New Zealand Adventures

Sculpture outside Chritchurch Cathedral

Escape from the ice to the summer heat of New Zealand. Why I haven't moved here yet I'm not quite sure....

I spent a couple of weeks in Glenorchy, a little village north of Queenstown for some paragliding and some "tramping" with an old buddy I worked with in Chamonix years ago. What an amazing spot. Lots of great walks go from here including the Rees Dart, Routeburn, Greenstone among others. And the flying - well, the pictures should speak for themselves...

Lake Wakatipu, northern end, with the Dart braided river in the foreground, taken whilst flying from the Humboldt range late morning

The head of Earnslaw Burn - one of the most stunning spots in the area

A Panorama from the summit of Mt Alfred

James and I almost at the end of the Burn

After some time in the mountains it was time to hit the beach and the water in a Sea Kayak along the beautiful coast of Abel Tasman National Park. Liz, an old friend who emmigrated to Sydney a few years back, flew over for an epic long weekend.

Mussels were on the menu on the first night

Nice.....

Oystercatchers admiring the sunset

Dinner on the beach watching the sun set - hard life!

I love New Zealand to bits. Note to self - have a look at the immigration site..... And next - flying to Africa tomorrow for a three week overland expedition through Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Malawi and Tanzania...... Watch this space for some wildlife photos!