South Island Pictures: Lake Tekapo, Mount Cook, Queenstown, and Milford Sound

This was a gorgeous day for viewing Lake Tekapo. On a perfect day, the mountains are reflected in the lake, but the water was moving too much for that on this day. Mount Cook is in the background.


The Church of the Good Shepherd is on the bank of Lake Tekapo and has a fantastic view behind the alter.

Mount Cook is all its glory ... actually, to be honest, Mount Cook is just out of sight of this picture, just to the right of the frame. The entire view was incredible, though.

This was a view I saw often during the trip. I don't think it would be possible to deny that me and my mom were tourists!

This is Queenstown early in the morning when we left for Milford Sound. There was a little more light than this, but I fiddled with the setting on my camera and changed it around so the blues were highlighted. I like this picture better than the automatic ones we took, although my mom disagrees with me.

Mom strategically placed me in this photo so that it seems as if the waterfall behind me is bouncing off of my head. Way to be, Mom.

The beginning of Milford Sound. It cleared up as we sailed out to sea, but the misty clouds actually made for a great landscape.

And, of course, me on the Pride of Milford cruising the sound! [fjord]