NZ South Island Travel

Beauty everywhere!

From Dunedin's Scottish influence...

 ... and Lochner Castle

To the Moeraki boulders on the east coast (Pacific Ocean)...

Over land to Queenstown...

Wild flowers were everywhere. Such spectacular colors!

Driving from the summit down into Queenstown

A beautiful countryside

We rode the tram to the top of the mountain

From a top the tram

Looking down on Queensland, a beautiful sight!

Made totally from Jellybeans. Tram gift shop

Jellybean map, guess where we are!

                                     Next a boat trip into Milford Sound 

Where the Sound meets the Tasman Sea

Road trip from Queenstown to Franz Josef to Greymouth

Post card beauty!

Sea rock messages on the Tasman Sea

A quick overnight in Franz Josef and then off to Greymouth and a traintrip to Christchurch

Time to catch the Tranzalpine Train to Christchurch

Getting ready to catch the beauty from the train

Sheep......

...and more sheep

Visions of times gone by

Trains are a relaxing way to travel and enjoy the scenery.

Wild flowers abound.

Our final stop was in Christchurch and we flew home to Auckland.  We had a wonderful time exploring the beautiful South Island of New Zealand and will always remember the stunning difference from the North Island and how individually beautiful they both are.  We are go grateful for the opportunity we have had to see this beautiful country.

Just couldn't resist this picture.  We weren't sure if Santa's demeanor was due to his long night of Christmas deliveries or the fact that he had raided the contents of he store building he was resting upon.