The rain was on and off for a lot of the night but we awoke to a glorious day. We headed out taking in the gorg mountain ranges with the snow on the tops. Taking time to pull over for photos.
We drove on to Lake Matheson ..... WOW!! Even from the carpark the views of Mt Cook were amazing!! The early morning low mist across the wet fields and the sun shining on Mt Cook ...... WOW!
We took the walking track around the Lake. It took about 10 minutes before our first glimpse of the Lake. It was so still, it was like a mirror. The walk was really lovely, cutting through the trees around the edge of the Lake.
About a third of the way around we arrived at one of the lookouts. Mt. Cook reflected in the water, absolutely gorgeous. There was a young bloke enjoying his weetabix on a camping chair taking in the view. What a way to have breakfast. The track carried on around the Lake with equally breathtaking views of the mountains.
We had a coffee in the cafe by the start of the walk and just sat and took in the views around us. The snow on the tops of the mountains and everything were just like you’d see in a magazine!! We made the most of the blue skis, mountains and sunshine.
Back in the van and Claire started the long drive to Lake Wanaka.
We pulled over at Bruce Bay to leave our mark, there are thousands of rock piles that people have left to leave there mark. We decided to leave our mark and Claire was off like a whippet down the beach, coming back with some stones. We wrote our message and placed it on top, might see it again one day?!
We drove onwards, stopping at a lookout and catching a glimpse of some seals in the distance. They were basking on the beach, catching some sun.
We were back in the van and back heading to Haast. At 12.45 we pulled into the car park of the Hard Antler Pub, to our dismay there was a sign on the door saying it was closed ..... NOOOOOOOO!! We were looking forward to taking Mam and Dad in there to experience the place .... nevermind!
It was just a short drive to Haast Township where we parked up and had some lunch. The sun has indeed got his hat on today.
Back on the road again now with a 3 hour drive to Wanaka. We stopped off at Thunder Creek Falls and with the sun shining got some lovely photos, even managed to spot a rainbow at the end of the waterfall.
Next stop was another lookout at Fantail Falls. The snowy mountains looked pretty as a backdrop to the Falls, with the river running quickly past the front.
We arrived at our campsite in Wanaka, got set up and had a brew and a beer outside on the campchairs. We then walked along the lakeside and into the town centre. The cafe on the corner we’d stopped in with the Hines Seniors looked inviting so we had a pint of Brewski and watched the sun set over the lake. We had another brew in the Wannaka Ale House before ordering kebabs and heading back to the camper.
We sat outside the camper and stargazed, spotting a shooting star! We named it Lisa as it was Lisa’s birthday, we then decided to rename it Susan-Lisa, Susan’s idea!!! Sorry Lisa!!
Of course the night ended with Dominoes and Uno.
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