This post is from our time in Wanaka. Here it is on the
map. The next post will be Milford Sound so notice the left side of the map and how close it is as the crow flies! It took a full day of driving to get there by the roads!
Bummer this focused on my hand, but do you see the door stop? It is a dropped ice cream cone!
The next pictures aren't in order. The hike was Roy's Peak. 4 miles up a mountain!
That tower is where we're headed
Kind of tired of sardines by this point...
Thanks to our trail friend Marcos we captured this picture of a lifetime!
See the tallest peak in this picture? That's Mount Aspiring! Also, the next day we drove back in that valley in the middle of the picture
The Wanaka Tree! got to photograph this wold famous sight!
The best sweet potato fries with sweet chili sauce and sour cream at Speights!
So our AirB&B host, Fred, told us how to hike to see the Rob Roy Glacier! It involved several miles on a gravel road, fording several streams, bottoming out in one, lots of dust, cattle/sheep guards, and nearly being run off the road by crazy drivers! But worth every bit! Also, picking up hitchhikers for a few kilometers on the way back. They parked on the other side of that stream we bottomed out in! They were from Israel
We followed a rushing mountain stream that has carved a steam valley into the hills
We eventually came around a corner to see this. My breath was taken away.
That waterfall is over 800 feet high.
Matthew having fun with the depth of field on his camera phone
We sat here for a long time and just looked. Occasionally part of the glacier would break off. It would crumble down into the rocks which funneled it back together and it would come pouring out like a waterfall, roaring the whole time.
We thought this self closing gate was pretty nifty! Made Matthew think of his dad and me think of Poppa Clem!
A little more yoga after two big hiking days and before sitting in the car for hours!
The next day it rained some. This is the clouds blowing in.
The wind blown sand had made some neat designs
This is Wharariki Beach. Supposed to be a pristine beach with seals and stuff but we could hardly see anything due to sand and salt pelting us! Cool experience just the same!
Stopped at this spring. Highlighted in yellow on the left of the map.
See that out there in the middle that looks like boiling water? That's water gushing up from underneath! 
stopped for lunch and a nap in Collingswood
What else should you do when posing next to a penguin crossing sign?
cool rocks on the beach
Pretty shell
Walking the beaches while the tide was out
Early sun washed fields!
Arriving in Christchurch after a long day of driving
Went to see the Maori welcome
singing, dancing, and games to the music
We really liked this sleep out Airbnb that we stayed at!
Matthew's dinner
Picnic time - sardines anyone?
We found out that lupins are not native to New Zealand. They are actually crowding out native plants. They are so pretty though!
Only for dad would I put my feet my feet in glacier water! I think this was Lake Tekapo
And this is Lake Pukaki. If it wasn't for the clouds on the other end, we should have been able to see Mt. Cook.
My amazing tour guide, hiking partner, fellow foodie, and all around best friend!
Just a few jumping jacks before getting back in the car! And weird as it is, remember, that IS my side of the car!