Athol

We had a long driving day and with beautiful weather we were able to make the most of the spectacular scenery. We drove from the top of Lake Wanaka through Wanaka and stopping at the town beach for a picnic. This was such a sleepy town previously but now it is the new chic handout with fancy boutique bars and homeware shops... It still has a nice character and feel with a bit more life. We took the pass near Cardrona ski town and looked over Queestown with the interesting flight path between the mountains, that went below us to the airport there. The next part of the road hung to the hillside with mountains reaching far up above us and a lake to the side before the land flattened out and gave way to parched farmland. Where we stayed had a similar feel to the Blair Athol that we know so well.Read more