Wanaka

Heading down the Haast Pass from the West Coast toward Wanaka, this is a picture that cost me about 18 sandfly bites (25kb) One of the hallmarks of NZ for us - one lane bridges all over the place. The bigger arrow tells me that traffic from the other direction has the right of way. (54kb) Lake Hawea (34kb) Our motel in Wanaka - the nicest one of all - dishwasher, SKY TV, our own washer and dryer (55kb)
And of course, great views of Lake Wanaka, and a 2 minute walk to downtown (47kb) We took an evening hike up Mt Iron in Wanaka (17kb) Spectacular sunset over the lake (22kb) Central Otago at sunset (15kb)
You can just make out one of the ski ranges in the distance (15kb) A crazy wind at the top of the mountain (30kb) This was a little more composed (22kb) Looking toward Lake Hawea (10kb)
Lake Wanaka in the morning from our motel, Anzac Day (22kb) A crystal clear autumn day at Lake Wanaka (14kb) Autumn in Central Otago, near Cromwell and Alexandra, a huge fruit and wine producing area (28kb)