• Brunel Peaks Café and Bar, Blackmount

    May 9–11, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 9 °C

    This morning brought some excitement via a pretty heavy frost at manapouri, including a stream of frozen water from a tap in the camping ground.
    We took our time getting under way as our next meander has taken us just half an hour away into some wonderful solitude surrounded by beautiful mountains capped with snow. Paul went for a walk this afternoon and found some frost that was still there from this morning!
    We'll probably go and see Lake Monowai tomorrow but it might be a slow start. The weather gurus are promising our coldest night yet!! Definitely loving our heater!!
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