This morning we headed for the Diamond Lake conservation area which is 18 km out of Wanaka. The first part of the walk takes you to dramatic Diamond Lake.
Then the path got much steeper as we headed for the Wanaka view point. It's worth the climb, with a birdseye view of Lake Wanaka, Glendhu Bay and the surrounding mountains.
We headed back through town and spent some time on the shores of the lake before driving to the nearby lavender farm. As well as fields of lavender there were beautiful gardens and a teashop where we had lavender tea and lavender cake - delicious.
The weather today is sunny and about 30 degrees so we were glad of the car's air-con as we started our drive to Twizel via the Lindis Pass - a very empty and scenic road. There's sheep farms and mountains and that's about all.
After around 140 km we reached Twizel and stopped for provisions then it was time to take the road to Mount Cook and we started to get the most incredible views up ahead.
The road to Mount Cook Village is another 64 km from Twizel and it's national park so no buildings, just majestic mountains and jaw dropping scenery.
Mount Cook Village is tiny, just a hotel and some lodges for tourists and hikers.
Our lodge is an A frame style and characterful and we got settled in - and started planning tomorrows tramps.
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