Queenstown, Westcoast, Glaciers & Marlborough Vinyards (November 30 to December 6)

Top of Queenstown:

Peaks of “The Remarkables” (you might know them as “Misty Mountains” in Lord of the Rings)

World famous “Fergburger”

…yummeh

Kiwi Haka (Chief Norm 🙂 )

Glenorchy (film sets for “Lord of the Rings”, “Vertical Limit”,  “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” and “Chronicles of Narnia”):

Wanaka (Warbirds & Wheels Museum):
= world’s first flight simulator

Blue Pools & Haast Beach:
 

Westcoast:

Glaciers (Fox and Franz Josef):

Cabbage Tree

Traffic Management “Kiwi” style:

Shanty Town (“Golden Times”):

Gold Panning:

Success (but not enough for early retirement 😉 ):

Pancake Cliffs…guess, why they’re named like this 😉 ?!

Marlborough Valley (Blenheim) – NZ’s Wine Region:

Dinner on our campsite…we forgot to take a picture of our “butter chicken with rice” 🙂

Breakfast in Blenheim:

Allan Scott Winery:

In between 300’000 liters of Sauvignon Blanc with the chief vintners:

This year’s (march 2012) Chardonnay:

***Thanks for the special tour on Allan Scott’s premises*** (by the way: A. Scott is the preferred wine supplier of the Scott’s Base in Antarctica…let’s check this out coming February!)