That’s how we ended the last four days of the trip. Some days we hiked together and others I fly fished and Ann took her new GPS and went for a 20 kilometer or so hike. Fun was had by all. Here are the results:
We spent one morning driving out to Milford Sound since it's considered a "must see" down in Fjordland...
...then in the afternoon hiked Key Summit...
...which was another hike we did last year that was worth a second go. Three hour round trip and you get great views from the top.
On the way back north, we stopped for two nights at a wonderful lodge at Lake Ohau.
I caught and released a bunch of small rainbows here (none were big enough to warrant a photo though).
Out of Twizel, Ann hiked Fraser Creek (a couple miles west of town)...
...while I, yes, went fishing again. But no catching...
...but, oh what a gorgeous day! I felt a little better later in the day when we stopped at the local hunting/fishing shop and they said the fishing had gone dead in March after a good Jan/Feb. It's all about timing, eh?
More fishing - this time out of Clyde on the Clutha River...
...while Ann went upriver for a hike...
...and captured this beautiful view.
And, we'll end the photos of the trip with this shot on the swing backyard of our cabin in Clyde.
What a lovely trip. Three weeks in the South Island. I’d go back tomorrow, but we’ve got work to do to get ready of the next leg of the adventure – sailing all the way back across the Pacific to get Charisma back on the west coast.
The photos are stunning. What a beautiful place to explore and enjoy. I first read this entry on Saturday, after a very long and exhausting week at work, and found the photos refreshing. Really helped me to “unwind” just looking at them.
Now I’ve had a chance to read your subsequent entries about prepping Charisma for the sail back home, and well, just have to say — so glad you got the R & R time in. Hope it doesn’t become a distant memory as you scrape, sand, paint, repair, work….work….work…. Wearing me out just reading about it!
Hang in there…:)