New Zealand Click to smaller Images         <<< Majestic peaks border Milford Sound in Fiordland, South Island. Jutting inland from the Tasman Sea, Milford Sound has accommodated seagoing vessels as large as the Queen Elizabeth II.           A secluded tarn, or mountain lake, along the Routeburn Track in the Fiordland region of Southern New Zealand. >>>     <<< The still waters of Lake Matheson reflect Mt. Cook and the other snow capped peaks of the Southern Alps.         The lighthouse at Cape Reinga at the northern-most point of New Zealand. The Cape is the sacred "jumping off place" where the native Maori people believe the souls of the departed leap from the end of the world. >>>           <<< A sailing yacht anchored in the tranquil waters of the Bay of Islands near Port Russell on North Island. Once called the "Hellhole of the Pacific" during its 19th century whaling days, Russell is now a popular tourist resort.           A traditional Maori ceremonial building at the popular tourist attraction of Whakarewarewa near the town of Rotorua on North Island. >>> T R A V E L   M E N U       M A I N   M E N U   Text and Photography by Paul Picus. Copyright © 1996-2009 Paul Picus Copyright © 1996-2009 Gar Benedick, All Rights Reserved. comments