Moeraki Boulders

On our final drive from Dunedin (dun-ee'-din) to Christchurch, we stopped at the "roadside attraction," Moeraki Boulders. The amazing natural sights just keep coming. You can read some interesting information about them here. We also saw some dolphins while we walked the beach. Fun and fascinating stuff.

not spherical, but still really interesting

Taieri Gorge Railway

We spent our last days of sightseeing in Dunedin (dun-ee'-din). The Taieri Gorge Railway is a 77 km train ride over wrought iron viaducts, through 100 year old tunnels, going up into the Taieri River Gorge. It presented yet more beautiful views and new geographical textures.

The Dunedin Rail Station

A wrought iron viaduct

Some of this rock reminds me of cliff dwellings

Goodbye for now, New Zealand.

The Chasm

The bus driver told us she couldn't really explain "The Chasm" to us - we would just have to walk down to see it for ourselves. Here are some pictures to share in our wonder.

And to get some sense of it, watch this video.

Milford Sound

We spent two nights in the small town of Te Anau (tay-ah-new) so that we could do the boat trip in Milford Sound. We had planned to drive the two hours to the harbor, but upon hearing about the wintry conditions and the scariness of the road, we opted for a bus trip and boy were we glad! In addition to being able to concentrate only on the scenery, we got lots of information and all the recommended stops. Because of limited internet, we're posting just 15 pictures but know that we took 150. We're saving the penguin picture for a special post on birds and we have a video of a phenomenal chasm that we'll post when we have more internet availability.

Mirror Lake

Really close to the waterfall!

Sleepy seals

Rainforest?

Alpine spring?

Filling our water bottles in the creek

NZ - a land of many layers

Scenic Drive from Queenstown to Te Anau

These pictures speak for themselves. So many textures...