After we left Arthur's Pass, we headed to Geraldine via the backroads. Just a note: no matter where you are going, if you have the time, take the backroads. Always. After Geraldine, we went on to Lake Tekapo and then through Cromwell on our last road home.
I took an absolute cache of pics on this portion. I'm just going to let you look through some of them sans explanation, except where you might miss what I love about the pic. Most of them are self explanatory...
The scenery can be dramatically different even 10k down the road. Variety, it seems, is the spice of New Zealand.
Beds. Beers. Burgers.
This is a gravel road shortcut. Fine weather only. It very well might be my favorite road in New Zealand. Bare minimum, it's in the Top 5. But just to be clear, if you happen to be traveling in New Zealand, DO NOT take random gravel roads that look like good shortcuts unless you know that they are safe. You could find yourself in a world of trouble. Our route was plotted out for us by a friend that knows this area very well.
Valley of the Gods
Wee little emerald pond
Wine country
I had not expected Cromwell to be such a cool town. I'll definitely be heading back to do more exploring.
Still being used?
The dead forest; an attempt to control introduced species
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