the painstakingly fun maze at Puzzleworld in Wanaka. We decided to go there on a whim late in the afternoon on one of our quieter days having watched bit of a slow movie. It meant we got to be like kids for a couple of hours... and ended up being so much fun. Ither than we got stuck in the maze long after everyone else had completed it and gone home! Plus it was nearly dark by the time we got out!

the guys were lagging behind as it started getting dark!

 

Lake Wanaka

Lake Wanaka

view from Treble Cone (slopes near Wanaka)

sarah at treble cone

a deserted Treble Cone

probably lake wanaka!

one of the oldest pubs/hotels in nz

view of stunning Lake Wanaka

incredible drive down from Remarkables

view during drive down from Remarkables near Queenstown

Snowboarding at the Remarkables

in queenstown with rob, sarah & mieke - ready for our first day on the slopes

Quenstown - view from Backpackers where we stayed

Lake Pukaki

Lake Pukaki

view from near Lake Twizel

mieke at Lake Twizel

me in Christchurch

tram in Christchurch

tunnels through hillside - journey to Christchurch

the next batch of pictures are taken from a recent trip to the South Island.
Mieke & I drove across, taking the ferry from the North Island at Wellington, meeting our English friends Rob & Sarah in Queenstown.

On the drive down, Mieke & I stopped off in Christchurch staying with some distant relatives. We made plenty of time for eating good food as well as the odd bit of ski-ing, snowboarding and sight-seeing, then on the drive back, Mieke & I took in some of the spectacular sites of the west coast (beaches, glaciers and some interesting rock formations).

world mountain running champs in Wellington. Picture of Melissa Moon - previous kiwi winner and favourite though she had a disappointing run this time round

Watson's holiday batch near the mountains in Ohakune