We left Te Anau the next morning and had more gorgeous weather for our drive:
And, we finally got to see what we'd all been waiting for - a herd crossing! These were cows (instead of all the sheep we'd been seeing around), but fun to see.
Once we realized how close to Queenstown we had to drive, we decided to make a stop there - Dana sat by the lake while Ryan and I ran to get a Fergburger - yum! After that brief detour we continued to head north - see the color of this lake? All the lakes in this region were a cloudy, light turquoise color from the "rock flour" - small particles of rock coming down from the mountains. Here's Lake Pukaki:
Mt Cook:
We then arrived at Lake Tekapo and our lodging for our last two nights. We stayed at the Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort ... which wasn't really a resort, more like a motel ... but we did have the penthouse suite, which gave us lots of room to spread out! And check out this gorgeous view from our living room:
Here's a view of the lake, from when I was checking in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5CAG0rLMvA
And, we finally got to see what we'd all been waiting for - a herd crossing! These were cows (instead of all the sheep we'd been seeing around), but fun to see.
Once we realized how close to Queenstown we had to drive, we decided to make a stop there - Dana sat by the lake while Ryan and I ran to get a Fergburger - yum! After that brief detour we continued to head north - see the color of this lake? All the lakes in this region were a cloudy, light turquoise color from the "rock flour" - small particles of rock coming down from the mountains. Here's Lake Pukaki:
Mt Cook:
We then arrived at Lake Tekapo and our lodging for our last two nights. We stayed at the Lake Tekapo Scenic Resort ... which wasn't really a resort, more like a motel ... but we did have the penthouse suite, which gave us lots of room to spread out! And check out this gorgeous view from our living room:
Here's a view of the lake, from when I was checking in: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5CAG0rLMvAAnd a tour of our suite:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfW8cFGzWc
Dana and I were really excited to have a kitchen and an evening to cook a little. We walked over to the grocery store and picked up carrots, broccoli, rice, corn and a bottle of wine: dinner. Happy Kelly:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRfW8cFGzWc
Dana and I were really excited to have a kitchen and an evening to cook a little. We walked over to the grocery store and picked up carrots, broccoli, rice, corn and a bottle of wine: dinner. Happy Kelly:
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