South Island Day 16: Slow Roasting Our Tender, English Flesh

True to New Zealand form the weather was shit again but we decided to go to Lake Tekapo anyway for a photo opportunity although we figured there wouldn't be much to do in the rain. We cruised along and as we passed the mountains the cloud suddenly cleared, it just stopped at the mountains and we drove into blue skies and sunshine, it was awesome and it was made even more stunning by the gorgeous turquoise colour of the lake. I left Nat and Shane in the township and head over to a Mt Cook lookout about 40kms away next to Lake Pukaki, it gives you this amazing view of Aoraki over the lake which is also turquoise.

The View Over Lake Pukaki

All the water in the area is turquoise on account of a sediment in the water called rock flour which was ground down by a glacier. Particles suspended in the glacial melt is what makes it the colour it is blah blah blah, whatever, its pretty. We settled down by the lake for an afternoon of premature aging. I'm not normally into deliberately slow roasting my flesh but the weather hadn't been on our side recently and we'd earnt it after a hectic couple of weeks, plus it was also nice to be able to sit outside and not get savaged by sandflies.

Lake Tekapo

So me and Nat fried ourselves to a crisp. We well and truly toasted ourselves and spent the evening wincing while Shane sat there smugly because he'd plastered himself with suncream.
Before we left we headed to Lake Tekapo Tavern to get a big feed where I was told I was hot by a very intoxicated bogan lady who, for a straight bird, cleary has excellent taste in lesbians. However she also thought me and Nat looked like twins. Hmm, maybe I shouldn't let the old ego go spiralling out of control just yet ay.

Crisping

Twins?!?

Driving out was depressing, we left the clear blue skies and sunshine and drove stright back into the rain, cloud and gloom which we came from.

Ah well, at least if was cold tonight me and Nat radiated enough heat to keep the whole campsite warm.

written by

Koala Bear on February 18, 2009 from Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

from the travel blog: Tiny Little NZ Road Trip

tagged RoadTrip, LovinIt and SouthIsland

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