A Four Square supermarket that has been operating since the mid-1920s.

The Blue Pools are some of the clearest in New Zealand in which visitors are allowed to swim.

A very warm New Zealand summer’s afternoon at the Blue Pools; in summer, water temperature reaches a high of 4 degrees Celsius.

Another angle of the Blue Pools.

The back country of Otago.

An hour out of busy Queenstown, you can find your spot on lake Wakatipu and pull up just about anywhere.

Lake Wakatipu.

Lake Hawea.

Walking along Lake Wakatipu from Queenstown at about 9:30 p.m.

Flying over Skippers Range into Queenstown from Australia.

Driving to the top of the Remarkables is not the easiest, safest drive, but it is very rewarding.

Backpackers on top of the Remarkables watching the sun go down over Queenstown.