Well, I was in the neighbourhood, a 100km North and decided to scoot down to the mountains in the central North Island of New Zealand. I was hoping and made it in time for the sunrise, but the mountain tops were covered in cloud - so that was a bit of a write off!Nonetheless, the cloud burnt of within 45 minutes of the sun rising and the temperatures warmed up nicely from 3 … [Read more...] about Mountain fun
MOUNTAINS
In the Mirror – Mt Ngauruhoe
Looking in the car mirror this time is Mt Ngauruhoe, captured early in the morning as the clouds were burning off. Mt Ngauruhoe n the mirror … [Read more...] about In the Mirror – Mt Ngauruhoe
New Zealand Roads
There are some really great roads in New Zealand for driving. Some of them take you through or along amazing scenery. The first couple of images here of the West Coast of the South Island, showing the wild coastline. The last one is taken near New Plymouth with Mt Egmont / Mt Taranaki in the background. ... ... … [Read more...] about New Zealand Roads
Flying in NZ
There's some cool scenery to be seen when flying about New Zealand. This snap is taken somewhere over the Southern Alps in the South Island of NZL. Being closer to winter there is some nice snow building up on the mountains - but it is a clear day today. … [Read more...] about Flying in NZ
Mt Cook / Aoraki Encounter
Early in 2020 I had the opportunity to spend just over 2 months touring and photographing the South Island of New Zealand. I made it back to Auckland just before NZ went into Stage III and then Stage IV lock down very quickly, due to COVID-19. During that trip I went to Mt Cook / Aoraki region a couple of times. On the first visit the weather was not so good but I still … [Read more...] about Mt Cook / Aoraki Encounter