• A very quiet day.

    June 7, 2025 in New Zealand ⋅ ☁️ -2 °C

    After the thrills of yesterday I've had a very quiet day ,mainly relaxing in my accommodation. Looking out at the mountains I could see it's very definitely snowed overnight. A road I was on 2days ago over the Crown pass has been closed.
    I did a brief walk along the lakeside and then walked to the Irish pub again.I had the Best ever steak and Guinness pie,sitting by the fire.The pie was huge.
    I needed to buy a replacement woolly hat and having done so I was about to walk back when a taxi appeared so I bailed and took the easy option, as the cold weather has a real bite to it,which stings your face.
    Spent the evening chilling in my room
    The photos and videos of the lakeside barely do the scenery justice...its stunning and so difficult to capture on film.
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