One of the downsides of travelling around New Zealand is the amount of driving (though it’s nothing compared to travelling around North or South America), with only a handful of long distance trains. Being a passenger while someone else is driving isn’t so bad though, particularly when armed with a telephoto lens and stunning scenery. Here are a selection of photos taken from the road heading around the South Island.

Christchurch to the West Coast via Lewis Passdsc_0028 dsc_0032 dsc_0107 dsc_0110 dsc_0250

Wanaka to Lake Tekapodsc_0996-twin-peaks-waterfall dsc_1010 dsc_0009 dsc_0032a dsc_0049 dsc_0059 dsc_0063dsc_0107adsc_0170dsc_0172Lake Tekapo to Akaroadsc_0599dsc_0502dsc_0510 dsc_0806 dsc_0838 dsc_0861a

2 responses to “South Island from the road”

  1. Woohoo! Yeah, unfortunately we don’t have a telephoto lense nor a good SLR…
    But we do enjoy these photos you’ve shared!

  2. […] was good to see some interest in New Zealand, with three quite different posts, South Island from the road, Power Plant – Auckland Domain, and Puhinui […]

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