Monday, June 8, 2009

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Mum is sweating her bum off at this point!

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View of Lake Wanaka on our hike.

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This is the Diamond Lake Conservation walk in Lake Wanaka. We are half way up the mountain. It took us 3 hours!

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This is at the end of our hike up Franz Josepf Glacier. We made it!

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A good shot of the crampons (spikes you wear on the bottom of your boots) in full effect.

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The sign says, "Extreme Danger. Ice may collapse at any time. Do not proceed." Yikes!

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Up close shot of the Franz Josepf Glacier before we climbed it.

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On the start of our hike up the glacier. There were tons of gushing waterfalls!

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The beautiful Franz Josepf Glacier. We stayed in a cute town right below the glacier.

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Had to post this one in memory of Millie! She has her own cafe dedicated to her.

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These are the Pancake Rocks, but just a small shot of them b/c there were tons of these rock formations all over the coastline.

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This was the entrance to Pancake Rocks on the west coast of the south island. It was soooo beautiful here! The rocks are made of limestone and look like stacked up pancakes!

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On a hike at Lake Rotini (can't remember the spelling) on the south island.

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Click here to ew these pictures largerText Color. This is a picture of a day trip we took to Kaikora. We saw lots of seals!