Pictures from Trip, Part Four

So here are some pictures from Queenstown!

Take the gondola up for some sweet views...


...like this one!

This is a picture of one of the Mirror Lakes.

Get it?

Pictures from Trip, Part 3

Here are some pictures from my trip:
This is the Franz Josef Glacier on the west coast of the South Island.
The glacier cut this riverbed over thousands of years...


And today we get to hike on the glacier!





The ice was beautiful! It was almost transparent in some places...


Some crazy guys jumped into this pool of icy cold water in only their undershorts!

Pictures from Trip, Part 2

Here are some pictures I took during the train ride through the mountains from Christchurch to Greymouth:

Still more to come!

Pictures from Trip, Part Uno

Here are some pictures of my trip! This is where I started and finished my two week journey.

This is the Cathedral in Christchurch:

And this the Avon River.

I went for a boat ride on it, which is called punting. The punter was also American which was a funny coincidence.

Ok, so here is my funny story from Christchurch: So all growing up (and even today) when preparing for a trip my Mom would always remind me to pack extra underwear. Which I always laughed at because who forgets underwear when packing for a trip?! Maybe toothpaste, but not underwear. Well, embarrassingly enough,that's exactly what I did. I quickly realized it after landing in Christchurch, so instead of sightseeing, one whole morning was spent shopping in order to correct my mistake.

Um, awkward...

Anyway....

A few hours away from Christchurch you can visit the Akoroa Harbour and see the famous Hector's Dolphins.

By snapping away at my camera I did manage to get this money shot of a dolphin swimming next to our boat:

Cute! I shall call him Squishy, and he shall be my Squishy.

More pictures are on the way, but for now I need to go to bed!