How Amazing is New Zealand? From what we have seen very amazing! This story is only from our first 2 days and I have soo much to show you!
We flew from the Gold Coast, Coolangatta to Christchurch which was very convenient as it is only approx. 20 km from my Aunts home so she could bring us and we could leave all our stuff there. We arrived at 22.30, picked up our hired car and went to the booked hotel in Christchurch. Because it was dark we couldn't see how damaged the town was from the earthquake but we saw gaps were once buildings had been.
Next day we just did some shopping and we didn't stay in Christchurch as we will be having a house sit there later so we can explore that then.
On our way to Twizle. I booked a lovely little cabin for 2 nights so we can go to Mount Cook the next day. The weather wasn't too good but still we passed spots worth taking a picture...
This is the route we are driving....
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| Our little car |
We passed lake Tekapo which is famous for the million stars you can see at night, WHEN it is a clear sky of course.....
The water was really that blue, I didn't photo-shop anything !
Our little cabin, we cooked our dinner in the camp kitchen...
Next day we drove to Mount Cook, again the way driving there was just stunning....
Driving along Lake Pukaki
This day we had great weather. When coming at the car park it was packed with tourists and it was hard to find a parking spot. Luckily we had a small car so we succeeded after driving around for a few minutes...
And then we started the Hooker Valley Track walk.....
Unfortunately the walk was 3 hours so we didn't finish it but I think we have seen the most beautiful part.
After that walk we decided to do the Tasman Glacier View track which is another hour return...
They don't warn you for this walk as it is very steep with very many steps, we were exhausted when we reached the top but.......
it was worth it!
In the distance you can see the glacier, because it's thousands of years old the surface is black.....
but when you zoom in, you can see it's really ice.....
its just stunning......
After we both had a bit of a rest, we walked all the steps back down.....
Back to Twizel and looking back at Mount Cook, we had a terrific day....
See ya next time guys!
Cheers!
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