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| The Remarkables, Queenstown |
After our city-shock in Christchurch we
spent three days on a climbing trip with another two Auckland friends
in Queenstown and Wanaka. The highway from Christchurch starts off
quite boring, cutting through endless flat fields, but as soon as you
get closer to the mountains it is super amazing. The hills get higher
and the rocky and snowy peaks come into sight. We drove past the
beautiful blue lakes of Tekapo and Pukaki, with amazing views on the
mountains on the background. The highway crosses several deep
valleys, always allowing great views on every side. The high peaks
covered in white are amazing and the weather was all nice and clear
for us.
Climbing is amazing in both Wanaka and
Queenstown, though much easier accessible from Wanaka – the rocks
where basically next to the road! We had heaps of fun and got to see
some stunning places from a higher perspective. Thanks to Takashi and Petr for the awesome trip and photos!
From Wanaka we also drove the long
gravel road towards Mt Aspiring. Sadly, the weather turned on us and
we couldn't get really close to the Mountain. The road crosses
thousands of small fords and with too much rain you can easily get
trapped up there. We still got some nice misty mountain views out of
it, aside from the many wooly white friends we made on the way.
Really authentic kiwi, this road, you can't go far without a herd of
sheep or cows blocking the way :)
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