Showing posts with label homer tunnel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label homer tunnel. Show all posts

3/15/16

south island scenery

These are some random photos of the beautiful South Island.




The photos below were taken by Hubby from the train from Picton to Christchurch.




The photo below was taken as we waited our turn to enter the Homer Tunnel. Many of the vans that are rented to tourists have strange things painted on them. The one with Homer Simpson happened to be parked outside the Homer Tunnel entrance. :)

The Homer Tunnel is an engineering marvel. In 1935, five men with picks, shovels and wheelbarrows began piercing the Darran Mountain Range, beginning the creation of a 1240 meter long tunnel. To read more, click here.



Inside the one-lane tunnel.