Salmon Sculpture, Rakaia, South Island, New Zealand - November 2010

To some this may look like a large Salmon, to others it is a large Salmon. That is about all I can say but it is in Rakaia if you want to see it !

Battle for Middle Earth, Lord of the Rings, Twizel, New Zealand - November 2010

A short way from Twizel in The South Island are the Pellenor fields of Gondor where the open field battles took place in 'Lord of the Rings - Return of the King'. We were able to act those scenes with tremendous accuracy for you.

Mount Cook National Park, Tasman Glacier

Turn off state highway 8 onto the 80 and drive up past Lake Pukaki and you arrive in the heart of the Mount Cook National Park. The day we went it was overcast so the mountains all around (as seen from the plane a few days earlier) can't be seen on the photos but you'll just have to believe us it is magnificent. The first picture is of the Hermitage Hotel which was the original mountain climbers stay and is now an expensive famous hotel. We drove from there up a track to the base of the Tasman Glacier. The glacier advances and retracts over time and the current lake was not there 20 years ago but has formed with the current retraction. Massive, and I mean massive, pieces of ice have broken off and are floating in the lake as icebergs. You will see a yellow dot on the middle photo which is a tourist boat full of people. Quiet an incredible sight to see. The 'hills' around thew lake are in fact just debris from the glacier. Very good day out. We will be back !

Lake Tekapo & Mount Cook, New Zealand

Off to The South Island for a holiday and stopped at Peppers in Lake Tekapo. Booked a flight around Mount Cook and the several famous glaciers. Stunning scenery. This first shot is our favourite amd shows the meltwater from eastern side of Mount Cook running down towards Tekapo. We also walked up to Mount John Observatory where we were meant to do a telescope camera viewing but the clouds moved in unfortunately.

Lake Tekapo, Mount Cook National Park

Peppers Hotel

Ready for take off

Lake Tekapo backdrop

Streams feeding the lake

Glacier

Dog Statue

Mount John Observatory

Views across Lake Tekapo from Mount John

Church of the Good Shepherd

70s Party - November 2010

After a mere 4 years in planning (or perhaps 30 years) the 1970s party was finally a reality. Many photos are still being sent to us as people wake up, but here are the first samples. Thanks for everyone who came and made it an awesome evening !