Lake Tikkkakappo (Tekapo)

Ola,

Hows it going? we're in Lake Tekapo.... Sooooooo..... we had a nice dinner of stir fry with beef last night..... Lee put loads and loads of curry powder in the meal... and we all know what the after effects of that are don't we...?????? nuff said!!!!!... fair to say that Lucy wasn't impressed and hurricane Beard was in the neighbourhood last night!!!!

We left at 8am this morning on our Magic Bus .. destination Lake Tekapo..... Only a small group of 10 on the bus today most of whom we'd seen before on our travels.....

First stop Baldwin Street and a climb up officially the steepest street in the world... (see pics and video below!!!).... Next stop brekky via the beach with big stones... We had posh bacon and eggs for brekky on toast (French bread).... which was v nice though Lucy did remark

"What's all this Green shit (salad and herbs) on my plate?"!!!!!!!

Next stop Lake Putaki where we stopped off for lunch by the lake... the views were good...

And then onto Lake Tekapo.... We're staying at the YHA.... It's very small (only 8 rooms) and there are only about 10 of us in the hostel tonight!!!! We're literally right on the lakefront and the views are great!!!! We've just had a nice dinner of jacket potatoes with chilli (more curry powder... CRIKEY!!!!!).....

We're only here for 1 night and back to Christchurch tomorrow for the weekend (we're staying in a holiday inn.. yey!!!!!! no more midnight treks to get to the bathroom!!!!)..... and then early next week we're off to the North Island... first stop Wellington and then we work our way up to Auckland...

Lots of Love
Lucy and Lee xxx

Bunny rabbits near the hostel!!!!

View from outside the hostel!!!!

Posing by Lake Putaki!!!!

Lake Putaki!!!!

Picture of a Deer.... They're a lot bloody bigger than they look!!!!

The Big Bolders on the beach!!!!

View from a lake somewhere on the journey today.... we go past so many lakes!!!!!

Just after we got to the top of Baldwin Street!!!!

Other people walking up the street this morning!!!!!

The view from the bottom of Baldwin Street..... The steepest street in the world apparently according to the Magic Driver (Steve) and the Guinness Book of Records.... so it must be true!!!!!!!!!!!!!