Today we drove along the scenic road over Haast Pass...stopping on the way at various places of interest...Blue Pools was one of my favourites with it's beautiful glacier fed water.

 

Haast Beach ...the Tasman Sea...we were the only ones there!

 

Home for the next five nights...Rod's house in Makarora...it was the old school house.

 

Day in Wanaka...lovely long lunch with Adrienne and Danielle and then a walk up Mt Iron where we had wonderful views of Lake Wanaka and Lake Hawea

 

Morning on the Sound....dolphins everywhere ....

 

and reflections.....

 

Cruising on Doubtful Sound...slept overnight on the boat.

 

After a wine on deck and enjoying the magnificent scenery, we went for a kayak in the Sound....fantastic fun.

 

Final hours of the walk....the track shadows the beautiful Routeburn River

The Harris Saddle.....views of the Darran Mountains and Hollyford Valley

 

Conical Hill (it wasn't a hill, it was a mountain!)...views out to the Tasman Sea.

 

Key Summit...we are now on the Routeburn track...fabulous weather...