Geraldine - Lake Tekapo

Oven på nogle ikke så sjove dage vågnede vi op til blå himmel og sol, der skinnede. Det kunne kun betyde, at dagen ville blive fantastisk!

Vi hitchhikede fra Geraldine til Lake Tekapo, hvor vi fik et lift med en forretningsmand, som solgte ting til souvenirbutikker. Efter en times kørsel ankom vi til Lake Tekapo, en fantastisk blå gletsjersø. På vejen havde vi snakket lidt om at gøre noget godt for os selv efter de seneste knap så gode dage og derfor tage en helikoptertur over Lake Tekapo, da ingen af os havde fløjet i helikopter før. Det var dog udsolgt, og vi glemte derfor lidt om det igen, indtil vi blev sat af ved en parkeringsplads ved Lake Tekapo, og lige ved siden af lå der et kontor tilhørende en af dem, der arrangerer flyveture over Lake Tekapo. Vi gik derfor spontant ind og spurgte, om der var noget ledigt samme dag.

Skæbnen ville, at der præcis var to ledige pladser på en tur, der afgik om en time med et lille syv-personers fly, hvilket skulle være helt exceptionelt fantastisk! Vi tog derfor hurtigt beslutningen om at tage med og betale de 500 NZD (1.900 kr.) for 50 minutter.

De penge var noget af det bedste, jeg har givet ud længe! De reklamerede med, at det var “a flight of a lifetime”, og det levede fuldstændig op til det. Vi kom helt tæt på de tre højeste bjerge: Mt. Cook (3.754 m), Mt. Tasman (3.497 m) og Mt. La Perouse (3.078 m) samt de største gletsjere i New Zealand. Det var en ubeskrivelig oplevelse, og vi sad begge med det største smil under hele turen og lidt våde øjne.

Billederne og videoerne taler for sig selv.

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After a few not-so-great days, we woke up to blue skies and sunshine. That could only mean one thing the day was going to be amazing!

We hitchhiked from Geraldine to Lake Tekapo, getting a lift from a businessman who sells products to souvenir shops. After about an hour’s drive, we arrived at Lake Tekapo, a stunning blue glacial lake. Along the way, we talked about doing something nice for ourselves after the recent tough days and possibly taking a helicopter flight over Lake Tekapo, as neither of us had ever flown in a helicopter before. Unfortunately, it was sold out, so we more or less forgot about it until we were dropped off at a parking lot by Lake Tekapo, right next to an office belonging to one of the companies offering scenic flights over the lake. On a whim, we went inside and asked if there was anything available the same day.

By pure chance, there were exactly two seats available on a flight leaving in one hour in a small seven-seater plane, which was supposed to be absolutely incredible! We quickly decided to go for it and paid 500 NZD (about 1,900 DKK) for a 50-minute flight.

That money was some of the best I’ve spent in a long time! They advertised it as “a flight of a lifetime,” and it truly lived up to that promise. We flew right up close to the three highest mountains - Mount Cook (3,754 m), Mount Tasman (3,497 m), and Mount La Perouse (3,078 m) as well as the largest glaciers in New Zealand. It was an indescribable experience, and we both sat there with huge smiles on our faces the entire time and a few tears in our eyes.

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