Drive from Wanaka to Tekapu

Friday, May 26th, Morning

We got up after a long evening and started the drive towards Methven near Christchurch. It wasn’t a erally long drive, and the countryside was great to watch as we drove by. Rolling hills with snowcapped mountains. Oh yeah, and sheep.

5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu1 The road goes ever on and on….
5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu2 Not a whole lot of traffic, but we did see a few cars.

5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu3 Lots of mountains in the distance
5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu4 And more mountains
5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu5 And a few more
5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu6 Hey look, its the road again
5_26_06_Wanaka_to_Tekapu7 Driving on the left side was different, especially when you wern’t driving and zoned out for a while then noticed where you were. Luckily Kyle did most of the driving since he had been in country for a while and was pretty much used to it by then.

Lake Tekapu

Drive from Tekapu to Methven

Methven Waterfall

Methven Gorge

Methven

Mt. Sunday and Edoras

Drive to Christchurch

Christchurch

Halfway Point