Belmont House on the northern Shetland Island of Unst. A local trust was formed to restore and run this lovely old Georgian House. What a treat staying there. On our last day we left from here in rain, took two ferries and drove to the south end of the Island to Sumburgh airport to fly back to Edinburgh. We left with very fond memories of a wonderful part of the world.
Our walk back from our amazing cliff walk. It is so popular they have built walkways (recycled plastic) over the bog. It would be easy to get lost in the fog (which fortunately we did not have).
The most northerly part of the UK.
Some roads seemed to go on forever. I wanted to stop every few hundred yards down the road. The views were that spectacular.
Early morning light at Milford sound. We were sooo lucky to have such perfect weather.
Early start to from Te Anau to Milford sound. The lighting was amazing. We had to catch our morning tour boat so could not stop too often to take pictures.
From Christchurch we went on a day trip to the Akaroa peninsula with spectacular scenery. It was a showery day so the lighting was constantly shifting.
Did I say that they have a lot of sheep in NZ. As far as the eye can see.
The next morning we picked up the rental car and drove straight to Gibbs Farm. It is a 3000 acre working farm filled with life sized sculptures. Only about 200 people are allowed on the farm for 2 days a month so Maggie was very diligent in checking the website regularly to catch when they opened bookings. It was sold out in less than 24 hours.
Traditional stilt fishermen who no longer fish but just pose for tourist photos.
White-bellied sea eagle with prey.
Water Lilly, Sri Lanka
