On the morning, we took a 3 to 4 hours return walking track
(Sealy Tarns Track) in Mount Cook National
Park. This walking track gives spectacular views of the Hooker Valley and the
peaks of the Aoraki/Mount Cook.
After trekking, we had a quick lunch at the YHA Mt. Cook and
beeped Goodbye to this lovely national park. Soon, we continued our trip to
Lake Tekapo. Again, with the cloudy weather like yesterday, we still had no
luck to view the stunning crystal blue color of the Lake Pukaki. However, this
place still worth to have some nice pictures captured.
From Mt. Cook, it is only 1 and half hour trip to reach Lake
Tekapo. We used another longer route, which pass the Lake Tekapo Alpine Salmon
Farm, Mt. John and Tekapo-Pukaki Canal. We missed our chance to view the
panoramic view of Lake Tekapo from Mt. John. Mt. John is famous with its
observatory site, and the best place to view the Lake Tekapo.
Nonetheless, by the time we reached the Lake Tekapo, the
place still gave us “Wow”. We spent an evening just to take pictures in this
beautiful backdrop, with the spectacular view of Lake Tekapo, artistic stacks
of stone on the bay shores, and the historic classical Good Shepherd Church. It
is just too beautiful.
At night, we checked in to the by far, the best motel we
ever stayed for this trip. This holiday home is a house with a large living
room, and well decorated designs. We had our salmon sushi, made from the fresh
harvested salmon we bought from the Alpine Salmon Farm.
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| Exterior of the house |
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| Interior of the house |
Around 9PM, we drove out to check the sky. Amazingly, the
sky was full of the stars! It’s so so amazing. We are totally in love with this
small town!
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