Dusky dolphins jumping all at once at Kaikoura. A hundred more were not in frame.

This must feel great

This one did 50 flips 

Dusky dolphins 

Sperm whales

Whale on the move 

A sperm whale making a rainbow 

View from the hotel 

Elk seen on the way to Dunedin

When it rains, all the waterfalls turn on 

Returning from the Tasman sea 

In the morning 

The sound at dusk 

Milford Sound - overnight cruise 

On the way to Queenstown 

Many lakes

Franz Josef Glacier. Receding so fast, the vegetation cannot keep up.
 

At this point I am still a long walk from the face of the glacier. 

The Franz Josef Glacier. On local television they said it was "melting like a popsicle in the sun." 

On the footpath to the Franz Josef glacier 

Waimakariri River 

Waimakariri River as seen from the Trans Alpine train. 

On the Trans-Alpine Express going from Christchurch to Greymouth via Arthur's Pass (Southern Alps). 

This is the entrance to "The Press," which is the only full-time daily paper published in Christchurch. Note the motto. I think it is perfect. 

Here are a few of our pictures from our recent vacation, starting with the Botanical Gardens at Hagley Park in Chistchurch New Zealand

Entry to the rose garden 

Here I am in the hothouse.