Twizel to Cromwell

One last afternoon trying to catch a trout on Lake Benmore and then south towards Cromwell. After driving for only half an hour we did a detour to visit the Clay Cliffs. They were on private land and we had never seen this type of landscape before in NZ. Formed by erosion from wind and rain they were quite impressive.
Then onward over the Lindis pass. The lupins were particularly abundant in this area with mile after mile lining the roadside.
Stopped at a DOC campsite Turned off the main onto the old coach road and drove for 5km. Truly one of the nicest we have been to. The site of the Historic Lindis Pass Hotel it was bounded by a river with its banks smothered in lupins. Only one other couple camping.
This is where I tried fishing and hit a tree three times and the water once, lost the lure🥴
Lupins by the way were introduced from America to grow as green fertiliser but they escaped and farmers have long since stopped growing them.Read more