NZ Part 5. In December 2005, after walking the Routeburn and Kepler Tracks I headed north on the South Island of New Zealand. These pictures were taken on the way to Wanaka. http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/01-Sheep/51205633_UQA6r-Ti.jpg http://andrewg.smugmug.com/gallery/1100735_b4Avx/ 2006-01-05T09:33:30Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />In New Zealand the sheep outnumber the humans 10 to 1. If you got all 40 million sheep together, their collective intelligence would rival that of a pet rock. And not one of those fancy Ha ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205633_UQA6r" title="In New Zealand the sheep outnumber the humans 10 to 1. If you got all 40 million sheep together, their collective intelligence would rival that of a pet rock. And not one of those fancy Ha ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/01-Sheep/51205633_UQA6r-Th.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="In New Zealand the sheep outnumber the humans 10 to 1. If you got all 40 million sheep together, their collective intelligence would rival that of a pet rock. And not one of those fancy Ha ..." title="In New Zealand the sheep outnumber the humans 10 to 1. If you got all 40 million sheep together, their collective intelligence would rival that of a pet rock. And not one of those fancy Ha ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:00:47Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/01-Sheep/51205633_UQA6r-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Sheep stations are enclosed in barbed-wire fences.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205638_KAAqX" title="Sheep stations are enclosed in barbed-wire fences."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/02-Fence/51205638_KAAqX-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="Sheep stations are enclosed in barbed-wire fences." title="Sheep stations are enclosed in barbed-wire fences." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T12:50:31Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/02-Fence/51205638_KAAqX-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Kawarau River, at the start of the Roaring Meg section. Legend is that Roaring Meg was a prostitute who serviced the gold miners in the 1800's.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205639_gLv7s" title="The Kawarau River, at the start of the Roaring Meg section. Legend is that Roaring Meg was a prostitute who serviced the gold miners in the 1800's."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/03-Kawarau-River/51205639_gLv7s-Th.jpg" width="150" height="99" alt="The Kawarau River, at the start of the Roaring Meg section. Legend is that Roaring Meg was a prostitute who serviced the gold miners in the 1800's." title="The Kawarau River, at the start of the Roaring Meg section. Legend is that Roaring Meg was a prostitute who serviced the gold miners in the 1800's." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:54:50Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/03-Kawarau-River/51205639_gLv7s-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A foam sledge like the one I held onto while going town the Kawarau River (twice!). We put on wetsuits, complete with booties and flippers, and then drove out to the river. We carried our ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205645_jcTXB" title="A foam sledge like the one I held onto while going town the Kawarau River (twice!). We put on wetsuits, complete with booties and flippers, and then drove out to the river. We carried our ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/04-Frogz-sledge/51205645_jcTXB-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="A foam sledge like the one I held onto while going town the Kawarau River (twice!). We put on wetsuits, complete with booties and flippers, and then drove out to the river. We carried our ..." title="A foam sledge like the one I held onto while going town the Kawarau River (twice!). We put on wetsuits, complete with booties and flippers, and then drove out to the river. We carried our ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:55:59Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/04-Frogz-sledge/51205645_jcTXB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />More of the Kawarau River, close to where we put in for our sledging trip.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205650_hwccw" title="More of the Kawarau River, close to where we put in for our sledging trip."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/05-Roaring-Meg-on-Kawarau/51205650_hwccw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="More of the Kawarau River, close to where we put in for our sledging trip." title="More of the Kawarau River, close to where we put in for our sledging trip." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T14:07:44Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/05-Roaring-Meg-on-Kawarau/51205650_hwccw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Gooseberries. I'd never even heard of them before, but who could resist eating something that looks like this? They're about the size of large grapes, with a thick skin you have to burst t ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205658_2Qp8T" title="Gooseberries. I'd never even heard of them before, but who could resist eating something that looks like this? They're about the size of large grapes, with a thick skin you have to burst t ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/06-Gooseberries/51205658_2Qp8T-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="Gooseberries. I'd never even heard of them before, but who could resist eating something that looks like this? They're about the size of large grapes, with a thick skin you have to burst t ..." title="Gooseberries. I'd never even heard of them before, but who could resist eating something that looks like this? They're about the size of large grapes, with a thick skin you have to burst t ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T13:56:48Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/06-Gooseberries/51205658_2Qp8T-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />I arrived in Wanaka a few days before Christmas. The town had "traditional" decorations up, which was wildly incongruous as people walked around in bikinis and sandals. Santa Claus was aro ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205665_Ce4Fu" title="I arrived in Wanaka a few days before Christmas. The town had "traditional" decorations up, which was wildly incongruous as people walked around in bikinis and sandals. Santa Claus was aro ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/07-Wanaka-Santa/51205665_Ce4Fu-Th.jpg" width="150" height="125" alt="I arrived in Wanaka a few days before Christmas. The town had "traditional" decorations up, which was wildly incongruous as people walked around in bikinis and sandals. Santa Claus was aro ..." title="I arrived in Wanaka a few days before Christmas. The town had "traditional" decorations up, which was wildly incongruous as people walked around in bikinis and sandals. Santa Claus was aro ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:59:37Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/07-Wanaka-Santa/51205665_Ce4Fu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A wonderful little internet cafe in Wanaka.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205669_tfyzk" title="A wonderful little internet cafe in Wanaka."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/08-Net-cafe/51205669_tfyzk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="89" alt="A wonderful little internet cafe in Wanaka." title="A wonderful little internet cafe in Wanaka." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T16:12:52Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/08-Net-cafe/51205669_tfyzk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Sue, the friendly manager of the funky internet cafe.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205674_pPuKQ" title="Sue, the friendly manager of the funky internet cafe."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/09-Net-cafe/51205674_pPuKQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="71" alt="Sue, the friendly manager of the funky internet cafe." title="Sue, the friendly manager of the funky internet cafe." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:01:48Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/09-Net-cafe/51205674_pPuKQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Atop Mt. Iron, just outside of Wanaka. It's a 45-minute climb from the base to the geodetic marker here at the summit. The trail passes through sheep grazing land and dense foliage, and en ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205675_5KGVS" title="Atop Mt. Iron, just outside of Wanaka. It's a 45-minute climb from the base to the geodetic marker here at the summit. The trail passes through sheep grazing land and dense foliage, and en ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/10-Mount-Iron/51205675_5KGVS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="71" alt="Atop Mt. Iron, just outside of Wanaka. It's a 45-minute climb from the base to the geodetic marker here at the summit. The trail passes through sheep grazing land and dense foliage, and en ..." title="Atop Mt. Iron, just outside of Wanaka. It's a 45-minute climb from the base to the geodetic marker here at the summit. The trail passes through sheep grazing land and dense foliage, and en ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T14:35:27Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/10-Mount-Iron/51205675_5KGVS-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Santa in the internet cafe. I walked in and there he was, surfing. I suppose the sunglasses are so he wouldn't be recognized. Santa Incognito.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205679_dJq2L" title="Santa in the internet cafe. I walked in and there he was, surfing. I suppose the sunglasses are so he wouldn't be recognized. Santa Incognito."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/11-Cafe-Santa/51205679_dJq2L-Th.jpg" width="150" height="105" alt="Santa in the internet cafe. I walked in and there he was, surfing. I suppose the sunglasses are so he wouldn't be recognized. Santa Incognito." title="Santa in the internet cafe. I walked in and there he was, surfing. I suppose the sunglasses are so he wouldn't be recognized. Santa Incognito." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T13:16:06Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/11-Cafe-Santa/51205679_dJq2L-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lake County, on the road to Arrow City. A friendly woman at the grocery store told me to take a little road with seven switchbacks from which I could get a great view, and she was right!</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/1100735_b4Avx#51205682_6ntLZ" title="Lake County, on the road to Arrow City. A friendly woman at the grocery store told me to take a little road with seven switchbacks from which I could get a great view, and she was right!"><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/12-Pan-Lake-County-View/51205682_6ntLZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="36" alt="Lake County, on the road to Arrow City. A friendly woman at the grocery store told me to take a little road with seven switchbacks from which I could get a great view, and she was right!" title="Lake County, on the road to Arrow City. A friendly woman at the grocery store told me to take a little road with seven switchbacks from which I could get a great view, and she was right!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-21T13:03:25Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/5-Wanaka/12-Pan-Lake-County-View/51205682_6ntLZ-Th.jpg