Lake Taylor, Loch Katrine and Lake Sumner – Part 2
LAKE SUMNER – Off the Beaten Track to… Lake Sumner Lake Sumner is in the Lake Sumner Forest Park as are other lakes such as Loch Katrine and Lake Taylor.
Goldfields Cavalcade – Owaka 2018
The 2018 Cavalcade – Something a bit different, I hope you enjoy seeing the photos and maybe go and see the 2019 cavalcade where the destination is Hawea. It’s a spectacular sight and great day out!!
Rainbow Road – Part 2 -Lake Tennyson – Hanmer Springs
This post carries on from Part One (Rainbow Road), there was just too much to see and too many photo opportunities for one post!
Rainbow Station Road – Part 1 – St Arnaud to Island Saddle
The Rainbow Road was built in the 1950s when electricity pylons were installed to supply power to the Nelson and Buller regions. The road runs from St Arnaud (the main gateway to the Upper Wairau Valley) through to Hanmer Springs in North Canterbury (134km north of Christchurch). Rainbow Station including the private formed roads and…
Acheron Road (Molesworth Station Road)
For a long time we wanted to travel from Blenhiem to Hanmer Spring via the Molesworth Station Road (and the Rainbow Station road – see post soon). We always seemed to be in that area at the wrong times, the Kaikoura earthquake, the road closed due to bad weather or we had the dogs with…
Catlins Lake – Catlins
You’ve probably guessed by now that the Catlins is one of our favourite places to visit. Turn off at Owaka on the Pounawea road and explore the Catlins Lake, Jack’s Bay and Catlins heads – you certainly won’t be disappointed.
Catlins Sea lions – Part 2
Yes, another post about sea lions!! We are just a little bit obsessed with them at the moment, we are seeing them everywhere.
Papatowai – Catlins
Papatowai is a small settlement in the Catlins, Clutha district of the southeastern South Island of New Zealand.
Cannibal Bay – Catlins
Another beautiful beach in the Catlins – Cannibal Bay
Hindon
On a beautiful autumn day, after a walk around the Sutton Salt Lake track (see post), we had lunch at Quench cafe in Middlemarch then headed to the Hindon Railway station.
Sutton Salt Lake
It was a beautiful warm Autumn day last Sunday so we decided to head to the Sutton Salt Lake near Middlemarch. The hour long easy walk around the Sutton Salt Lake is a great way to enjoy the tranquility and natural history of this stunning landscape.
