Dave mate, can you please stop posting these beautiful shots of NZ?! Every time I see them I want to go on holiday & I can't get the time off to do that, so it's torture. ;-)
Dave On 6/15/06, David Mann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.bluemoon.net.nz/photo/photodb/view.php?p=434&t=1 > > This canal is part of the Upper Waitaki power scheme, which links > about four lakes along the Waitaki River in the central South > Island. This one runs between Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki, the first > and second lakes in the system. The scheme is one of the largest > engineering projects ever undertaken in this country. A recent > attempt to expand it was canned due to a number of issues (some > political, some technical, some geological). > > The power company owns the road that runs next to this canal, and > allows public access. It's a longer drive than the publically-owned > road, but is more scenic. Further along the canal there is the Mount > Cook Salmon Farm, which is apparently the worlds highest. If your > wallet is weighing you down, you can take a scenic helicopter tour > from there. > http://www.tekapohelicopters.co.nz/Flight.htm > > - Dave > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
