Thursday 2 March 2017

Unexpected

Today we started the day heading for Arrowtown; a quiet historic town about 20kms away.
It was quite quaint and well worth the visit.  Plenty of souvenirs, different things to see and good cafe's.




This afternoon we were booked on a helicopter flight over 'The Remarkables' mountain range.  When Ben checked in at lunchtime from Arrowtown he was asked it he wanted to upgrade for no extra cost for a different flight.  Needless to say, he said yes.

On the way to the airport we passed Lake Hayes. I have been waiting to get a shot of a lake that was still enough to mirror the mountains - here it is:



On to the airport and we were on a one hour flight to the Mt Aspiring glacier - not just flying over it, but landing and walking on it.  On the way there I got to sit next to the pilot.  The views were just magnificent so I will let these few pics (there were many, many, many more) tell the story.















What a week it has been, but tomorrow we head home - to recover!

4 comments:

  1. Amazing scenery, Deb, and stunning photos!

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    1. Thanks Robyn. It was the highlight of the trip and completely unexpected.
      We are home now, but I will do a final post to sum up the trip. I looked forward to sitting down at Ben's computer each night to summarise the day.

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  2. Spectacular pics Deb
    You look like you're having a great time!

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    1. Thanks Marina. We did have a great time. This was the highlight of the trip and completely unexpected. We are home now, but I will do a final post to sum up the trip.

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