New Zealand - January 11 - 16, 2015

January 11, 2015 - Stayed in the town of Christchurch to rest and do laundry.  Also went for a ride to a place that is known for having Blue Penguins nesting.  Saw the penguins, but they would not allow any photos to be taken.

 

That is a sea lion on top of the rock.

 

Went to a viewpoint and had a picnic lunch.

 

Went to another place about an hour later to see the yellow-eyed penguins, but we got there too late and it was closed.  Just took some photos from near the entrance to the nesting grounds.

January 12, 2015 - Traveled down the scenic highway south to the town of Invercargill, NZ.  The southernmost town in NZ and only about 3,000 miles from the South Pole.  Went for a ride to the end of the road or the start of the road if you start from the south going north.  We have traveled all the way from the northernmost point of the north island to the southernmost point of the south island.

Lookout points along the road.

 

Lookout point above the southernmost point of NZ.

 

 

At the end of the road.  The southernmost point looking south.

 

Distance signposts at the end of the road.

 

January 13, 2015 - Traveled northwest along the scenic road to our next stay at a town called Te Anau, NZ.

 

 

 

January 15, 2015 - In Te Anau and on the trip to Milford Sound to take a cruise through the fiords.

 

 

 

 

 

At Milford Sound, the port.

 

The boat that we will take on our cruise through the fiords.

 

On board for the start of the cruise.

 

 

Seal rock.

 

Fairy mist waterfalls.

 

Under the falls.

 

 

Another colony of seals.

 

 

More waterfalls.

 

A small but very expense cruise ship in the fiords.

 

 

Back on land on the way back to town stopping at a wayside stop.

 

Looking down from a bridge.

 

 

January 16, 2015 - Stayed in town today to catch up on laundry and plan the rest of the next week of travel.