Looking
down the coast from the first part of the famed Heaphy Track
|
Beautifully
translucent tea-colored waters tinged from plant tanins
in the Oparara Basin |
Looking
out from Metro Cave (near Westport) into the lush vegetation |
Fantastic
cave formations in the fairly undeveloped Metro Cave
|
If
you look closely, you can see some of the magical glowworms
we encountered |
While
caving, we ran across some
weta - unique to NZ! |
"Land
yachting" on the beaches near Westport was an exciting
thrill |
Layered
rocks that make up Pancake Rocks in Punakaiki National Park
|
More
fantastic rock formations
at Punakaiki |
Franz-Josef
(and nearby Fox) Glacier is improbably found only 1000 feet
above and 7 miles inland from the sea |
Views
of the glacial mountains
near sunset |
Lake
Matheson (near Fox Glacier)
and its postcard-perfect reflection
|
