Thursday, December 13, 2007
12/13/2007 10:40:00 AM
Well, I am back from NZ.
I have got some pictures to share with you guys yea?
=]
Frankly i have emo stuff to share, but well, let that be another time.
I shall share my trip and my experiences only yea? =]
i kinda won't go by day lah
It's difficult.
But in short, i have some photos and i will further elaborate on it yea?
NZ overall, is very very NATURAL.
What i mean, is that, the people there, let nature control them
Nature moves mountains, glaciers and other stuff around.
They build and adapt according to Nature, not like spore, ALTER the natural landscape. * tsk tsk*
Glaciers are big big humongous mountains made of snow and ice =]
I went to the Fox glacier. which is getting dirtier and dirtier by the day.
Interesting fact abt glaciers is that, they move everyday. Closer and closer to sea level.
Fox Glacier, with me in the foreground
Talking about Ice, when we reached Christchurch, from Auckland, the first stop was this Antarctic Centre.
Scientists from America and Australia work from this place.
There's this COLD ROOM, which imitates strong winds, and storms at the South Pole in Antarctica.
I went in to experience a 5 minute 'storm' and i tell you, i was impressed.
Kinda amazed my N95 and my DSLR camera survived -18 deg c.
Phew!!
The temp
In the igloo like structure... man made tho..
During the 10 days, we traversed mountains, and visited lakes. Peh shall tell you more. He knows the names more than I do...
Names ranging from Lake Wakatipu to Lake Te'ana...
So many lakes.
One of the many snow capped mountains i saw
See the water in this river?
This is the meltdown from the ice on top of the mountains. The water is freezing cold at 10 deg, and it is TOTALLY CLEAN. and sweet.
In spore we pay so much to drink a bottle of spring water, there? i got it free. I refilled the bottle so many times. Just wash ur face from the river...
Use the water there to drink also. It's SWEET.omg.
Lake Wakatipu
Beautiful Cloud cover at 6.20 am in the morning...
the fog... the water vapour... all causes the foggy effect= ]
Also, at the south island, i went for this Jet Boat ride, damn cool.
The silly ang mo drove the boat, like he was Jay chou doing initial D.. seriously, he drifted on water, damn cool. But i was WET ... but the water,was cold... hoo!!
This pic is taken at the most farthest tip of the south island, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. The water is so calm.. phew.. loved it !
This waterfall, is simply beautiful.
We were taking a cruise at Milford Sound and that place was beautiful !
The water was so clear....
everything there is natural. The people there, working there, alter to the landscape... they let nature control them.
2nd last day, we took this Tranzscenic ride from Arthur's Pass all the way to Christchurch. Journey was 2 hours. Man, the train station was old and really romantic.... I could stand there with her for hours w/o feeling tired.. omg. OT OT ! back to topic.
Me after the train ride... in Christchurch.
