Hawea

Today was a quiet day for us. We decided to take a drive to Lake Hawea. It was a nice morning, still mild and light.
The owner of our house came in for a chat – she was away in Dunedin when we arrived on Friday and got back this morning. Her cat joined in – Bertie was pleased to see her and us too! Climbed up on the couch and settled down on a cushion.

We had a long chat to our host and then got some stuff together and set sail for Hawea – which you will know is only a short distance from Wanaka.
The lake was looking magnificent. The only place open for food was a café so we found a seat and ordered scrambled eggs on sourdough and bacon. And a pretty good coffee too.

Then we got into the car and travelled south around the lake stopping at a couple of spots – the last being at John’s Creek – down another dusty metal road. We left for home when we could see rain coming up the lake.
Back home – a quick visit to see the house of the Late Pat and Keith Stuart – this was a feature home and section that we had visited and stayed at, while Pat and Keith were both alive. We were pleased to see that the gardens were being looked after.

Tomorrow we will need to be off early for Franz Joseph glacier – it looks like there will be rain on our drive – how much? who knows? There has been a lot of roadworks recently due to some horrible weather this spring. So, we need to have time for stoppages and of course sightseeing.Read more