Memories of Aotearoa
Magnificent Milford Sound in Fiordland National Park
Aotearoa is what the Maori call New Zealand where, as all my regular readers know, I was recently lucky enough to visit courtesy of P&O Cruises. I was the guest speaker on the ‘Pacific Dawn’ on a 14 -night cruise that called at Auckland, Rotorua, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin. Read more… We ended the cruise with a wonderful day’s voyaging through the gorgeous scenery of the Fiordland National Park right in the bottom western corner of New Zealand. Fantastic!
Here, as promised, are some photos of the trip.
More roses in the Lady Norwood Rose Gardens
The beautiful Lady Norwood Rose Gardens in Wellington
Anna Campbell on the beach near Pencarrow Lodge outside Wellington
Anna Campbell with Maori dancer at Waimangu Volcanic Valley near Rotorua
New Zealand’s national symbol, the silver fern, in rainforest at Waitakere Ranges Regional Park near Auckland
Rivers of boiling water and volcanic vent at Waimangu Volcanic Valley
Murawai gannet colony and coastal scenery near Auckland
Jazz Band seeing the ship off at Napier, New Zealand’s Art Deco city
Milford Sound on a perfect summer’s day