the Milford Track
Perfect reflection, a breathtaking view. Day four, Milford Track
Bell Rock, with feet!
Mac Kay Falls, Milford Track
Giants Gate, Milford Track
We made it! All the way to Sandfly point. The Milford Track is known to be very wet and full of sandflies... We didn't have either! 33.5 miles = 53.4 km
Our taxi back to civilisation.
Milford Sound
Mitre Peak, Milford Sound
4 days of sunshine, no sandfly-bites and no blisters! Milford Track: We love you!
The Pack Liner: World famous in NZ! (To keep your stuff dry in the backpack) The Gangsta-look has no particular reason... :)
Aaaaaah... a balroom-bathroom. Just what we needed!
Jeeeeej, a bed! And a pillow!! (after 2 months of sleeping on a double airbed in a tent...)
Lake Wakatipu, on our way back up.
Mt Somers. Looks nothing like the 'Somers' we know!
Rakaia Gorge, on our way back up
Neptunes necklace (SEAWEED)
Noted Wildlife Photographer J-A van der Krogt
Seal, Kaikoura
Kaikoura
With Evelien and Gert in Picton! Gert is a fellow bio-engineer who studied with us in Leuven. They travelled in Australia untill now but decided to have a look at the beautiful country next to it.
Yummy, restaurant-food!
Hard to keep your hands (and face) clean with ribs this size! (more photos available, just ask J-A)
Gert is also enjoying his tandoori ribs
It was a very amusing night with a lot of funny stories
Back to the North Island
