It was quite a long drive so we departed Akaroa by 08:30. The first part of the journey was retracing our steps towards Christchurch and after an hour or so picking up a road to the west, via a town called Lincoln which whilst small, hosted a fairly large university. Soon we joined the SH1 and were heading south again. First port of call was Ashburton for coffee and cakes, stocking up at Countdown, buying 2 more gas cylinders from Mitre 10 and refuelling the van with Diesel. All accomplished quickly but not without hitting the wallet hard.
On through Geraldine and Fairlie, after which we stopped at a scenic lookout that we had missed previously and it was glorious.
We began climbing up towards Lake Tekapo where sadly the lupins are over for this year. The LLW decided that there must have been a good spring so they had flowered early. Not sure what to say about Tekapo and Pukaki that has not been said before but whenever we see them again we are stunned by the colour of these two glacial lakes.
It had not been a difficult drive but at times the wind was very strong and the van moved! This made total concentration necessary and by the time we arrived at Twizel we were ready for an overnight stop.
The wind prevented a BBQ but the LLW rustled up a wonderful prawn and salad dish
On through Geraldine and Fairlie, after which we stopped at a scenic lookout that we had missed previously and it was glorious.
It had not been a difficult drive but at times the wind was very strong and the van moved! This made total concentration necessary and by the time we arrived at Twizel we were ready for an overnight stop.
The wind prevented a BBQ but the LLW rustled up a wonderful prawn and salad dish
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