Goodbye Queenstown. From Queenstown, we took an
approximately 60km to Cromwell via scenic route of Kawarau Gorge Road. This
natural formed river gorge is very stunning, and offers a few spot along the
way for us to take picture. Before we entered into junction towards Cromwell,
we visited a historic reserve – Goldfields Mining Centre. The place was one of the earliest mining
sites in the country and till today, many gold mining infrastructures still in
evidence. This depicts the life and working condition of the gold miner ages
ago, and is a nice place to have rest before another driving journey begins.
An iconic apple statue came in sight, when we reached
Cromwell - a small town in Otago district but famous with its apples farming.
Without further delay our plan to Mt Cook, we proceed to follow Lake Dunstan
banks to Omarama and Twizel.
Lake Dunstan is a man-made lake and reservoir in the South
Island of New Zealand. As part of the Cromwell, this spectacular lake gave us a
memorable moment in this trip. We were fortunate to see the reflection on the
Lake Dunstan, that’s by far the most amazing reflection we ever seen so far.
From the Lake Dunstan, the good weather turned into cloudy
and soon-to-rain mode. Because of the weather, we couldn’t see the real beauty
of Lake Pukaki and the Mount Cook. Still, we managed to make a short trek to visit part of the Mt. Cook national park. This is another amazing national park we ever been. Love it so much!
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| Dinner at Mt Cook YHA! |
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