Small town of Glenorchy on the South Island of New Zealand was my starting point for the famous Routeburn Great Walk. Actually I combined Routeburn track with Greenstone track making it pretty much a round trip. But before setting off to tramping, I took a day and wandered around Glenorchy. This small building captured my attention, and I am still not sure whether this is a real library or historical building.

This is the view of D’Urville Vally as you can see it after going over the Moss Pass. When I hiked there, a big chunk of snow remained at the top of the pass and it was a pretty steep climb. But it was worth the effort! Nelson Lakes National Park is one of the most beautiful places I have visited in New Zealand.

Baldwin Street of Dunedin, New Zealand is officially recognized by the Guinness Book to be the steepest street in the world at a 35% grade. It is located in the suburb of North East Valley. At its maximum the slope of Baldwin Street is such that for every 2.86 meters traveled horizontally, the elevation rises by 1 meter!

I took this photo while tramping one of the most famous New Zealand’s great walks – The Abel Tasman Great Walk. Most of it goes along the shore through beautiful sandy beaches. But sometimes you go a little bit up the hill and have a chance to look at the beach and the ocean from above, which gives you a whole new perspective.

This is my first post after almost ten (!) days of silence. I had some personal issues that prevented me from writing, but now I am all good and ready to pick up right back from where I left.