SKS

Isaac's Pre-School Christmas Program

At St. Thomas Anglican Church




His new girlfriend Annabelle.

Back in Australia

Afternoon at Balmoral Beach


Cute new outfit on Sydney


Birthday Party for Chris

Central Otago & Dunedin

Cadbury World Factory Tour


Moeraki Boulders on Hampden Beach

Nugget Point

At more than 46° South, the only significant human settlements south of here are Punta Arenas, Chile and the Falkland Islands.



Located at the northern end of the Catlins coast, this lighthouse at Nugget Point was build in 1869 and stands 250 ft above the water.

Milford Sound

Milford Sound, located in Fiordland National Park, has lush rain forests that cling precariously to sheer rock faces that rise to over 1 mile high. Quite easily, this is the most beautiful place in New Zealand.

Here's a photo from wikipedia on a nice clear day.


We set off in Milford Sound on a boat cruise as 24 hours of rain were clearing out. It created literally thousands of spontaneous waterfalls that we were fortunate to witness, as the waterfalls dry out in less than a day.

Central Fiordland

Lake Manapouri with Cathedral Peaks in background


Deer Flat in Earl Mountains


Cruise on Lake Te Anau to glow worm caves

Queenstown, New Zealand

Queenstown is a resort town in Otago in the south-west of New Zealand's South Island. The town is built around an inlet on Lake Wakatipu, a long thin "S"-shaped lake, and has spectactular views of nearby mountains.

Springtime Tulips in Queentown Gardens


More Queenstown Gardens


Isaac and Sydney Enjoyed the Māori War Dance, "Haka"


Overlooking Queenstown Bay and Cecil Peak


Skyline Gondola

Paragliding in Queenstown

Campervan Craziness

We spent 11 days, 10 nights, and 1500 miles in our manual transmission, turbo diesel, Maui Spirit 6 Campervan.


Sydney spent many hours in her car seat


Yummy dinner cooked on our 4-burner propane stove


Improvising for Sydney's bedtime bath


Views of Purple Hill


Too bad the Campervan didn't come with laundry facilities

Southern Alps

View from Lake Matheson of Mt. Cook and Mt. Haast
Mt. Cook is highest mountain in New Zealand at 12,316 ft




Dinner on the shores of Lake Kaniere


Lake Te Anau at Henry Creek


Kaimata Range


Lake Pearson

Franz Josef Glacier

The Franz Josef Glacier descends from the Southern Alps to only 600 feet above sea level.


The ice flow rate is 10 times faster than glaciers in the European Alps, which makes it dangerous to get any closer than this to the glacier's terminal face.

Dorothy Falls