Tuesday, April 11, 2000

Knights Point and the Haast Region

10-Apr-00 thru 11-Apr-00

What is called the Haast region is the area south of the Glaciers, through the Haast pass to Otago


 (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

Knights Point - Just outside of Haast Township

 (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

Close up of the "Knights"

Two rocks that Helen thought looked like backpackers (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

"The Backpackers"
Two rocks that Helen thought looked like backpackers

These "peas" grow from a plant that looks a lot like agave- could they be "tequila peas"? (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

"Tequila Peas"
These "peas" grow from a plant that looks a lot like agave- could they be "tequila peas"?

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Desolate Haast Beach

Another shot of the beach looking desolate (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

Another shot of the beach looking desolate

They didn't have a road in here until 1960.    Up until that time they used to swim their sheep and cattle to and from boats (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

They didn't have a road in here until 1960. Up until that time they used to swim their sheep and cattle to and from boats

Love the texture of this place (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

Love the texture of this place

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A piece of rimu log washed up upon the beach

 (South Island, The Travel Addicts, New Zealand)
 (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)
 (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

Sunset at Haast Beach

As we've seen more deer than sheep, we decided that these guys deserved a photo (New Zealand, The Travel Addicts, South Island)

As we've seen more deer than sheep, we decided that these guys deserved a photo

 (South Island, The Travel Addicts, New Zealand)

A stream near the top of Haast Pass

 (The Travel Addicts, South Island, New Zealand)

Lake near Wanaka

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