Susan's BIG Birthday (can you guess which one?) - New Zealand South Island - February 2008

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A moody, misty day	Looking back down the valley	Reaching our rest stop before the pass	Swirling clouds
Haast Pass - one lane bridge	Mighty Biking Man	Mountain flowers	Coming down off the pass - notice the drier terrain here on the East side of the mountains
Stopping to look back where we came from	Lots of these here on the South Island!	"Honey, do you want to bike 100K today?"	"Oh I knew you'd say 'Yes!' I love you!"
A roadside description of Lake Wanaka (seen in the two previous photos)- one of many glacial lakes w/bottom below sea level	A nice place for a bit of a rest!	View of the lake from the town of Wanaka (rhymes with Hannukah)	Our biking group's wine and cheese party on our last night together...
...caused much merriment at our last dinner	...especially when the server christened Chuck with champagne (not included in the price of the tour!)	Super Bike Man Brandon and his side of the table	...and the other side, where Don cuts loose and tells a funny story (Don's next to Susan)
OK, we like the mood lighting in here, but no one can actually read the menu??	Our Kiwi guide, Nathan - no, not all the empty glasses are his!	The next morning was cold, and surprise! All the mountaintops were white!	Ah, this looks just like all the postcards
Along the way on our 46K ride the last day	A beautiful little valley, reminds us of Colorado	*sigh*	Free range sheep out for a romp
Beautiful views around every bend in the road	Last lunch back in Wanaka	A parting shot of our guide Brandon - thanks!	Part 2 of our New Zealand adventure - we get a car and go touring for four more days. Our ride- a Suzuki something
So we drove down to Te Anau and took a small local tour van to Milford Sound- fantastic views on the way	Note that we're back on the West coast again-lots of green!	A guy named Murray raised cattle out here by himself....now it's Fjordlands National Park	More of the Park, looking down Hollyford Valley
Down in the Hollyford Valley at Gunn's Camp, where the proprietor has a sense of humor!	More humor at the camp - not much telly 'way out here!	More giggles (translation: a "torch" is a flashlight)	Sir Ed Hillary died just before our trip; much mourned in NZ. His ashes are now in Auckland harbor.
Oh, more laughs! Read the sign!	Trying out another swing (bouncy) bridge	The view from the bridge	I swear, ALL the water in NZ is this color!
After our guide treated us to "billy tea", we did a short hike to see Humboldt Falls	Very long falls	Another stop along the way to the Sound - this is Christy Falls	...and the river below Christy Falls
Looks fake, doesn't it?	The famous one-lane Homer Tunnel, built thru the divide

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