Stillwater Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 In my last post we went north from the fjordland of NZ´s south island: Today we continue our trip, passing Haast... ... and the Haast River bridge, which presented 2 surprises for us (not shown here): It is a single lane bridge for about a kilometer. And there were myriads of pesky Sandflies waiting for the crazy guy who took a photo. Following the Haast Pass road we encounter the Blue Pools, ... ... Lake Hawea... ... and Lake Wanaka. And by plane it is a relatively short hop from there over the Southern Alps... ... to NZMC Mount Cook. Time for another hike... 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 nice shots/pics, had to double take on Wanaka though....is the bridge just a footbridge? if it's for cars is it oneway or what? wouldn't want road rage halfway over... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted February 15 Author Share Posted February 15 52 minutes ago, wain71 said: nice shots/pics, had to double take on Wanaka though....is the bridge just a footbridge? if it's for cars is it oneway or what? wouldn't want road rage halfway over... Thanks for watching and your question. The brisge is part of the state highway 6, means the most important road on the west coast. The Haast pass (further up the hills just before the Blue Pools) is the southernmost pass in the NZ Southern Alps. There are 2 (or 3?) escape pods on the bridge, where you can cooperate with any head traffic and let them / yourself pass. "Co-ordinate" is a word that would not work in German traffic... and that shows how relaxed life is at that part of the world. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain Emms Posted February 15 Share Posted February 15 Very nice indeed. cheers Iain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wain71 Posted February 16 Share Posted February 16 23 hours ago, Stillwater said: Thanks for watching and your question. The brisge is part of the state highway 6, means the most important road on the west coast. The Haast pass (further up the hills just before the Blue Pools) is the southernmost pass in the NZ Southern Alps. There are 2 (or 3?) escape pods on the bridge, where you can cooperate with any head traffic and let them / yourself pass. "Co-ordinate" is a word that would not work in German traffic... and that shows how relaxed life is at that part of the world. hanks for the explanation, I think in some places of the UK it wouldn't work either, people are to fast now, always rushing to much.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BradB Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Splendid shot's Gerold . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stillwater Posted February 17 Author Share Posted February 17 21 minutes ago, BradB said: Splendid shot's Gerold . T‘was my pleasure to make these shots, John! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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