Trip to Wanaka
I honestly thought, after my incredible trip north to Picton and Abel Tasman, that the scenery in New Zealand could not get better. Wrong! Different vegetation, of course, but on the day I drove south to Wanaka, the scenery WAS even better! The ever changing landscapes, from plains to foothills and then to lakes and snow- capped mountains, was truly distracting when you are trying to concentrate on the road ahead. No worries if you have all day and can pull over as much as you want. My 450 kilometre journey took 7 hours in total, but I so enjoyed myself. Lunch stop at Lake Tekapo. Those turquoise waters are simply irresistible, and the weather was perfect. The Lake District of the South Island is one of the most beautiful places on earth on such a fine day, with so few people around. Today, the spectacular reflections of mountains and lovely clouds in Mount Pukaki just took my breath away. In all the years in NZ I have never seen such a wonderful sight over this lake. I was completely...