Photographer: Josh Eckels
Suiting up for the flight
Flight cancelled!
Joyous breakfast
Knights Point Lookout
Lay of the land
View north along the coast
Beach and swamp entry point
Short loop trail through the swamp
Brown tannic water
Fallen frond
More brown water
Cheese packaging recreations
Tromping through the swamps
Back on the gravel path
Tui in the trees
Characteristic white neck tuft
Tui taking off
Boardwalk to the shore
Sad to be missing the glaciers
Empty beaches
Swatting a sandfly
Teamwork on the puzzle
Stop at Haast Visitor Center
At least he's wearing a helmet
Picnic spot at the visitor center
Stopping at Roaring Billy Falls
Roaring Billy Falls
Roaring away
Falls across the Haast River
Skipping rocks
Rocky shores of the Haast River
Clouds starting to part
Looking for the perfect skipping rock
Forest walk back to the car park
Next stop - Thunder Creek Falls
Thunder Creek Falls - a straight shot down
Thunder Creek Falls
More of the Haast River
Probably getting devoured by sandflies
In front of Thunder Creek Falls
Scout troop plopped down
Fantail Falls
More cloud breaks
Checking out the Blue Pools
I can see why they call it Blue Pool
Feeding into the Makarora River
A really substantial swing bridge
Riverbank
Moving fast
Back to the car
Looking back at the bridge
Lake Wanaka
Lots of blue sky now
Extra fuzzy
Looking in the direction of Wanaka
Northerly view
Bench at our chalet for the evening
Golf course between us and the lake
Our golf course chalet
Inside the chalet
Wandering downtown Wanaka
Wanaka Gourmet Kitchen - our dining destination
Wanaka Lake and Roy's Bay from the lakefront downtown
Tree lighting ceremony
Roasted lamb for dinner
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