January 4: Arthur's Pass Expedition

	The mountains get closer
	Castle Hill
	The West Coast Road crosses the Waimakariri
	TransAlpine stopped at Arthur's Pass
	Obliging kea poses for Amy and Amy
	Yes, they do eat cars!
	And they don't travel alone.
	Our first destination: Devil's Punchbowl Falls
	DOC information board
	Amy, Amy, Heather, Dave
	Spray and sunshine just don't mix. So much for getting a good shot of the falls!
	Amy, Amy
	No luck this time either.
	Scenery
	A better shot from further away
	Beech forest on the Bridal Veil Falls track
	A slightly damp track winds through the bush.
	Heather, Amy, Dave
	Bridal Veil Falls in the distance -- and that turns out to be the best view of it on the track.
	Bridal Veil Stream
	Scenery
	Bealey River meets Mingha River
	The Waimakariri -- a good example of a braided river.
	Lake Pearson
	Mountain vista in browns, greys and greens
	The road heads on towards Castle Hill Village
	Fording Broken River to reach the cave: Heather, Amy, Dave
	Cave Stream exiting into Broken River
	Leaving the cave: Dave, Amy, Heather
	The old track back to the top
	Looking back to the cave.
	Oops...
	Upstream cave mouth
	Tiny denizen of the rocks -- a baby skink
	Scenery
	Scenery