Lake Tekapo and Lake Pukaki

To the mountains we go! We loved River Market in Christchurch so much we went back for a full breakfast at Bobby’s Brunch before hitting the road. The drive was through ag land and it rained most of the day until we got to Makenzie District. Our first stop was Lake Tekapo and the Church of the Good Shepard. The clouds cleared for just a bit and we got to experience the intense blue of the glacier lake. We walked over the foot bridge to get a peak at the hydroelectric damn and also said hi to the sheep dog statue. Next stop was Lake Pukaki, the second of the three glacier lakes in the area. Pretty cloudy so hoping for clear skies on our hikes tomorrow! We checked into our next accommodations is the super cute town of Twizel and had a delicious dinner at High Country Salmon’s resturant, Logan’s. We learned that all the salmon in New Zealand were brought over between 1901 and 1907 from Sacramento!Leia mais