NEW ZEALAND #3 Wanaka to Akaroa via Aoraki
April 20th 2012 Our time in New Zealand was spectacular - 18 days and not one without sunshine!
"Aoraki" = 'the cloud piercer' (Mt Cook) We saw many distant views of this peak, towering above the cloud layers - well named by the Maoris.
Hope you enjoy the final selection of photos.
The panorama above is Lake Wanaka from Roy's Peak, featured in the following photos.
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Ian
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I remember the road into Akaroa being hairy but the town was very peaceful - like most of New Zealand...have you estimated the sum of you vertical climbs? Everest next?