As we approached Lake Wanaka, we crossed this nice bridge over a fast
moving river.
While Judy stayed up on the road, Bob explored under the bridge and the river.
The one-lane bridge was very
photogenic!
Several days, when we would
drive into the hills surrounding Lake
Wanaka, the clouds would
touch the road—eventually, they would burn off.
Along one road we frequented,
the flowers and a stream were
gorgeous.
There were hundreds of nice yellow flowers along the side of
the road we drove regularly.
Some lake gulls enjoy a nice day at the edge of Lake
Wanaka—which is surrounded by
mountains.
This quaint house was in a small village near Wanaka—the Maori Tribes would paint their homes bright colors, so we guessed this was a tribute to the heritage.
This cottage was “wheeling” and dealing.
Lake Wanaka from the southern
shore—gorgeous.
New Zealand sheep are very contented—good grass and they run all
over the hillside.
Most of the time, when I got out of the car, the
sheep would trot off fast…this one didn’t seem to
mind his photo being taken.
Some farmers wrapped their bales of hay very nicely—even in the dead of summer.
A herd of Red Deer enjoy a sunny day in the field. There were many areas in
New Zealand that had Red Deer “farms.”
One day, we came upon these four stags. They were in a shallow pond, cooling off in the sun. I tried to walk up quietly, but they all bolted. Just before they left, I did get a pretty good shot of