Feb 9, black coral & wrasse

Feb 9, tube coral, I think.

Feb 9, 11 armed starfish

Feb 9, Milford Deep. I highly recommend visiting this when you go to Milford Sound.

Feb 9, black coral

Feb 9, wall. Bushes, lichen, moss and small trees growing out of the rock.

Feb 9, waterfall

Feb 8, seals, Milford Sound

Feb 8, Danielle dislocated her shoulder when she jumped from the boat into Harrison Bay.

Feb 8, Mitre Peak, Milford Sound.

Feb 9, fjord, Milford Sound.

Feb 8, waterfall. We saw so many beautiful waterfalls on Milford Sound.

Feb 8, white heron. This is on Milford Sound.

Feb 8, Kea. We had to stop before entering the tunnel and this bold bird got too close.

Feb 8, rain forest. Fantastic trees and large ferns.

Feb 8, lunch stop. Got eatten alive by sand flies. The itch lasted over a week and will leave scares on my ankles.

Feb 8, pit stop. This is what can happen when national parks are turned over to business.

Feb 8, Road to Milford Sound

Feb 8, tree burl on the road to Milford Sound. I love the large, beautiful trees in NZ

Feb 8, Mirror Lake on the drive to Milford Sound. This was posted late as it was taken before the cycling.

Munro beach, Tasman Sea

We stopped at Lake Moeraki on the way from Franz Josef to Haast to do a 1.5 hr walk to Munro beach on the Tasman Sea.  It is said the yellow eyed penguins go to have their young.  Unfortunately, they had all fledged by the time we got there.  The weather was great but very windy on the beach.

Fern on the walk to Munro Beach, Tasman Sea

I happened to look down and saw this beautiful fern resting on the floor of a small pond.  The colors haven't been modified.

1.5 hr walk to Tasman Sea, windy

Jim, Mr. Plywood, and Sue are new friends from Portland, OR.  He got his nickname from friends in Portland.  He is so large it is like cycling behind a piece of plywood when we draft.

Salmon farm between Franz Josef and Haast

We stopped at the Salmon farm on the way from Franz Joseph to Haast.  They had incredible sultana scones.

Four of us had a nice rest by the Tasman Sea

I'm with SueP, SueS and Marlene.  We decided not to do the Three Sisters out of Franz Josef since there were going to be 16% inclines.  The four of us cycled from Fox Glacier to the small town of Haast.  The day was very warm and we had a good pace line going.  It was the longest distance SueP had ever done.