NZ West Coast

We spent the Christmas holidays with the family in New Zealand this year, and took a little time out to check out the sights! When you live somewhere it's easy to loose sight of the beauty around you so this trip was a perfect reminder of just how amazing New Zealand is!!

Lupins are everywhere along the roadside



Picnic lunch of Christmas leftovers at Lake Manapouri



We forgot cutlery ...







Lake Te Anau



Glass of wine, looking out over Lake Te Anau from our motel balcony



Horse riding in Hobbit territory







Driving along the road to Milford - we stopped for photos so many times we almost missed our boat











Milford Sound













Lots of sandflies at the Mirror Lakes so we only stopped for a very quick photo





Beautiful light at the golden hour





Lunch in Queenstown - the restaurant have hats for people sitting outside





The Arrow River - the water is SO COLD!



Ice cream in Arrowtown



View from the Crown Range





Lake Wanaka



Waterfalls at Franz Joseph Glacier



Franz Joseph Glacier









Reid ... he's in there somewhere



About to start our walk on the Fox Glacier



Fox Glacier





Spotted a Kea hunting for food











Finally an ice cream from Ettrick - I'd been looking forward to it for the whole trip!