Next stop was two nights in Tekapo. This was a last minute booking, and not ideal location as it was around 75 minutes drive from Mount Cook. It was though one the highest quality places we stayed in.
From Wanaka we travelled through the Lindis Pass. This is really unusual, the hills looked really smooth and rounded, unlike anywhere else we visited.
We out of the hills for a while and proof there are flat bits in the south island.
We then went to the Clay Cliffs. These are one of the strangest sites I think I’ve seen. "These otherworldly formations are made up of layers of gravel and silt, originally formed by the flow from ancient glaciers over a million years ago."
It does feel as though they are developing Tekapo to be the next Wanaka. We drove through it about 6 years ago and apart from the Church of the Good Shepherd. Since then there have been more restaurants added, the hotels improved and extended and lots of new builds.
We were visiting in lupin season. These are all over the south island, but one of the biggest displays is in Tekapo.
Unfortunately we did not get out to see the night sky, but did get a good sunset.
