NEW ZEALAND 1, 2, 3

Queenstown, New Zealand

Just relaxing at the foot of Mount Cook New Zealand, three days into a 10 day trip. There is not much to say but...WOW! From the moment you fly over, enroute to the airport, you know its going to be special.
I've had a few firsts on this trip - FREE airport luggage trolleys for one. Australia can learn a lot from the kiwis. I got stung by a bee driving while driving 100km/h down a NZ country road - it flogged! Not to mention the worst hayfever ever, I couldn't even go out in the fields - it was hideous. But I survived and have shot some imagery I am really happy with. Hopefully a few photos that are a little different to the norm. I have just included a quick sampler of one I snapped in Queenstown.

Our first night was spent in Queenstown, which we will revisit later in the trip. This allowed me to have a quick look around before we commenced our self drive holiday. First stop was the amazing Lake Tekapo, located about 5 hours north of Queenstown. This beautiful sleepy town has an array to amazing colours that will take your breathe away. In a way it almost seems like the colours are all wrong. The lakes are an extraordinary shade of turquoise, the mountains an stunning tone of greens and golds. These colours I have never seen before, it really was a awe-inspiring moment.
Lake Tekapo also has the beautiful Mount John, which we spent some time upon taking in the remarkable views of the township, lake and country fields. More of the images to come.    

Currently, I'm sitting here at our hotel room hoping the clouds will part from atop Mount Cook so I can get some shooting in tomorrow on one of the trails. Fingers crossed!

Just had a look at the al a carte menu and I love a good steak as much as the next person, but NZ$69 for a 250g rib eye is insane. This place is a little fancy. Though we are looking forward to our gourmet buffet though for $62 each, pretty insane in itself, but not too many options in Mt Cook. This better be good.

Keep an eye on my facebook for more updates and some finished images in the coming weeks.

Catch ya
Josh :)