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My parents live in Queenstown, a ski resort located in the middle of the South Island.
Figure 1. Lake Wakatipu looking toward the Queenstown Gardens, Kelvin Heights and the
Remarkable Mtns in the background
Bennetts Bluff is an outlook on the road between Queenstown and Glenorchy -- the
mountains in the background are the real "Middle Earth" ....
Figure 2. Looking toward Glenorchy from Bennetts Bluff
The Dart river flows into the northern tip of Lake Wakatipu. We crossed the
Dart river on our way to Kinloch and the Routeburn Track.
Figure 3. Dart River, just north of Glenorchy
Brods bay is approximately 6 km from the beginning of the
Kepler Track.
Figure 4. Jennifer at Brod's Bay, across the lake from Te Anau
Figure 5. Rain Forest and Tree Moss near Fiordland National Park
Doubtful sound is approximately 30 km long -- it is one of the
major sounds in
Fiordland National Park.
We took a boat across lake Manapouri,
and then a bus over the Wilmot Pass to Deep Cove.
Figure 6. View of Deep Cove and Doubtful Sound from the Wilmot Pass
Doubtful sound is the home to seals, penguins and dolphins.
The dolphins enjoy interacting with the tourist/fishing boats that travel
along the sound ...
Figure 7. Dolphins following our boat in Doubtful Sound
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