Lake Tekapo to Te Anau

We awoke after 7am and rustled up some breakfast before departing soon after 8am. As the weather was a bit better, we got a few more photos over the Lake before departing.

We drove into pea soup, low cloud for a lot of the journey. Occasionally we were rewarded with some lifted cloud and spots of a bit of sun, only to be thrust back into foggy cloudland again. We visited most lookouts and even photographed the grey nothingness.

We added some more fuel to the Hybrid at Cromwell and allowed the kids to play on the flying fox they saw in a park. We then arrived at Queenstown just after 1pm. We paid for parking along the park and walked down to the main part of Queenstown.

Fergburger was packed, so we ended up at the bakery across the road, then returned to have gelato at Ferg. After our meal, we wandered along through the town and the harbour.

At 3pm we departed and set course for Te Anau. We loved the drive along the lake after the airport, where we had little cloud and sunshine. Thus, it did not last as we headed further along.

We arrived at Te Anau at 5pm, we visited the lake that was glassy in the stillness. We then headed to town to find dinner, and settled on The Ranch for some steak. Then checked into the Motel for a couple of nights.Read more