Sunday we decided to take an ecotour to an island, Mou Waho, in the
middle of Lake Wanaka; the area was formed by glaciers millions of years
ago and is home only to rare species of birds and has a hidden lake on the top - a lake on an island on an island.
Hiking to the top with our guide Chris
Finding the rare Buff Weka bird - an almost extinct bird that is much like the velociraptor, and ecologically 'naive,' hence its near extinction.
View from top of the world
The
rare Weta insect, which can be frozen for up to six months in winter
and then be alive. Does their DNA hold the key to how to live on other
planets? Cryotherapy?
Planting a cabbage tree - leaving the island better than we found it.
Time for a fire and some New Zealand pinot noir...
