Ski trip NZ 2014

NZ Snow Trip 2014

18th July - 28th July 2014

After Chris picked me up from Queenstown, we drove the long way around to Wanaka (not over the Crown Range). We stopped at Lake Dunstan and it was flat as, with awesome reflections.

Diana looks to be contemplating life as she looks back towards Queenstown…..

Gold Rush huts.

Michael, Diana and Alex enjoying a few beverages at Cadrona Hotel

Diana, Alex and Jenna at Cadrona Hotel.

Alex, Diana, Michael, Jenna and Dallas at the Irish pub in Queenstown, good beer and Mulled wine it was freezing.

The food was amazing…….

In the Ice Bar Sub Zero, cool fun

Ice sculptures

Ice table hockey, good game

Alex and Dianna enjoying the temperature.

Heading up into the snow

Michael in the Snow. So cold icicles formed on his mo and the neck warmer and goggles froze every time he went for a run down the hill.

Alex and Michael heading up the slope.

Michael in the Snow

Jenna

Michael and Jenna, enjoying the fresh powder

Hitching back to Wanaka, D and Alex had left to get a X-ray, got a ride with a really nice family from the Philippines.

Jenna, Chris, Dallas, Michael and Dianna (Alex was off catching fish for dinner)

Check out the view

Chris enjoying the view

Playing Pictionary, Mindtrap and Trival pursuit, all $1 game from the Arohanui hospice during uni life back at Nash street Palmerston North, Good times. All while having a few quiet rums/ beers. Excellent night.

Michael and Shahn, only got one day up in the snow together but it was worth it. Although we lost Bethanne when we were heading to Captains Run.

Michael and Shahn

We headed back to Invercargill way to catch up with Michael's parents and rest of the family, as it was Marg and Petes' 30th Wedding Anniversary (another blog to come with pics!)

Off on a bike ride up into the long wood's, we met the neighbours and had a chat.

Chris and Karen on the ride, looking cool.

This movie is not that great as a lot of the footage was just iced up camera from the very cold weather, so I only had getting off the chair lift with Alex, and I missed getting any footage of Dallas, while she cut up the slopes, but hope everyone enjoys it.

NZ Ski trip to Wanaka. (Treble Cone and Cadrona)

NZ trip to see the family & snow

August 23rd to 27th 2013

So we needed a trip to NZ see the family, which is difficult to do as the live at opposite ends of the island.  It was around the time of Marg and Pete's birthdays, Shahn's brother, Josh 's Birthday and so her parents also made the trip down to the Wanaka house. We also went down to the farm but we never took any photos, as always too busy doing things and having a look around.

Flying in to Queenstown

Snow-park from the air.

Flying below the hills as we land, pretty cool!

Chris driving

Hitting the Slopes, Michael, Shahn and Crispy.

Doing it with the Go Pro, looking professional if anything!

Lake Wanaka from Treble Cone, best view around...

Shahn

Eak & Shahn

Some boarding, its been a while since my last play in the snow I was very rusty. Some of these are from Josh's GoPro (thanks!!)

Kea (Nestor notabilis)

 Station on Lake Whakatipu

 Some night shots Albert town (Wanaka)

Last night out in Wanaka at the The Cow, from left - Robbie (Shahn's Mum), Josh (Shahn's Brother), Shahn and Michael, Kerry (Josh's girlfriend Emma's Dad), Darryl (Shahn's Dad), Sara (Emma's Mum) and Emma.