Day Fourteen: The snow-covered peaks of Aoraki National Park

We hit the road again, driving south, and stopped at some wetlands, where we saw this pukeko, one of a pair.

And some black swans:

As well as a Paradise duck family:

A pied shag, preening:

Another pied shag, perching:

Okay, now we are going to get scenic. First glimpse of snow on the mountains:

More and more snow, the higher ye go...

This was a panorama shot that didn't quite match up; I made the mountain range wider!

The sight of this observatory made me think of the Professor on Felix the Cat!

That's our van!

Now we're getting a bit Biblical...