Star gazing

Tekapo is renowned for its clear night skies and lack of light pollution, so much so that the university's astronomy department is located on the top of Mount John, just above the town. Our star gazing ambitions were sadly thwarted, however, as the clouds rolled in and the stars disappeared. We did get to see the observatory the next morning...

Three sheep-themed images from the land of many woolly creatures:

The Himalayan tahr is now an endangered species

This statue in Tekapo is a tribute to the contribution made by collies
in developing the sheep farming industry in the McKenzie region

The Church of the Good Shepherd in Tekapo. The window is behind the altar and gives the congregation a magnificent view of the lake.

We are now in Christchurch, more later...